Fall Summit 2022: Back together!

Wednesday was a GREAT day as Georgia STOMP member organization leaders came together for the Coalition’s annual Fall Summit! Hugs were exchanged at seeing each other in person for the first time in many years! Virtual attendees unable to travel to Atlanta were also able to fully participate.

We are grateful to the Junior League of Atlanta who hosted the gathering providing all the IT equipment required for the endeavor.

Member Spotlight presentations were given by charter organizations Georgia Women (And Those Who Stand With Us) and the Junior Leagues of Georgia State Political Action Committee (SPAC), along with coastal Georgia member organization Over the Moon.

Dominique Holloman, Georgia STOMP Membership Chair, reminded us that Membership Agreements are on a two year cycle (so new ones are not needed this year!), but that dues are requested per annum. A reminder will be emailed to all members at the end of the year. Dominique also noted that even though new Membership Agreements aren’t needed, leadership in many organizations will, or has, changed and it is important to keep Georgia STOMP updated with good contact information for your leadership.

The majority of Wednesday’s meeting was a review of the 2023 Legislative Priorities proposed.  by the Georgia STOMP Board. Discussion was informative and helpful with great questions from those in attendance, both in person and virtually. The Georgia STOMP Board will take all input received at the Summit and finalize priorities at its November Board meeting. Following that process, Coalition Priorities, a “Guide to the Issues,” and talking points will be relayed to Member leaders for broad distribution.

The last section of the meeting focused on Advocacy Tools Georgia STOMP has, and will, develop. We are very happy to unveil our new website plug in purchased with grant monies received from Georgia Power. Please take some time to discover what is available on our Take Action page! As the legislative session gets underway, this tool will become much more robust as we add action links for emails, tweets and phone calls to key elected officials.

Additionally, Georgia STOMP can share the same “plug in computer code” with Member organizations for your website.  If you choose to do this, the same content will be available for your membership or stakeholders. The usage of that coding will allow for “real time” updates as new scripts are published or calls to action initiated. 

All in all, the Fall Summit was a successful return to ‘in person” meetings, but with the added benefit of virtually enabling Members from throughout the state to fully participate!