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NCWU uses several different mailing lists for communication on issues related
to its goals. Click the list address to post a message to any of these lists.
General lists
- alerts@ncwu.org
- Short, timely messages related to public policy issues affecting the NCWU
goals. This list is open to anyone who is interested, but only representatives
of member organizations can post. Subscribe
now.
- members@ncwu.org
- Meeting announcements and more general messages of interest to NCWU member
organizations. In general, two representatives of each organization may subscribe.
Subscribe now.
Special purpose lists
- coordinators@ncwu.org
- List for the coordinators of NCWU sponsored events in local communitiess.
Contact info@ncwu.org to be sure you are subscribed.
- program@ncwu.org
- Issues concerning current NCWU programs, for instance Women's Agenda Assemblies,
Women's Advocacy Day, ongoing advocacy strategies. Subscription is open to those
who wish to be active. Send a message to info@ncwu.org
if you need to subscribe.
- board@ncwu.org
- Members of the NCWU board.
- info@ncwu.org
- Key contacts (typically president, secretary and web manager) willing to field
questions from visitors to the website.
e-Mail Conventions
NCWU is an all volunteer organization. We all have other priorities and for
many reasons may not be able to check NCWU e-mail hourly(!), or even daily. However,
as an organization, we "run" on electronic communication, and we
expect all members (especially board and committee members) to set aside two or
three times a week for dealing with NCWU messages.
To help make those periods more productive, the Communications Committee is
offering the following guidelines when writing e-mail messages dealing with NCWU
issues to other NCWU members. If we all start using these conventions, it may
make all of our lives simpler.
- Be sure your subject line is accurate. [Don't "reply" and
change the topic without changing the subject line.]
- If your entire message is in the subject ("Thanks!", "I'll
be there Monday") put "EOM" (end of message) at the end
of the subject so your recipient doesn't need to open the message. Try to
repeat your message in the body in case they do open the message and start reading
without looking at the subject.
- If you do have a message, put one of the following abbreviations in the
subject line:
FYI - for your information [No action required.]
RFC - request for comment [No comment will mean no objections.]
FYA - for your action [No need for reply as long as action is done by specified
deadline.]
RR - reply requested. [Use instead of RFC/FYA if a reply is required.]
URGENT - critical message, typically because recipient's action/reply is
on a critical path (i.e. blocking another's forward progress)
- Put any deadline at the top of the message and repeat your subject there,
too.
- Use URGENT only if you need action in a day or two. If you find yourself
using it often, look for an underlying planning or communications problem and
work on fixing that.
- Be careful with your address lists. Putting anything other than "FYI"
or "RFC" on a message sent to a Members@NCWU.org is usually inappropriate.
In general, send FYA/RR/URGENT messages only to the individuals affected and,
if you want to improve the chances of getting attention, put the person's name
in the subject line, too. Before CCing someone on an FYA/RR, consider whether
a separate FYI would be more helpful.
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