CIMS GAC Ambassadors

High Impact Birth Activists....Together Making Mother-Friendly Care a Reality

We are birth activists who support the CIMS Transparency in Maternity Care Project: The Birth Survey,

CIMS and TBS on the Web

Websites:
The Birth Survey
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Facebook:
CIMS Cause Page
TBS Group Page
My Space:
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Forum

How to Get Started

Find information and conversations about how to get started as a Marketing or GACSTAT Ambassador .

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Please Introduce Yourself

Take a minute and introduce yourself to other ambassadors and activists on the Grapevine.

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Important Files

This category houses important files and instructions for ambassadors (not really to be used as a discussion area as much as an area to access files)

12 discussions

Marketing Ambassadors General Discussion

Discussions related to the work of marketing ambassadors. Information on getting started as an ambassador is under the "Getting Started" category.

18 discussions

GACSTAT Ambassador General Discussion

Discussions related to the work of GACSTAT ambassadors. Information on getting started as an ambassador is under the "Getting Started" category.

7 discussions

Misc General Discussion

This is a misc discussion category for birth related issues

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FAQ

This is an FAQ section for answering questions the public or providers/facilities may have about the project. This is the dynamic and up to date version of the FAQ at the back of the Marketing handbook. Please see the specific discussions for marketing or gacstats for detailed questions or problems ambassadors are experiencing.

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Welcome to The CIMS GAC Grassroots Grapevine on Ning for GAC Ambassadors

Welcome to a ning.com network for the CIMS GAC Ambassadors supporting the Transparency in Maternity Care Project: The Birth Survey. We are are just getting started with this network platform and we hope you will help us build it. To network and have forum discussion with other ambassadors in your state please look under groups for your state. Then you can add discussions under each state group. To have conversations with the entire network of ambassadors (like the ambassador yahoo group) make posts under the "General Discussion" area on the Main Forum. The Ambassador Training and Support Committee is working to add files to the Main forum and discussions. Let us know what we can add, and hope you will add things as well. Thank you- GAC Leadership Team

Tips on Using the Grapevine

1. To get alerts when others post to the Grassroots Grapevine please be sure to click the "follow" links at the bottom of each discussion thread. I recommend signing up for as many threads as you can. We are a low volume forum and you won't know others are posting unless you "follow" the discussions.
2. Check your personal account settings to be sure they are set to send you emails.
3. For a quick glace at the latest activity of the grapevine, scroll down on the home page. Under the ads.
4. Check out the aps and customizations possible for your personal pages. Also please ad photos, videos, music, facebook aps etc. to ad your personal touch and share with other advocates. Happy Networking!

Blog Posts

Gwendolyn Cameron

The Birth Survey Featured in The Nation!

The positive publicity for The Birth Survey keeps on coming!

On January 14, the magazine, The Nation, featured The Birth Survey in its article, "Ten Things You Can Do to Improve Your Healthcare." The fifth tip states the following:

"If you are pregnant or looking for an obstetrician, keep
in mind that the US rate of C-sections is more than double what the
World Health Org… Continue

Posted by Gwendolyn Cameron on February 5, 2010 at 5:17pm

Tristin McLaren

We need someone to discuss The Birth Survey on our Web TV program

We are starting a Webinar style show that with topics related to pregnancy, birth, parenting, etc. I would love to have someone speak about The Birth Survey, I would do it, but we really want to have a variety of speakers (and I know there are others with much more current info, I've been a bit swamped to keep up lately) so if anyone is interested in either giving a presentation or being interviewed let me know. Our shows are free to the public so it could be a great way to get word out to paren… Continue

Posted by Tristin McLaren on February 4, 2010 at 1:30am — 3 Comments

Jenneology

Postcard Cost Sharing-- A way to spend your tax return!

The postcards are an effective way of getting the word out about The Birth Survey. Our ambassadors carry them around in their purses and diaper bags and post one, a packet or stack of postcards when at a coffee shop, grocery store, or wherever they see a community board. The idea to keep in mind is: leave the postcards where new mothers and mothers of young children frequently visit.

We can get these postcards posted all over the country so more moms can learn about The Birth Survey.

With many… Continue

Posted by Jenneology on February 3, 2010 at 9:30am — 5 Comments

Gwendolyn Cameron

CIMS Grassroots Advocacy Committee Announces State-by-State Project

We are excited to announce the launch of the State-by-State Project, an endeavor that we will kick off at the coming CIMS Forum in Austin, TX on Feb 26-27.

The State-by-State Project enables leadership on the Grassroots Advocacy Committee to zero in on three promising states at a time to ensure access to statistical data from each state’s Department of Health, heightened awareness of the Birth Survey, further population of the survey database, and fundraising for the Transparency Project.

Our… Continue

Posted by Gwendolyn Cameron on January 27, 2010 at 10:37pm

Gwendolyn Cameron

Amy Romano Featured TONIGHT on Momotics Radio Show: Call-In Guests Needed!

