Resources for the business side of running a League

Information and forms to make submitting required reports to LWVTX quick and easy.

Local Leagues and Leagues at Large are required to submit annual reports using the forms below to LWVTX by June 30 of each year. 

Annual Report are due at the end of June annually

• Tell Your Story: League Data 2023/2024 Form

• Tell Your Story: League Data 2023/2024 Questions

• League Leaders Contact Form 2024/2025 
• League Financial Report Template Form 

• Conflict of Interest Form

• Nonpartisan Policy Form 

Information to assist in recruiting new members and encouraging active member involvement.

LWVTX

• Membership and Leadership Development Handbook  (2015)

• Latinx Community Outreach Celebrates Role Models:  This event presents positive role models to diminish stereotypes and validate the unique strengths of the Latinx community. 

• Educate your community about gerrymandering and redistricting with a Walk a Boundary Event!

• Leagues At Large Membership Management Training Video: This video provides instruction on how local Leagues that are part of the LWVTX structure (sometime referred to as Leagues at Large) can manage and communicate with their League members on the LWV Texas  website.

LWVUS
Recruitment and Engagement

• Wellstone training series: A series of webinars offered by LWVUS in cooperation with Wellstone Action, a nationally recognized training organization.

  • Grassroots Advocacy (January 2019)

  • Coalition Building (December 2018)

  • Executing An Effective Issue Campaign (November 2018)

  • Building An Inclusive Volunteer Program (October 2018)

  • Integrated Voter Engagement (September 2018)

  • Base-building and Elections (August 2018) 

• Young People's Task Force: Building the League of Tomorrow Toolkit - Tools and ideas for where to reach young people and how best to engage them with your League.

Other Resources:

• What Would Alice Paul Do? Podcast: League volunteers share stories, tips, how-tos to make sure you have the tools and confidence to actively engage your community.

• The VOTER Girl Project is a fun and rewarding activity in which Leagues collaborate with their local Girl Scout councils. The one-day class is available for all scout levels--from Daisies to Ambassadors--with a curriculum appropriate for each level.

Increase your League's fundraising through direct marketing, planned giving, donor cultivation, and more.

From LWVUS: Common-sense training videos, guides, and helpful templates to apply what you learn to your League:

• Fundraising for the League’s Mission - Learn about national giving trends, why people give to LWV, who typically give donations, and why the League is uniquely positioned to empower voters and defend democracy. In this module, you will learn how to write an effective email appeal.

• Board’s Role in Fundraising - Learn how to build a culture of philanthropy in your League, what the fundraising process is, and learn how to work through a strategic plan and budget that prioritizes the League’s impact. 

• Telling the League’s Story of Impact - Learn what a case for support is and how it is used to illustrate the League’s story of impact. In this module, you will learn how to adapt the League’s case for support and how to write a direct mail appeal.

• Individual Gifts and Making the Ask - Learn best practices for making an ask as well as how to make an ask for a gift. In this module, you will also learn how to host an ask event.

• People-Powered Fundraising - Learn about crowdfunding, phone-a-thons, and giving societies. This module will give you the steps to hosting a successful phone-a-thon for your League’s next people-powered fundraiser.

• LWVUS’ Guide to Planned Giving

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Information to help Leagues effectively manage their finances

For Local Leagues:

• Money Matters Made Easier for Local Leagues (2023)

• Guide to Local League Proof of 501c3 status from IRS (2023):

• IRS Letter LSLWV Exemption Status
• IRS Name Change to LWVTX
• IRS Letter Group Exemption
• List of Local Leagues Group Exemption

• Financial Guidance for Leagues at Large  (2021)

• Money Matters Made Easier Leagues at Large (2023)

• LWVTX Sales Tax Exempt Letter

From LWVUS:

• Per Member Payment Information