Events (3-5 people)
Leaders: Anna and Kirsti

Help plan upcoming events. This group will take our ideas and run with them. Plan flashmobs and other events; food, budgets, how to market the events and delegate marketing to our Facebook/Bloggers and graphic design team.

What you’ll bring to the table:

·          Event planning experience and creativity

Internet       (5-7 people)

Leaders: Candice and Gaby

Help motivate our members and keep them informed by keeping up with the Facebook group: writing on the wall about what’s going on to keep members informed, as well as keeping up a conversation going to keep members interested and coming back for more. This group will also post on several blogs: The Where’s My Midwife Blog, Mothering.com, My Best Birth Blog, about our events and what’s going on with WMM?

What you’ll bring to the table:

·          Ability to work from home or office

·          This is a great position for someone who can’t always make it to meetings/events.

Networking/Research     (3 people)
Leader: Gaby

This is not the first time a community has lost its midwives! Look into where this has happened in the past, and network with midwife-supporting groups from those communities to find out how they responded, and how they were successful in getting community support/fundraising/getting their midwives back.

What you’ll bring to the table:

·          A desire to reach out to strangers by phone and/or email

Education/Outreach        (2 people)

Leader: Ryanna

This group will come up with ways to reach out to the community and educate the public about midwifery and the midwifery model of care. This group will work closely with the other teams to implement their ideas.

What you’ll bring to the table:

·          a passion for educating others about midwifery care and natural childbirth