Ok so I figured I would start a new thread in order to kind of move this all to the next step.
First off, I want to thank EVERYONE who has emailed me looking to get involved. I truly thought I was going to walk away from this with 20-30 people looking to get involved. Well, that was out done in roughly 5 hours, and since then I have received hundreds of emails and PM's. I clearly was not ready for this. If you messaged me or emailed me, and I didn't get back to you, I have not forgotten you, I'm just trying to catch my breath a bit. I'm in the process of setting up a designated email for this, as my basic Yahoo account just isn't set up for this kind of stuff.
Now, because of the MASSIVE, outpouring of support and desire from you all to be involved, it has changed the game plan a bit. I think instead of a general assembly of 100-200 people in a giant room, throwing ideas at a wall, and undoubtedly disagreeing ( I mean come on let's be realistic, have you seen a thread on whats a better caliber, 9mm or .45acp?)![[laugh]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/012.gif "Laugh [laugh]")
, what I plan on doing is this:
I need people for the short term with the following skill sets:
-Web Design
-Graphic arts
-Marketing skills
-Group leadership/team leadership skills
-People familiar with establishing a non profit
-Those proficient in grammar, I'm talking someone who can write a speech to make a nun cry
-Social media proficient, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, and more.
-Data gathering and tabulation
-Googling and collecting simple information
I need you to also be available for this saturday evening, roughly 4pm-8pm somewhere in that timeframe, and we need to find a location for a decent sized group. I'm going to "limit" and I use that term lightly, I don't want to exclude or limit anyone really, but for the sake of efficiency, I really need people with a strong focus in the areas limited above, to somewhere in the 20-30 people range. If anyone knows of a place that is quiet and has wifi that can house that many good folks for a few hours, let me know. After seeing Goals response here: http://www.northeastshooters.com/vb...e-(02-08-13)?p=2799466&highlight=#post2799466, it has becoming astonishingly clear, that a precise, thoughtful, to the point mission statement and message needs to be present from the beginning if we wish to garner the support from organizations such as theirs, I feel the only way to do this is with a smaller more focused group. This doesnt mean your ideas will go unheard.
I have a basic framework in mind, some of which I came up with on my own, and some ideas from the previous thread. For the time being, I am going to run with it. I ask you to use this thread to throw some ideas around, and please, I beg you to keep the disagreeing to a minimum. Be thoughtful here, really think this stuff through. Dont just type "rifle protest!" and leave it at that. Your ideas have not gone un noticed. Trust me.
If things go as I hope they will this weekend, I would like to have a general assembly meeting in the coming week for everyone and anyone who is interested to present the idea, and hopefully get everyone out there pushing the idea and acting as "street teamers", for lack of a better term, for this movement.
If you match the above skill sets I need for the time being, please pm me with the subject: SKILLSET
This is important so I can sort through all the pms.
Anyone not familiar with what the hell I'm talking about, go read here: http://www.northeastshooters.com/vb...d-I-need-your-help-*****UPDATE-IN-POST-1*****
Well folks, the floor is yours.....
First off, I want to thank EVERYONE who has emailed me looking to get involved. I truly thought I was going to walk away from this with 20-30 people looking to get involved. Well, that was out done in roughly 5 hours, and since then I have received hundreds of emails and PM's. I clearly was not ready for this. If you messaged me or emailed me, and I didn't get back to you, I have not forgotten you, I'm just trying to catch my breath a bit. I'm in the process of setting up a designated email for this, as my basic Yahoo account just isn't set up for this kind of stuff.
Now, because of the MASSIVE, outpouring of support and desire from you all to be involved, it has changed the game plan a bit. I think instead of a general assembly of 100-200 people in a giant room, throwing ideas at a wall, and undoubtedly disagreeing ( I mean come on let's be realistic, have you seen a thread on whats a better caliber, 9mm or .45acp?)
, what I plan on doing is this:I need people for the short term with the following skill sets:
-Web Design
-Graphic arts
-Marketing skills
-Group leadership/team leadership skills
-People familiar with establishing a non profit
-Those proficient in grammar, I'm talking someone who can write a speech to make a nun cry
-Social media proficient, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, and more.
-Data gathering and tabulation
-Googling and collecting simple information
I need you to also be available for this saturday evening, roughly 4pm-8pm somewhere in that timeframe, and we need to find a location for a decent sized group. I'm going to "limit" and I use that term lightly, I don't want to exclude or limit anyone really, but for the sake of efficiency, I really need people with a strong focus in the areas limited above, to somewhere in the 20-30 people range. If anyone knows of a place that is quiet and has wifi that can house that many good folks for a few hours, let me know. After seeing Goals response here: http://www.northeastshooters.com/vb...e-(02-08-13)?p=2799466&highlight=#post2799466, it has becoming astonishingly clear, that a precise, thoughtful, to the point mission statement and message needs to be present from the beginning if we wish to garner the support from organizations such as theirs, I feel the only way to do this is with a smaller more focused group. This doesnt mean your ideas will go unheard.
I have a basic framework in mind, some of which I came up with on my own, and some ideas from the previous thread. For the time being, I am going to run with it. I ask you to use this thread to throw some ideas around, and please, I beg you to keep the disagreeing to a minimum
. Be thoughtful here, really think this stuff through. Dont just type "rifle protest!" and leave it at that. Your ideas have not gone un noticed. Trust me. If things go as I hope they will this weekend, I would like to have a general assembly meeting in the coming week for everyone and anyone who is interested to present the idea, and hopefully get everyone out there pushing the idea and acting as "street teamers", for lack of a better term, for this movement.
If you match the above skill sets I need for the time being, please pm me with the subject: SKILLSET
This is important so I can sort through all the pms.
Anyone not familiar with what the hell I'm talking about, go read here: http://www.northeastshooters.com/vb...d-I-need-your-help-*****UPDATE-IN-POST-1*****
Well folks, the floor is yours.....
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