Submitted by Andrew Bowman
The South Central Young Democrats held their monthly meeting to discuss current happenings and the way forward for the party on the local level. The bulk of the meeting focused on handling the growth of the organization, which has gone from 7 members to 170 in just around a year’s time. To maintain a level of organization and order during this period of growth, a set of bylaws were passed. These bylaws solidify processes that up to this point that were more vague and loosely-defined, such as voting eligibility, endorsements, and the organizational structure. They can be found at this link.
The events committee is also taking form, with Antonio Megna announcing the first event of the year, which will be a virtual meeting on the identity and goals of Young Democrats on the evening of April 2nd, the sign-up for which can be found here. Additionally, interest is being gauged in a training session for the VAN voter database, the interest form for which can be found here. The time and place of this are unfortunately TBD as of the time of writing.
Another sign of growth is on the digital front, where we’re seeing new leadership take hold on social media, still in progress at the time of writing. When all is said and done, SCYD will have a presence on Facebook, Threads, Instagram, and BlueSky., and the launch of the new SCYD newsletter website, which will provide both the need-to-know information to young Democrats looking to make a difference as well as more granular information for members. We hope to see you here often and are accepting article contributions from anyone willing to help!
As time goes on and growth continues, it seems likely that more aspects of the organization will need to be formalized. Discussion is already happening to this end on the subject of finances, which have been somewhat structured procedurally by the bylaws, but still rely on some informal methods for storage and processing that not all members were completely comfortable with. At the end of the day though, not everything needs to be set in stone at one time, and as the organization grows and matures, progress is being made where it needs to be.