Committee-Function
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Committee |
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Computer Operations
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Check for broken URL links and find the right links |
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Computer Security and File Backup |
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Create promotional CD-Roms |
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Develop Administrative Databases |
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Gather the state forfeiture statutes, and flesh out state forfeiture statutes section of website |
whether through WWW or scanning |
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Graphics Design |
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Maintain Website database for victims |
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Make web pages out of FEAR-List bulletins |
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Manage FEAR Forum |
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Manage FEAR-List |
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Monitor news sources and post articles to List and Forum |
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Optimize the Web page for attractiveness and information |
1. Enhance web page design for
ease of use, attractiveness and maximum information content. |
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Promote and schedule programs the FEAR website chatroom |
Also set up chats for management and committee meetings |
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Promote the site throughout the WWW |
1. Make sure all major search
engines are aware of FEAR |
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Respond to Guest Book entries, telling them about FEAR services and committees |
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Scan and OCR documents |
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Surf the web for links we should add to government publications, other nonprofits' articles |
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Education and Publications
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Analysis of government Annual Reports |
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Create handouts to lobby for or against particular forfeiture bills, state and federal |
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Op Eds and letters to the Editor |
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Research and report new developments in case law |
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Research and report new developments in pending legislation |
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Research and report on Forfeiture statistics for each state |
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Update FEAR position paper and pamphlets |
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Write and publish articles or studies about forfeiture in the various areas of academia |
Political science, history, constitutional law, criminal justice, etc. |
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Write stories about forfeiture for other publications |
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Write stories for the FEAR newsletter, website, FEAR-List & Forum |
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Fiscal (Tom Gordon) |
Develop and implement a strategy for adequate funding |
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Maintain Membership List and Accounting |
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Pursues grants |
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Legal (Brenda Grantland) |
Amicus curiae briefs in forfeiture cases that go to the Supreme Court |
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CLE courses on forfeiture law to train lawyers |
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Give sample pleadings etc. to the Brief Bank |
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Help in writing/editing FEAR Forfeiture Defense Manual |
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Help research/write the forfeiture defense manual |
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Help write pro se materials |
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Pro bono advice for victims who call, write or e-mail |
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Pro bono test cases |
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Legislation and Lobbying (Arnold Gaunt) |
Drafting forfeiture reform legislation |
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Grass roots support, petition-gathering, etc. |
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Insure that state coordinators lobby for forfeiture reform in their states |
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Legislative hearings on forfeiture bills, and how to do it |
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Letter-writing and visits to legislators |
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Liaison with other nonprofits and unions to rally support |
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Radio spokespersons & other media campaigning |
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Track legislative activity that involves forfeiture |
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Membership and Promotion
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Actively pursue methods for promoting public awareness of FEAR |
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Actively pursue methods to increase membership in FEAR |
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Man booths at conferences and conventions |
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Setup regional FEAR meetings with speakers |
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News Media (Tom Gordon) |
Arrange for FEAR reps to appear on Talk shows |
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Develop a plan of regular press releases to the media contacts |
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Expand database of media contacts |
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Issue press releases, etc. |
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Monitor media for any forfeiture related articles |
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Produce TV and other Media events |
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Put together a promotional packet about FEAR, with a spokesperson handout |
Give the names and profiles of people willing to be interviewed by the press or to do radio or t.v. shows |
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State Coordinators/ Volunteers
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Develop active coordination of all state coordinators |
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Promote volunteering to serve with FEAR |
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Victim Support (Sunni Liston) |
Contact Victims and provide support |
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Create a campaign to locate victims and tell them about what we can offer them |
using volunteers who go to their local and federal courthouses and look in the case records to find recent pending cases and get the names and contact info. |
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Maintain database of victims |
we have the victim questionnaire dumping to .txt files |
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Maintain list of lawyers willing to answer questions from victims |
relayed from Sunni is sending all of them to Brenda now |