The Legislative Committee will gather information on local and national problems within jurisdiction in order to draft, consider, and recommend legislation to the appropriate representatives.
• To affect policy change at city and state levels.
• To identify the need for legislative initiatives
• Monitor on-going governmental operations.
• Identify issues suitable for legislative review.
• Gather, evaluate information.
• Communicate with local representatives to recommend policy action.
• Assist with research related to specific policy issues.

Legislative Committee

The Fundraising Committee typically oversees the development and implementation of the Fundraising Plan and identifies external sources of support, ie. sponsors, grants, employer match programs.
• Raising funds to insure the financial viability and stability of the organization.
• Establish a fundraising plan and annual fundraising calendar.
• Identify revenue and networking opportunities for PTP.
• Review fundraising planning budget
• Post fundraising analysis.
• Create a communication plan.
• Thank and acknowledge donor and sponsor gifts.
• Create fundraising tracker.

Fundraising Committee

The Community Outreach and Social Media Committee will work to engage with the community through a combination of in person, media, and mail outreach in order to grow PTP’s network and name recognition.
• To create awareness about police and prosecutorial misconduct, specifically as it affects Philadelphia residents.
• To grow social media follower base
• Identify target audience.
• Create a plan to engage with the target audience.
• Directly engage with the target audience to inform them about local police and prosecutorial misconduct.
• Identify potential networking opportunities.
• Identify potential collaborations.
• Grow followers on social media.
• Drive traffic to website and database
• Track traffic to website and demographics using the database.

Community Outreach/

Social Media Committee

The Database Management Committee will be responsible for overseeing the Unconstitutional Pattern & Practice Database, as it expands and reviews applications for inclusion.
• Provide multiple levels of review of intake forms for inmates and witnesses who wish to have their allegations included on the database.
• Maintain and update the UPPD with Police Misconduct disclosures and other documentation.
• Establish regular correspondence/mail maintenance related to database inclusion applications.
• Provide information to people who make inquiries about specific officers conduct.
• Learn the database features, and familiarize how to search by officer name, Petitioner, Witness, CP number.
• Understand how to access attached documentation related to database searches.
• Create and update live “how to search the database” videos to be posted on the website and social media.
• Triage intake forms and mark for future correspondence related to obtaining substantiating documentation to allow claims to be added to the database.

Database Management Committee

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Research Committee

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