How to Be a Grassroots Leader (USA)

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Involve each other at a meeting when possible: "Who is willing -- and able -- to handle this?"

   You may ask that and other questions regardless of your having a leadership title or not. , Elect the PAC treasurer to collect and be responsible for keeping records of spending and depositing money. , If you see a need, or if you are familiar with a job and you feel that it is do-able, be proud to do it or to ramrod it. , Be gracious to help
   -- and thankful for the help of others. , Try to do things for others. ,,,,, Failing to follow through to do a task or not even starting
   -- or finishing at the last moment
   -- can strain volunteer relationships and interrupt friendships. , This can be a touchy area. ,
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   Step 2: Divide up and get commitments to do the more or less important tasks and follow through individually or as pairs and small cadres of volunteers.

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   Step 3: Take the initiative (maybe no one wants to facilitate and accommodate hard working members' abilities and juggle the perceived importance of persons and of the issues): and so each person can volunteer as lead person on some jobs.

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   Step 4: Engage others: Ask for help.

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   Step 5: Run errands as needed to talk to important people.

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   Step 6: Do what needs to be done or get together to plan and do it well and on time.

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   Step 7: Make a personal pledge to each other and do the necessary footwork and broom pushing or whatever is needed.

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   Step 8: Do the job that you accept

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   Step 9: in a timely manner and using resources carefully.

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    Step 10: Realize that the chair may be a talker and long with the treasurer is probably one more volunteer and isn't there to be intrusive manager or work coordinator.

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    Step 11: Hold one another to your responsibilities that you and they pledge to take on.

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    Step 12: Everyone should either accept the outcome of how others do a task -- or politely make compliments with suggestions on how to "improve it a little."

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    Step 13: Be reliable: No other human may know that you hide your talents

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    Step 14: or avoided the good idea

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    Step 15: or a hard and dirty job

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    Step 16: but you will know that you didn't get going and it failed to be done correctly -- if at all.

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