2021 FCSN Futures Campaign Details

 GENERAL INFO

Who is eligible for a nomination?

• Refers to graduating 18 and 22 year olds, or students graduating from high school or post-secondary school in 2021

• It is preferred that graduate or member of graduate’s family be an FCSN member /  have some affiliation with FCSN
  
  

Steps to gathering responses:

1. Reach out to program coordinators and have them refer us to graduating members’ families, send them emails with description of project and Google Form

2. Go through channels like Facebook, weekly newsletters, other forms of social media to publicize the project

3. WeChat + Line group chats, etc.

Possible name for project: FCSN Futures: Celebrating the Graduating Class of 2021

Pitch friends/family interview idea: asking 2-3 family members or friends to talk about the graduate to offer an outside perspective. These arrangements can be made after a graduate’s article is confirmed. (Approved!)

Interview questions: largely used as a jumping-off point, doesn’t have to guide the entire interview. Often you’ll find questions naturally as the conversation progresses.

1. Basics: preferred name, age (optional), location (East/South Bay)

2. What is your fondest memory?

3. What was your favorite subject to learn and why?

4. What are some of your hobbies?

1. How long have you been doing ____?

2. What do you like about it?

5. What are your favorite books, movies, or TV shows?

6. Where are you headed next?

Tentative graphic:

3/7 MEETING

Action items:

• Kaidi emails reporters a second time confirming their participation

• Kaidi completes graphic and makes project flyer, send to Helen by Thursday (3/11)

3/14 MEETING

Action items:

• Make changes to flyer, complete, and link Google Form website

• Get in touch with collaborating reporters

Contact information:

• kevinchoi123go@gmail.com, Kevin

• pratibha_gopal@yahoo.com, Pratibha

• jia@medicinefact.com, Jia

• GelesicCrew@comcast.net, Marva

First Email:

Dear ____,

Hello! My name is ____ and I’ll be writing your article for the FCSN Futures project. I’m reaching out to follow up on your interest in working with us. Thank you so much for responding to our flyer or Google Form.

Before getting started on the project’s details, I’d like to confirm that you are a special needs student graduating from high school or post-secondary school. This project was created to celebrate the special needs Class of 2021. Please let me know if there has been a mistake and you are not a special needs student graduating from high school.

Here are the upcoming steps we’ll need to take in order to get started on your article.

1. We’ll be conducting a very brief interview via email so that I can get to know you a little better. 

2. Out of the questions I’ve listed below, you can choose around 3-5 questions that pique your interest and reply to my email with detailed, thorough answers in a few days. Aim for at least 50 words per response.

These are the questions:

• First and Last Name:

• School Graduating from: 

• Most memorable high school experience:

• What you're looking forward to the most

• Favorite Subject(s): 

• Plans for the Future:

• Favorite quote:

 

Additionally, we recommend that you send us photographs of yourself for us to include in your article, if you’d like! Please attach a graduation picture, a portrait, or any picture that you’d like and we’ll include the images in the final product.

That’s all! The article should be finished in around a week, but our reporter team is very busy around this time of year; please be patient with us if we happen to finish the article late. Feel free to reach out to me or my coordinator, Kaidi Dai, with any questions. Kaidi’s email is kyd@ucsb.edu.

Have a wonderful rest of your day! I’m looking forward to talking with you.

Best,

______

Kaidi, this are the fields Isabella and I suggested during our email on April 5. 

* First and Last Name:

* School Graduating from: 

* Most memorable high school experience:

* What you're looking forward to the most

* Favorite Subject(s): 

* Plans for the Future: 

* Favorite quote: 

* Graduating Photo:

* Any other photo: 

 

Timeline:

1. Send out emails by Monday, write out article within a week of receiving answers.

2. To include in email tonight: to-do list, timeline, assignments, 2021 GYVers graphics, sample email.