National Support Center for State Teen Pregnancy Prevention Organizations
Commitment Card for Starting a State-wide Organization Print

To solicit commitments and ensure active participation from those people interested in starting a state-wide organization, you can ask each member to complete a “commitment card,” such as the one below. The card enables members to provide contact information, indicate their level of interest, and articulate their philosophical support for the mission of the organization.

Name:                           Agency Affiliation:
Address:
City:                             State:                Zip:
Phone: (Home)                Work:                Fax:
Cell:                              E-mail:   

_____    I am interested in serving on the board of the organization.

_____    I am interested in a leadership role as:

[ ] President
[ ]Vice President
[ ]Secretary
[ ]Treasurer
[ ]Committee Chair
[ ]Speaker’s Bureau Chair

_____    I would like to help the organizationand have an interest related to the following areas.

[ ] Schools/Education
[ ] Communities of faith
[ ] Media             
[ ] Community/Neighborhood
[ ] Government            
[ ] Health care
[ ] Business
[ ] Nonprofit organizations
[ ] Elected officials/Public policy

I support the need for prevention in our state with my contribution of
[ ]$10    [ ] $20    [ ]$30    [ ]$50    [ ]$100    [ ]$Other

_____ I support the need for prevention, but can’t be actively involved at this time.

I support the following prevention strategies in our state (Please check all that apply):

[ ] Realistic balanced sex education in
[ ] Schools 
[ ] Faith communities
[ ] School-based health care in 
[ ] Sr. High [ ] Jr. High

Offering:         
          [ ] contraceptive education and counseling
          [ ] family planning services
          [ ] primary health care
          [ ] other services, (mental health care, substance use counseling, etc.

[ ] Sex education training for parents
[ ] Media campaigns to promote prevention
[ ] Sex education training for clergy
[ ] Alternative schools and support services for pregnant and nursing mothers
[ ] Teen health centers (located where teens congregate, such as malls and schools)
[ ] Life skills education in schools and community organizations
[ ] Free day care for teen parents who are in school
[ ] Education about abstinence and contraception in [ ] Schools  [ ] Faith communities
[ ] Abstinence-only-until-marriage education in [ ] Schools  [ ] Faith communities


Source: Huberman, B., Advocates for Youth, 2009.

 
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