The 2000’s - Focus on New Voters
Guided by a 2003-06 by a Strategic Plan that had goals in four areas of Program, Membership, Image and Financial Strength, LWV Mpls further focused on its core mission in a 2006 Plan with goals of 1) expanding and improving voter information; 2) growing and sustaining membership to support mission and goals; and 3) maintaining effective planning, operations and funding to support mission and goals.
Voter education work is focused on providing information and support to new voters such as those who have come of age to vote and new citizens voting for the first time. Collaborations with community and ethnic organizations support this important work. Thus the basic work of LWV Mpls, still done by volunteers from the organization, is not too different from that of its founders—helping citizens understand their voting rights, and how to exercise them and being informed and acting on issues of concern in the community—democracy in action.
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