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Title: COMMS Team Resources California

Original CoS Document (slug): [[https://conventionofstates.com/comms-team-resources-california|comms-team-resources-california]]

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Created: 2018-05-09 13:56:57

Updated: 2023-09-24 15:48:43

Published: 2018-05-07 03:00:00

Converted: 2025-04-14T20:24:33.079102541


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**The Calendar is your Timeline for:**

|* CA & National COMMS Calls\\ * Facebook Posting Schedule\\ * Newsletter deadlines|* Quarterly Goals & Assignments\\ * Projects & Tasks|

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**The COMMS Content Tracker & Quarterly Goals Recorder \\
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**We track each blog post we publish, in addition to other forms of content that we produce. This helps us to measure the progress that we are making and identify projects we should tackle next. **\\
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**2nd & 4th Mondays of the Month **

**@ 7:00 pm **

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**National COMMS Call Recordings Page **

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|**Disclaimer**|

|**This needs to be added at the bottom of each Blog Post:**|//"The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Convention of States Action, its staff, or affiliates."//|

 

|**Best Practices**|

|  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGQyPbfYdRk&feature=youtu.be|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/73409/73409_original.png?200x200}}]]  |  [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hac-YGd1VM-pfGLEqgzpOkgZFF4U574e9NLeP40fT18/edit?usp=sharing|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/73410/73410_original.png?200x200}}]]  |  [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qk_aocS4GC4MsCa9lqLchsMIJMhSuv3N/view?usp=sharing|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/73411/73411_original.png?200x200}}]]  |  [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NqiTb7xYlX1FpsZKeeN3BzhHpsQvDKD7/view?usp=sharing|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/73412/73412_original.png?200x200}}]]  |

 

|**Tools**|

|  [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OCJ6eltqABjOIG0YOHjSHf3a9TVO0MgIL4qZZPstXa4/edit?usp=sharing|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/73430/73430_original.png?200x200}}]]  |               [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D4nflQakLnJDDZq5kDlSn-PW2DsjmTPvJEV7kJkmMsI/edit?usp=sharing|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/73424/73424_original.png?200x200}}]]               |                          [[https://www.mypitchportal.com/cos|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/73425/73425_original.png?200x200}}]]                           |       [[https://conventionofstates.com/files/cos-community-newsmaker-pitch-ideas|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/73431/73431_original.png?200x200}}]]       |
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|**Social Media**|

|  [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m5mOyIKRodcbgCE_yWzlZT0MIe6IzF-HcASye87KvjA/edit?usp=sharing|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/73438/73438_original.png?200x200}}]]  |  [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/945132165640772|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/73439/73439_original.png?200x200}}]]  |  [[https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/dkrwebapp/public/content/files/539/FB_Training_-_How_to_Manage_a_State_FB_Page_-_GH.pdf?|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/73436/73436_original.png?200x200}}]]  |  [[https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/dkrwebapp/public/content/files/538/FB_Training_-_How_to_Host_a_Facebook_Live_Broadcast.pdf?|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/73437/73437_original.png?200x200}}]]  |
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|**Branding Resources**|

|[[https://conventionofstates.com/branding|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/72699/72699_original.png?216x188}}]]\\ \\ [[https://conventionofstates.com/branding|Branding Page]]\\ \\ Guidelines for creating content for distribution to the grassroots | |[[https://conventionofstates.com/files/convention-of-states-action-design-and-branding-guide|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/72698/72698_original.png?175x186}}]]\\ \\ [[https://conventionofstates.com/files/convention-of-states-action-design-and-branding-guide|Branding Style Guide 2023-2024]]\\ \\ The nuts and bolts of fonts, colors, and their use.|
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|**Image & Video Resources**|

|[[https://conventionofstates.com/upload|Submit Photos Here]]\\ \\ All photos taken at any COS event should be submitted here and uploaded to the Grassroots Gallery for later use when creating content.  | |[[https://www.dropbox.com/request/TkGolwcg8FI7QjIwDz93|Submit Videos & Video Files Here]]\\ \\ When submitting a video you created for approval, do not include the state or national logo in the video. The National team will add the appropriate logo to the appropriate space.|

 

 

|**How To Videos for COMMS Team**|

|Blog Posts                                                  |Accessing the LMT: COMMS Applicants| |
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|**Training Checklists for New COMMS Leaders**|

|  **SCW 4 Week Training Goalposts**  |* [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qNMaFvfXhmd0mp8Rt7tnytOjBp9w2x3d/view?usp=sharing|0 SCW Training Checklist]]\\ * [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fya23kf3BsA1i_0tOdtI3bNKwJJI1AEO/view?usp=sharing|1 SCW Intro]]\\ * [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ozXwyeg7Nhy7Y-ae9MGJSVGHSUx7cPY6/view?usp=sharing|2 SCW Tool Training]]\\ * [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VH9Atc6HRb_Sm6bC_ZPAghBkS8xGkKky/view?usp=sharing|3 SCW Eblasts]]\\ * [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G5eXk_vphk-d2AnR_hC9a1gNLeCMo_dV/view?usp=sharing|4 SCW LTTE]]\\ * [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-b383eUK2m1O6IZkxV-CxmR70WM-vm4-/view?usp=sharing|Leg Resources & Ed]]|

 

 

**COMMS Team Structure**

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**Roles, Responsibilities & Manuals**

|[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gLysIEHjRkAm_iWHdM7oyWNrmaIi6ylsM0sSAxnxJt4/edit|**State Communication Coordinator (SCC)**]]  |Leads the COMMS Team; Like the Editor of a Newspaper                                                                                                      |
|[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T3V72qxhjeLotqykfdlO1vLvGX-jqNazxYPEBVox4zk/edit|**State Media Liaison (SML)**]]              |Builds Relationships with Local Media; All Media relations go through the SML                                                                             |
|[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IQLQOmqi6p8eS1WHZmdUkDC6W0hyrTV_SuizLDnHM0Q/edit|**State Content Writer (SCW)**]]             |Creates written content for our website; Highlights our Activity, Leaders & Issues of Concern                                                             |
|[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fZabMoSdSg_un08IHW5XzN27RoZvRZmeTNgtlncUEHo/edit|**State Videographer (SV)**]]                |Records our Activities Digitally; Man on the Street Interviews; Visual Story of our Movement                                                              |
|** [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C2860sAqHwpDQtbdJrjUGBnOc5JgzQwc/view?usp=sharing|Facebook Editor (FB Editor)]]**             |Maintains our California Facebook Page; Creates Social Media Campaigns that are in support of the State Strategy; Leads the Social Media Warriors         |
|[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KSA6doobhitRXu-L0CQYJhDRxYZdb2-WGQIOVWZ_Y1A/edit|**Social Media Warriors (SMW)**]]            |Spreads the word about Convention Of States on social media; Reply's to comments on posts, answers questions & addresses concerns about Article V & COS   |

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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