Growth & Development Committee
Closed Committee - Apply to Join
Supporting a Growing Broward County DSA
The Growth & Development Committee is responsible for strengthening the chapter’s membership base through onboarding, retention, and leadership development. The committee focuses on building meaningful member engagement, supporting new and existing members, and developing pathways for people to grow as organizers within the chapter.
The GDC is led by the Membership Coordinators, who facilitate committee work, support member development, and coordinate one-on-one conversations with applicants and committee members as a part of their Steering Committee tasks. This committee supports the efforts to onboard new members to Broward County DSA!
Retaining members means actively keeping people engaged in the chapter over time by making sure members feel connected, supported, and equipped to stay involved. This includes improving onboarding, maintaining relationships, following up with inactive members, and creating structures that help people move from participation into leadership.
If you are interested in the work of developing members and organizers as the foundation for a strong local DSA chapter and have relevant experience, please apply to join the GDC!
HOW TO JOIN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
STEP 1
Attend a DSA 101 or New Members Orientation
If you're new to DSA or wondering what the committee engagement would look like, be sure to attend a DSA 101 hosted by our local chapter, or attend a National DSA New Members Orientation. DSA recorded two of our most popular conference calls, the New Member Orientation and Introduction to Socialist Feminism. You can listen to the audio of those calls at https://www.dsausa.org/audio.
Step 2
Apply to GDC
Members in good standing are able to fill out the join form for the committee.
Step 3
Schedule Meeting with Membership Coordinators
After you've submitted your form, you will receive instructions to set up a one-to-one meeting while your application is being reviewed. Please allow 5-7 business days for responses.
Our key priorities for rebuilding a sustainable organizing environment for members:
Expand to 400 members in good standing
Grow and sustain a strong, active membership base by increasing overall membership while ensuring members are engaged, oriented, and meeting basic participation expectations. “Good standing” reflects members who are connected to the chapter and able to participate in its organizing work.
Re-build our organizing capacity
Strengthen the chapter’s ability to organize effectively by developing member leadership, improving internal structures (like onboarding and assigning facilitators), and ensuring we have enough trained and active members to sustain campaigns and committee work.
Create a Political Education Subcommittee (future goal)
Explore the development of a dedicated space for political education work. This subcommittee would focus on deepening members’ shared political understanding, developing curriculum and reading groups, and supporting ongoing political development across the chapter.
Resources for chapter leaders
Check out these helpful GDC resources from National DSA & our chapter: