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Our mission is to identify, source and support candidates at the County, State and Federal levels who support our conservative values. We provide candidates the support needed to maximize their opportunity to win elections. 

The work this Committee performs fulfills our mission statement. This is BCC’s core mission, to ensure the election of conservative candidates.

The Electoral Support Committee works with our candidate’s campaign chair to maximize our candidate’s opportunity to win.

This Committee will coordinate support from our Communications Committee (see description  below). This Committee may provide guidance and support relating to debates, website development, IT, block walking, phone calls, text messaging, social media, sign design, image development and more. The support provided for each candidate will be customized to their needs.

An experienced candidate may only need access to our proprietary texting/calling/block walking software. A candidate new to politics will need much more comprehensive support from all areas starting with sign design through block walking and phone calls.

Committee member background and activities –

• Everyone is capable of fulfilling a role in this Committee. It is a team effort. You simply have to have a desire to maintain our family way of life.
• Time commitment depends on the election cycle and how many candidates you choose to assist.
• If an election is a year away, this Committee will be meeting with candidates we are supporting to establish a calendar reflecting which actions need to be taken when. During this time, you might contribute two to four hours a month, depending on your availability.
• Also, a year before an election, you might work with the Finance Committee to assist in developing a campaign expenditures plan for supporting your candidate.
• At six months, you might be working closely with the candidates of your choice ensuring they are aware of speaking events, festivals and parades where they can promote their name. The Committee will provide guidance on when and where to place signs.
• A few weeks before early voting, you might ensure the candidates you are supporting have their phone call banks ready to go, and block walking and texting campaigns set up. These functions will be staffed primarily by the candidate’s friends and family who you and other Committee members will meet to kick off the process. BCC supporters will most likely be available to assist as well, as many times the candidates “friends and family” are BCC members.
• Time commitment will vary depending on the election cycle and the role you choose to perform. You may choose to support two or three candidates, or you may choose to assist the Chair. You may choose to send text messages, do phone calls or block walk for a candidate. Whichever role or roles you choose, be sure it is where you have a passion and make it fun!

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Our mission is to advocate for the well-being and educational growth of our children by providing awareness of educational issues that compromise our family-based way of life.

We promote positive changes within Bastrop County’s educational system that align with the conservative values we support.

All meetings of the four school districts in the County are attended by our Committee members. Our members are active on school committees responsible for selecting books for our children, reviewing ISD and public library books for inappropriate content, participating in issues before the State Board of Education, sending Freedom of Information Act requests on topics of interest to the Committee and more.

This is an incredibly important undertaking, one which influences the lives of all of our children. Committee members have spoken in front of school boards and city councils in support of our values. As a member, your role may be as simple as showing up at one of these meetings in support of our speaker. Your presence makes a difference. Even though we may have only one person speaking, when that person has fifty people in the audience supporting them, school boards and city councils listen. Your voice DOES make a difference.

In Bastrop County, historically, city councils and school boards have heard extensively from liberals, but very little from conservatives. There has been no organized response by conservatives to these issues. This Committee has a presence. We are making a difference!

Committee member background and activities –

• This is key, you must have a passion for the children of Bastrop County. No need to have a child in school, just a passion. It is a team effort. Our current members are passionate.
• You may choose to address County organizations, or you may be a supporter in the audience. Both roles are equally important.
• The Committee meets monthly to discuss matters of importance that merit our attention.
• Timewise, there is a monthly meeting that last one to two hours, plus your time commitment for any of the other activities above.

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The mission of our Communications Committee is to promote a positive image of BCC by communicating educational, informative, actionable information through our social media and events.

Our Communications Committee encompasses:

• Branding
• Website
• Data
• Media

Our Communications Committee coordinates and integrates actions in the above four areas so they function as one Committee providing efficient, effective communications execution.

Communications – Branding Team

The mission of the Branding team is to provide focus their expertise on synchronization of the BCC messages & brand across all platforms of communication to the public and to BCC members.

This team provides the face of the organization by designing our logo, invitations, printed brochures, social media graphics and more. The team is run by the Communications Vice Chair who is CEO of a professional branding & marketing company with deep experience in this area.

