Oregon CTSO Facebook Groups/Pages
Help each Career and Technical Student Organization recruit members to their Facebook group, which is the place for current members, advisors and supporters to get the latest in news and information. Click on any link below to be directed to each organization's Facebook group/page.
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Advocacy: Leadership in Action
 This is the place for students, advisors, alumni, parents, business partners and others to learn how they can advocate on the behalf of Oregon Career and Technical Student Organizations.
The Oregon Legislature meets every other year to make budgetary decisions for a two-year funding cycle. At this time, the future funding of the Student Leadership Development Center, which administers Oregon’s seven Career and Technical Student Organizations (AOFC, DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, and SkillsUSA), for 2009-2011 is unknown. As of May 18, the Joint Committee on the Ways and Means Co-Chairs removed the Student Leadership Development Center from the budget: |
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What Can I Do to Advocate?
There are a lot of ways to advocate and the first place to start is by reading What Can I Do to Advocate? An additional resource is the Legislative Guide for Career and Technical Student Organizations in Oregon, with pages 10-12 providing communication tips. You can write your representatives and the Way and Means Co-Chairs, send them emails, give them a call, set up an appointment to visit with them, and join the Facebook group below. |
Legislative Postcard Project
One way to communicate with your legislatures is by hand writing a postcard to them. Individualized postcards were created for this purpose for each of the seven Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs). The following is information on how best to utilize the postcards: |
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Guidelines for Students, Parents, Alumni and Business Partners |
| If you would like to request a set of postcards be sent to you, please send an email to advocacy@oregonctso.org and indicate the number of postcards that you would like to receive. |
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You can also print postcards for each Career and Technical Student Organization: |
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| Join “Help Save The SLDC” Facebook Group |
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 Let’s recruit 5,000 members to this group between the seven Oregon CTSOs. All membership, friends and supporters of AOFC, DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA and SkillsUSA are welcome to join! Share this link with others: http://tinyurl.com/savethesldc.
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How Do I Testify?
Opportunities to testify before legislative committees often come up with little advance notice. How to Testify Before a Legislative Committee will help to you to prepare in advance for such opportunities. |
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Who Are My Legislators?
Below is a list that show legislators by chapters (based upon the school’s address), but be sure to confirm who your representatives are by using the “Find Your Legislator” online tool: http://www.leg.state.or.us/findlegsltr/. |
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Visual Guides |
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Contact Information |
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What Are the Facts?
These SLDC Talking Points will help supplement your personal testimony as you advocate for funding for the Student Leadership Development Center. The second page of “Postcard Project Guidelines for Students, Parents, Alumni and Business Partners” above has great questions to prompt your communication with your representatives and the Way and Means Co-Chairs.
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You can learn more about SLDC and the seven Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) from the following resources: |
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