"With a good teamwork, together we can build towns and factories so that many people can work, share and help each other. In this way, we can end poverty."

- Margaret Megan Suhardi, Indonesia, age 8
(from esa.un.org)

Any community can have its own Community Division, a nearly independent local bank, with investment priorities and distribution of profits guided democratically by the local depositors. You can organize a Community Division easily, even now before the Common Good Bank exists. (If you want to help, but don't have much time or don't want to be an organizer, here are some simple but important ways you can help.)

Wanna be a paid Community Division Organizer? Here's what to do:

#1 Visit the Job Opportunities page, look at the proposed contracts and apply. (If you prefer, you can do most of the same work as a volunteer.)

#2 Take a look at the Organizers page, where you will find most of the instructions and publicity materials for organizers. Look especially at the Organizers Manual and Checklist for Success. (Official organizers get a few extras, including personalized business cards.)

#3 Talk it up! Tell people about the Common Good Bank idea. Discuss it with them. Get them to sign up or even help. See the Promotional Materials page for a list of downloadable resources. (Any other promotional materials used in organizing must be pre-approved.)

You will need about 65 sign-ups to end up with 50 actual depositors when the Common Good Bank opens. To see how many you have so far, enter your postal code here:

Here are some specific suggestions for promotion. (See the Organizers Manual for much more.) If you want a print shop to do any of the printing, cutting, folding or laminating: email some of these instructions to the print shop.

• Use the "Tell Someone" link (at the bottom of any page) to send a description of the project to people you know.
• Carry Common Good Finance handout cards and hand them out to people you meet, who might be interested. Call if you want personalized cards.
• Set up a display in a high-foot-traffic location, such as your town's main street or the entrance to a co-op food store. Hand out cards or brochures or inserts. Print up a few sign-up sheets and get people to sign up on the spot (make sure they print their email address legibly).
  
  Better yet, if you have a laptop with internet access, have people sign up online on the spot. Here's a picture of what the display looks like, attached to a standard display board with two-sided tape. You will need to stabilize it somehow if you have a windy location.
• Share the Common Good Bank video slideshow through youtube or show it to people on your computer (right click here to download).
• Meet with local community officials, business owners and nonprofit administrators to enlist their support. Work together to make it happen. In particular, find a business (at least one) to serve as a "Virtual ATM".
• Invite organizations to partner with us to get Common Good Bank communities started (mostly this means helping to promote the idea). Get the organization to send out a Press Release: PRINT MEDIA | WEBSITES | EMAIL.



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