Sample Recruitment Email

Citizens League members: Here is a suggested email you can send to friends and colleagues who may be interested in getting more involved with the Citizens League. Of course, feel free to change it however you would like, and we'd welcome your feedback.

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Dear XXXX,

I thought you might be interested in a great organization I've been involved with. The Citizens League is a non-profit civic organization whose goal is to create "common ground for the common good" by involving regular citizens in non-partisan politics and policy making throughout Minnesota.

They're in a membership drive right now (each new member gets the organization closer to 2,000 and a $15,000 challenge grant from the Pohlad Foundation). I'm a member, and I thought you might be interested in joining.

Here are some of the reasons I'm a member:
    Attend fun events (there are a few coming up that you might be interested in - details below)
  • Meet and network with people of all ages and interests
  • Learn about important public policy issues that affect by receiving a monthly subscription to the Minnesota Journal
  • Have the opportunity to serve on various operations committees and policy working groups
  • Support the Citizens League's nonpartisan policy work

Here are two very different events they're hosting. Coming to one might be a good way to get a sense of what the organization is like and meet some other people who are involved. I'll be there -- would you be interested in attending either of these with me?

  Regional Policy Workshop
Tuesday, Sept. 23 at the U of M St. Paul Campus
8:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.

This will be a fast-paced, interactive workshop to address four cutting-edge policy topics that could make or break the future health of the Twin Cities metro area, depending on how we respond as a region. ($25 for members, $75 for nonmembers)

Policy and a Pint: Election Night Party
The UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio, downtown St. Paul
Evening (exact time TBA)

89.3 The Current and the Citizens League host the Policy and a Pint series. Most events feature a couple speakers and DJ Steve Seel, who host an informal conversation on a particular policy topic in an area bar. This night, though, we'll just be hanging out and watching the results come in from Minnesota and around the country. ($10; $5 for students with valid ID; refreshments included)

Like I said, events are a great way to learn about the Citizens League, and I'd love to go to one of these with you.

And, if you want to become a member, you can join online at www.citizensleague.org/join or call them at 651-293-0575. You can join with any contribution.

Thanks!

XXXX