Volunteering Opportunities

Help Our Advocacy Chair Track the City of Dallas Independent School District board meetings.

Ways You Can Help:

1. Follow Dallas Documenters for on-the-ground insights and meeting notes: Dallas Free Press Meeting Briefs https://dallasfreepress.com/public-meeting-briefs/

2. Monitor news sources for ISD-related coverage.

3. Watch ISD board meetings and community meetings to track discussions on issues. Meetings are typically on the 4th Thursday of the month in the board room at 11:30 am. There are some exceptions. See the calendar at go.boarddocs.com.. Videostream is accessible at dallasisdtx.swagit.com

Once you sign up, Jessica Rivera-Lucas will receive an automatic email and follow up with you.

Thank you for helping us stay informed and advocate for our community!

Diane Tasian, Director of Volunteers

info@lwvdallas.org

Help Our Advocacy Chair Track the City of Dallas Budget—With a Focus on ARPA Funds!

The City of Dallas is currently reviewing its budget, including decisions on how to allocate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. We need a dedicated team to help track key budget issues, ensuring that we stay informed and ready to advocate effectively. If you're interested in joining this effort, please sign up—any information you can gather will be invaluable!

Ways You Can Help:

1. Follow Dallas Documenters for on-the-ground insights and meeting notes: Dallas Free Press Meeting Briefs https://dallasfreepress.com/public-meeting-briefs/

2. Monitor news sources for budget-related coverage.

3. Watch city council and community meetings to track discussions on funding priorities. City Council meetings are typically on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday. In person or online.

4. Identify budget committee members and check if their meetings comply with the Open Meetings Act.

5. Track key deadlines and meetings for the budget committee and City Council, especially opportunities for community input.

Once you sign up, Jessica Rivera-Lucas will receive an automatic email and follow up with you.

Thank you for helping us stay informed and advocate for our community!

Diane Tasian, Director of Volunteers

info@lwvdallas.org

These videos are from 2023: https://dallascityhall.com/departments/budget/financialtransparency/Pages/Budget-Videos.aspx

Videostream is available here: http://bit.ly/3WKHMUh

Help Our Advocacy Chair Track the Dallas County Commissioner Court meetings.

Ways You Can Help:

1. Follow Dallas Documenters for on-the-ground insights and meeting notes: Dallas Free Press Meeting Briefs https://dallasfreepress.com/public-meeting-briefs/

2. Monitor news sources for voting-related and other county coverage.

3. Watch Commissioner Court meetings and community meetings to track discussions on issues. Meetings are typically the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month beginning at 9am, except for July when the Court meets only on the first Tuesday. Videostream is accessible at https://dallascounty.civicweb.net/portal/

Once you sign up, Jessica Rivera-Lucas will receive an automatic email and follow up with you.

Thank you for helping us stay informed and advocate for our community!

Diane Tasian, Director of Volunteers

info@lwvdallas.org

The office is moving, and we need a simple graphic of the building plan and path from parking to the office and conference spaces. Please refer to the time slot description for more information.

We are also seeking volunteers for these activities:

• a team wrapping the proclamations and framed posters and re-hanging in the new office.
• teams assessing the supplies. There are typical office supplies and tools, but we also have a lot of voter services material. And then boxing it up for the move.
• a team to add labels to our stationery with the new address.
• And a team scanning and cleaning out the paper files.

If you would like to help with any of these other areas, please look for those volunteer opportunities.

The office is moving and we hope to have the process completed by the end of July.

We have a lot of great stationery that will be re-addressed. Let's have a party and knock these labels out! It should take only a couple of hours. We will focus on 200 each of letterhead, envelopes, note cards, and note card envelopes. We only need 3 people to meet once for this task, but I have added 6 time slots. Please treat this like a Doodle Poll and check off all the slots that work for you. I will follow up with everyone on the consensus.

We are also seeking volunteers for these activities:

• a team wrapping the proclamations and framed posters; and re-hanging in the new office.
• teams assessing the supplies. There are typical office supplies and tools, but we also have a lot of voter services material. We will box this up and move some of it. The mover will handle the rest. We will start by recycling everything out of date, except for the stationery.
• a graphics volunteer to create a map (simple graphic) for the new office location.

If you would like to help with any of these other areas, please look for those volunteer opportunities.

The office is moving, and we would love help sorting the supplies and boxing them up for the move. We have typical office supplies, stationery, and voter services supplies. You will be paired with a mentor.

We will also move some of the Voter Services supplies. The mover will handle the rest. I have created a lot of time slots for this. Treat it like a Doodle Poll and I will let everyone know the best times for the teams. I estimate it will take 3 meetings to complete this effort.

There are other teams helping with the move. If interested, please look for those volunteer opportunities:

• a small team wrapping the proclamations and framed posters.
• a graphics volunteer to create a map for the new office location.
• a small team to move the computer and related equipment.
• teams scanning the paper files after the move.

Register and educate voters at the "Good Trouble Lives On" rally. LWVUS, Indivisible, and 50501 are partnering for this national day of action.

What is “Good Trouble Lives On?” Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lies with the people.

Coined by civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis, "Good Trouble" is the act of coming together to take peaceful, non-violent action to challenge injustice and create meaningful change. Good Trouble is marches, protests, service work – any action where communities come together, take a stand against wrongdoings, and speak truth to power.

The civil rights leaders of the past have shown us the power of collective action. That’s why on July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, we’re calling on Americans across the country to Make Good Trouble Together.

The office is moving and we would love help packing, moving and rehanging the framed posters and proclamations. You will be paired with Diane.

There are other teams helping with the move. If interested, please look for those volunteer opportunities:

• teams assessing the supplies. There are typical office supplies and tools, but we also have a lot of voter services material. 
• a team to add labels to our stationery with the new address.
• a graphics volunteer to create a map for the new office location.
• teams scanning the paper files after the move.

The office is moving. We are waiting until after the move to tackle the paper files. Primarily because the new office has more space for this effort and parking is much easier.

You will be paired with a mentor. I have created a volunteer time slot for each week of August. Please treat it as a Doodle Poll and select the weeks you can help. I will coordinate actual times with you.

The move itself is taking place through July. If you would like to help with the move, we are also seeking volunteers for these activities:

• a team wrapping the proclamations and framed posters and re-hanging them in the new office.
• teams assessing the supplies. There are typical office supplies and tools, but we also have a lot of voter services material.
• a team to add labels to our stationery with the new address.
• a graphics volunteer to create a map (simple graphic) for the new office location.
• If you would like to help with any of these other areas, please look for those volunteer opportunities.

Register and educate voters at an event at the Juanita Craft House. We will be partnering with Junior League for the “Ballots and Braveheart” event on Wednesday, August 6. The objective of this event is to honor the 1965 Voting Rights Act, as well as the 40th memoriam of Ms. Craft.