The newly elected U.S. Congress and Michigan legislature will bring significant changes in 2025....
We held a collaboration meeting on December 10th, 2025, to discuss the next steps for Michigan Women. Twenty-one people signed up, and one person attended the live meeting (thank you, Katie!😄). While I wish more people could have attended live, the number of people interacting indicates that there is still interest, so I will keep pushing forward!
Here's a recap of the meeting and what is on the agenda for January 14th (sign up!).
Website review and feedback
November-December: I built out the website further. Every page is updated, so please check it out! The highlights include:
- About page: Clarified the organization's mission, vision, and leadership.
- What We Do: Outlined four key focus areas for Michigan Women for us to work on: Community-Driven Content, Guidance for Civic Action, Empower the Next Generation, Safe Spaces for Connection
- Get Involved: Created/updated the join, event, and volunteer landing pages.
- Logo: I am not satisfied with the logo! I am not a graphic designer, so I did my best. It's on my agenda to get creative help. I have a vision for merch like shirts, hats, mugs, and stickers, so I want the logo to be really good and meaningful!
I wrote a blog article recapping the progress in more detail: Building the 2025 Vision for Michigan Women.
Feedback welcome. Please submit the survey and share feedback in the message area.
2025 Growth Plan Discussion
Website
We have a high-level outline of our vision for What We Do. The next step is to create the programs for each section.
Nothing will happen with Michigan Women if we don't consistently put ourselves and our ideas out there, so the first section I will work on is the Community-Driven content. I will outline the type of content we are looking for, how to submit stories, and the rules, requirements, and expectations.
Volunteers! I would love to have others help strategize and build out these programs. Sign up, and let's talk about it!
Content
My brain is on fire with so many content ideas! I will work on publishing some new blog articles over the next few weeks and maintaining a social media presence. Here are the topics in my purview right now:
- Taking Care of Each Other. I discovered this group on nextdoor and was amazed to see community members rally for each other. People are ready and willing to help, and I want to highlight and support the effort.
- Groundwater Public Trust? There are some policy proposals out there that I wanted to explore further.
- Legislative Roundup: I want to do a brief weekly or monthly outline of what is happening on Michigan's Capital Hill.
- Livingroom conversations: This website and content seem to align with the "safe spaces for connection" idea, so I want to review it and see if there is a way to leverage these resources for Michigan Women.
Ideas for 2025
Bring them on! Fill out the survey and put any ideas in the message area.
Volunteer opportunities
If you haven't seen it yet, check out the blog article: Get Involved! Volunteer for Michigan Women
Upcoming Meeting Agenda
Tuesday January 14th, 2025 @ 7:00 PM
Discuss progress and plans for:
- Logo
- What We Do section of the website:
- Community-Driven Content page: I will draft it so we can review & discuss it.
- Developing the other sections: Guidance for Civic Action, Empower the Next Generation, and Safe Spaces for Connection
- Foundational social media: Repurpose social posts for Join, Meet, and Volunteer (we need to promote those efforts continuously).
- Social media: Platforms and posts
- Volunteer opportunities