Team member background and activities –

• Design and graphics experience are required to assist this team. If your background in this area is limited, our team lead will interview you and determine if there is an area you may enjoy that compliments the organization.
• Design and graphics experience includes knowledge of the software used in this area.
• If you have a background in this area, it’s a perfect opportunity to hone your skills with an expert in the field.
• Time commitment will depend on our schedule for events or marketing activities. You may spend a couple hours a month or more, your choice.

Communications – Website Team

The Website team’s mission is to provide a “first in class” website that is informative and interactive, one that a potential member might view and gain a complete understanding of the organization.

Communications – Data Team

The mission of our Data Team is to provide data with which to advance BCC’s mission of assisting in the election of conservative through the use of our proprietary voter software and data, and our membership database.

Our Data team has two areas of expertise:

• Member database
• Voter database

Our member database tracks members and other interested parties who receive BCC communications. This team sends out all emails from BCC.

Our voter database is key to our successful candidate support. This database tracks voter activity and software we use for block walking, texting and phone call banks.

Committee member background and activities –

• Our voter database is accessed by highly specialized, custom software managed by a professional programmer. No assistance is needed here.
• Our member database resides in MailChimp, a common database used by a large number of companies.
• MailChimp experience would be very helpful. If you have limited experience, there are related areas where you may assist, such as improving the quality of the data.

Your time commitment can be large or small, depending on your interest.

Communications – Media Team

The mission of our Media Team is to create and distribute content based on BCC’s mission through regular communications, events or campaigns in conjunction with the Branding team.

Our Media team has the following areas of expertise:

• Social media
• News distribution
• Content creation

In addition to our website, we maintain a presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Rumble and Truth Social. Posts are maintained by this Committee.

News distribution team maintains contacts and relationships with all of the local, State and national news organizations enabling BCC to quickly and efficiently distribute news releases.

Our content creation team is key to the organization. This team prepares news releases, emails updating our members, informative articles, and more. This team is also responsible for our videography and photography at third-party events and BCC events.

Team member background and activities –

• A social media team member will need experience posting on all of the social media platforms listed above.
• Our news distribution team members need to be organized and willing to reach out to the various news agencies establishing relations. Personality is important.
• Content management is an expertise commonly found with current or former journalists. This person must be able to prepare professional news releases and articles, of the type you might find in national newspapers.
• Time commitment will be variable and you can contribute as much or as little as works for your schedule.

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The mission of the Events Committee is to stage exemplary events that contribute to BCC’s brand image.

The Events Committee has two areas of focus:

• Monthly meetings
• Parades and festivals
• Special events

The Events Team is responsible for arranging and coordinating monthly meetings, special events, fundraisers, festivals and parades.

Monthly meetings include arranging for speakers, venue, sign in table staffing and more. The Communications Committee provides audio/visual equipment and support.

Parades and festivals include arranging for booths at the events, staffing, setup, tear down, and products to distribute.

Our typical special event would be our annual fundraiser. This team arranges for speakers, determines pricing, venue, nature of the event, food and more.

Team member background and activities –

• A passion for our values qualifies you to serve on this Committee.
• Time commitment is focused primarily around the monthly meetings and usually involves one pre-meeting and a few phone calls. Planning-wise, these are fairly well orchestrated.
• Time commitment for a festival or parade is a couple hours in advance. Event day for a festival typically involves setting up a tent, a table and marketing collateral. As a committee member the objective is for you to arrange for other people to attend a festival or parade, although they are a lot of fun and you should be there.
• Time commitment for a fund-raiser could be twenty hours before an event. They are all different.
• Timewise you can pick and choose where you feel your talents best fit. You may like fund-raisers, or you may be happy with monthly meetings.

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The mission of the Fundraising Committee is to provide a resource that will allow the BCC to maximize its core mission.

The Fundraising Committee is responsible for establishing processes and procedures to ensure the proper financial controls, timely reports with the Board and regulatory agencies, and fundraising. Committee member background and activities –

• Experience in one of the following areas: 1) bookkeeping/accounting or 2) fundraising, is not required but very helpful for Committee members.
• Each of these areas can be segregated. For example, a Committee member may only want to be involved in fundraising as they have experience and contacts in this area. You may choose to lead a presentation or simply attend and support the leader. Your choice.
• Another role would be that of bookkeeper/accountant where you would deposit funds, or prepare internal reports. The person in the role might also file periodic reports with regulatory agencies.
• Fundraising roles are modified to fit your time availability, experience and/or background. We want you to fill a role that is meaningful to you.

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