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FCDC Website Posting and Email Promotion Policy

FCDC Fundraiser and Event Posting & Email
Promotion Policy

Version 1.1 – Last Revised 11/11/08

  1. Statement of Policy.

    1. FCDC’s website is a tool to promote the Democratic Party within Fairfax County.

    2. FCDC’s email list currently contains over 8,000 names. In order to minimize the number of unsubscribe requests from such list, FCDC limits its communications to email subscribers. FCDC also limits the content of such emails so that the content in the email is reviewed by the maximum number of subscribers.

    3. FCDC’s primary mission is to promote the FCDC organization as a means to promote the infrastructure necessary to elect Democratic candidates.

    4. Due to the large number of candidate races in Fairfax County, FCDC cannot promote every Democratic fundraiser in Fairfax County.

  2. FCDC Calendar.

    1. All Democratic campaigns in Fairfax County are encouraged to use the FCDC calendar to publicize their fundraisers. There is tool on the FCDC website to submit calendar entries.

    2. Submissions should be made at least two weeks before the event.

    3. Calendar submissions made by email will not be honored

  3. FCDC Website Postings.
    1. FCDC will promote all FCDC or Fairfax County congressional district committee events on the FCDC website main page.
    2. FCDC will consider the promotion of the following events on the FCDC website main page for non-statewide candidates:
      1. The campaign kickoff of any Democratic candidate whether funds are to be raised at the event or not.
      2. Any other rally, forum, town hall meeting, or event that does not involve raising money.
    3. FCDC will consider the promotion of the following events on the FCDC website main page for congressional and statewide candidates:
      1. The campaign kickoff of any Democratic candidate.
      2. Any rally, forum, town hall meeting, or event that does not involve raising money.
      3. One and only one fundraiser per year.
    4. FCDC will post links to any Democratic candidate (general or primary) website in our candidate/elected section.
  4. FCDC Emails.
    1. FCDC will promote all FCDC or Fairfax County congressional district committee events on the FCDC emails.
    2. FCDC will not promote any candidate fundraisers on any FCDC emails.
    3. FCDC will consider posting other candidate events in FCDC emails depending on other activities to be promoted in each email.
  5. Timing and Submission of Website and Email Requests.
    1. All requests for promotion on the FCDC website and FCDC emails shall be made in writing and submitted to FCDC Executive Director and copied to the FCDC Chair.

    2. FCDC does not send our emails on a weekly basis. All requests should be made at least two weeks in advance of the event.

    3. All submissions should provide all necessary details of such event and an online link to the fundraising event. Submissions should not be made in .pdf format.
    4. All non-FCDC events may only be posted after approval from the FCDC Chair.

  6. Exceptions. Exceptions may be made to this policy on a case by case basis by the FCDC Chair depending on the nature of the event and the amount of other information to be promoted on the website and/or emails at the time, but are strongly discouraged.

APPROVED:

FAIRFAX COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE

By: /s/ Scott A. Surovell

Scott A. Surovell
Chair
Dated: 11/11/08
/s/    Morris Meyer
Morris Meyer
Vice-Chair Administration
Dated: 11/11/08