[Tech] urgent matters for tech

[Lissa White]

Lissa White wrote:
> 
> 
> Jamie O'Keefe wrote:
>>> 2. Figuring out whether and where our meeting will be tonight.
>>
>> Sorry, but I won't be able to make it tonight due to family holiday 
>> commitments.
> All good with me, just for future meetings, I would prefer we be more 
> definitive when dan is not available.  It's a lot frustrating when on 
> top of balancing a full schedule, you have to make arrangements for 
> transportation.  It's nearly impossible to do when the meeting status is 
> so fluid.
>>
>>> And then, less urgent, and hopefully part of our meeting:
>>>  * The membership committee met and wants to work out a process for
>>> using the GRP database -- some kind of system of acquisition and
>>> update. In the near future it would like a hardcopy of the current GRP
>>> database, sorted by zip code, so it can determine the regional
>>> clusters worth pursuing.
>>
>> Melissa, what does that mean?  There are 45298 records in the people
>> table.  That's a lot of paper to cull through.
> It is a lot of paper.  I know Gary expressed a desire to see the hard 
> copy. I suspect he, among others, are more comfortable with dealing with 
> hard copy than electronic copy.  I personally prefer to not have ANOTHER 
> database list sitting in my files.
> 
>>
>> I plan to perform the following db changes in early Jan:
>>
>> 1. merge in the Somerville data that we have from different sources
>> 2. send the list to http://www.listcleanup.com/ to update addresses.
>> It costs $45 and I can put that up.
>> 3. write a simple search interface to the people table for the web.
>>
>> Would being able to search the database work or get summary data work?
>> If so, then how does the membership committee want to search it or
>> what summary data would you want?
> 
> There's a number of uses we'd have for it.  To start, we wanted to 
> assess where there are clusters of registered GRPs as a way of 
> developing new chapters. We could additionally compare that to where we 
> have clusters of volunteers from the campaigns. (merging campaign 
> volunteers with registered members to start chapters)
> 
> I believe this is the priority.
> 
> Second, we have had and anticipate having more folks reach out to us for 
> help with starting new chapters.  Existing chapters might want a list 
> for their area as a means of boosting their membership (much like west 
> somerville is doing now and Boston has done in the past)
> 
> Additionally, there's outreach for Party events like the convention 
> where it would be nice if we could organize a serious phone bank/mailing 
> for turnout. Or organizing a serious contingent to march in Gay Pride 
> (which increases our visibility as a party).  For something like that it 
> would be a good idea to reach out to every registered member within 495.
> 
>>
>> Getting phone numbers with 33%-66% accuracy costs another $150 if we 
>> want it.
>>
> If we have someone who wants to pitch in to cover the expense, I'm all 
> good with that.  Any other volunteers?
> 
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jamie
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