Improve comprehension of the CoDA 7. Create a position for a trusted servant to fly program in Spanish-speaking communities to different parts of the Spanish-speaking by naming trusted servants to visit these world to convey information to new and places, to carry the message. This has been struggling groups about, for example, the done in other Fellowships, such as OA. use of the Traditions and Service Concepts in meetings and business meetings, what a public information committee does and how to organize events to attract new members, to say nothing of how CoDA structure is organized and which Board or Committee does what. Find ways to lower the cost and shorten the 8. Consult with CoRe on this matter. delivery time of CoDA literature for groups outside of the continental United States. Translate items as requested by other CoDA 9. Learn to use translation software, to create entities. In 2017 SPO worked with CoRe and a lexicon for such translation tasks. Ideally other CoDA Committees such as Outreach this software would be available to each and the Board in this regard. CoDA Committee as CoDA, Inc. grows progressively more international. Address the turnover of committee 10. Recently SPO created a bimonthly, members through activities to bring committee inventory meeting, using members together. Having longer term different exercises to foster assertive members would enable SPO to complete its communication and to enable committee tasks in a timely fashion as well as to members to talk about themselves and envision longer term outreach projects. their service experience. These meetings provide members an opportunity to openly express themselves about our own weaknesses as well as what strengths and weak points they see in other members. What is discussed in those bimonthly meetings stays there, so that members can express themselves unreservedly. Address the information gap between CoDA 11. SPO plans to continue to conduct online Inc. and local groups. Lack of familiarity with meetings to carry the message of CoDA how CoDA, Inc. works hinders recovery and explain CoDA, Inc.’s structure. groups, Intergroups, Voting Entities Explanations may help to create a sense of and countries from greater participation in belonging and a feeling of unity. CoDA, Inc. Basic information (for example, how to obtain CoDA literature or interact with CoDA, Inc. as far as translation or the creation of an Intergroup or Voting Entity)
Improve comprehension of the CoDA program in Spanish-speaking communities by naming trusted servants to visit these places, to carry the message. This has been done in other Fellowships, such as OA. 7. Create a position for a trusted servant to fly to different parts of the Spanish-speaking world to convey information to new and struggling groups about, for example, the use of the Traditions and Service Concepts in meetings and business meetings, what a public information committee does and how to organize events to attract new members, to say nothing of how CoDA structure is organized and which Board or Committee does what. Find ways to lower the cost and shorten the delivery time of CoDA literature for groups outside of the continental United States. 8. Consult with CoRe on this matter. Translate items as requested by other CoDA entities. In 2017 SPO worked with CoRe and other CoDA Committees such as Outreach and the Board in this regard. 9. Learn to use translation software, to create a lexicon for such translation tasks. Ideally this software would be available to each CoDA Committee as CoDA, Inc. grows progressively more international. Address the turnover of committee members through activities to bring members together. Having longer term members would enable SPO to complete its tasks in a timely fashion as well as to envision longer term outreach projects. 10. Recently SPO created a bimonthly, committee inventory meeting, using different exercises to foster assertive communication and to enable committee members to talk about themselves and their service experience. These meetings provide members an opportunity to openly express themselves about our own weaknesses as well as what strengths and weak points they see in other members. What is discussed in those bimonthly meetings stays there, so that members can express themselves unreservedly. Address the information gap between CoDA Inc. and local groups. Lack of familiarity with how CoDA, Inc. works hinders groups, Intergroups, Voting Entities and countries from greater participation in CoDA, Inc. 11. SPO plans to continue to conduct online meetings to carry the message of CoDA recovery and explain CoDA, Inc.’s structure. Explanations may help to create a sense of belonging and a feeling of unity. Basic information (for example, how to obtain CoDA literature or interact with CoDA, Inc. as far as translation or the creation of an Intergroup or Voting Entity)
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