We have learned on short notice that tonight, Danielle Elwood, Northeast Regional Coordinator for ICAN, will be interviewing our own Amy Romano on the radio talk show, Momotics. The show will be airing tonight, January 27, at 10:00pm EST.

It's a call in show, and we're hoping that some of you dial in. Amy is interested especially in hearing from those of you working in the trenches of gathering data from your state DOHs (GACSTATS Ambassadors), but all are welcome to call and weigh in on the imp… Continue

Posted by Gwendolyn Cameron on January 27, 2010 at 10:52am

Events

Monthly Ambassador Support Calls

Join the Monthly ambassador support calls.Come connect with other ambassadors. Share challenges, successes, strategies and support. Talk about what's working and what's not in your efforts to market The Birth Survey or obtain the official facility level stats. Get your questions answered by project leadership. This conference call is held monthly on the first Tuesday of the month from 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST (You no longer need to register for this ahead of time. We are also only using a conference call line not the webinar system.)

Conference Dial-in Number: (218) 339-4600
Participant Access Code: 408936#

February Ambassador Support Call
Date: Tuesday, February 02, 2009, Time: 9:00-10:00PM Eastern

March Ambassador Support Call
Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2009, Time: 9:00-10:00PM Eastern

April Ambassador Support Call
Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2009, Time: 9:00-10:00PM Eastern

May Ambassador Support Call
Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2009, Time: 9:00-10:00PM Eastern

June Ambassador Support Call
Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2009, Time: 9:00-10:00PM Eastern

July Ambassador Support Call
Date: Tuesday, July 6 , 2009, Time: 9:00-10:00PM Eastern

August Ambassador Support Call
Date: Tuesday, Aug 3 , 2009, Time: 9:00-10:00PM Eastern

Upcoming Webinar Trainings

The following Transparency in Maternity Care Project: The Birth Survey Ambassador Training Webinars are planned for October 2009 -January 2010.

Click on the links below to register for a webinar training.

The GACSTAT Ambassador Training will provide information on how you can help make official facility level maternity care data available to the public. The training will explain the data we are looking to make public, and how to go about obtaining this data from state departments of health. (Note prior to June 2009 this training was a two part training. If you have previously taken Part 1 or Part 2 please register for this single training to complete your training series.) If you want to help “get the word out” about the project in your community, you only need to take a stand alone “Marketing” training below. This training will help explain the project and help you learn about how to market The Birth Survey in your community.

We currently only have one Marketing Training planned for this Fall/Winter. We are looking for a new trainer to present these marketing trainings. Please contact admin@thebirthsurvey.com if you are interested in serving as a webinar trainer for The Birth Survey.

Get The Word Out About The Birth Survey: GAC Marketing Training:
Thu, Oct 15, 2009 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM EDT
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/417844506

GACSTAT Transparency Project Ambassador Training:
Demystifying and Collecting the Data:

Thu, Oct 8, 2009 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM EDT- Webinar Canceled
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/861416362

Mon, Nov 16, 2009 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM EST
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/867046451

Mon, Dec 7, 2009 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM EST
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/864861715

Thu, Jan 7, 2010 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM EST
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/510223811

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Jenneology commented on Jenneology's blog post 'Postcard Cost Sharing-- A way to spend your tax return!'
I posted on my blog too. Thanks, Tori!
yesterday
Tori commented on Jenneology's blog post 'Postcard Cost Sharing-- A way to spend your tax return!'
i'm in, let me post this to my FB and see if we can get more interest, might not be people on this site but still birth nerds all the same. :)
yesterday
Jenneology commented on Tristin McLaren's blog post 'We need someone to discuss The Birth Survey on our Web TV program'
Sounds great! It might be helpful, then, for the guest speaker to be from Seattle. Please let me know more details when you have them
yesterday
Tristin McLaren commented on Tristin McLaren's blog post 'We need someone to discuss The Birth Survey on our Web TV program'
Thanks! It will actually be accessible to anyone worldwide with internet access, though initially, we expect the majority of viewers to be from Seattle area since that's where our marketing epicenter is located!
yesterday
Gwendolyn Cameron commented on Jenneology's blog post 'Postcard Cost Sharing-- A way to spend your tax return!'
10K should be plenty, at least in my area.
on Sunday
Jenneology commented on Tristin McLaren's blog post 'We need someone to discuss The Birth Survey on our Web TV program'
Is this local to the Seattle area? I'll volunteer for it!
on Sunday
Gwendolyn Cameron added a blog post
The positive publicity for The Birth Survey keeps on coming! On January 14, the magazine, The Nation, featured The Birth Survey in its article, "Ten Things You Can Do to Improve Your Healthcare." The fifth tip states the following:"If you are pregna…
on Friday
Jenneology commented on Jenneology's blog post 'Postcard Cost Sharing-- A way to spend your tax return!'
Tori has said that she's in on it too. That's three. Anyone else? Gwynne, if its just the three of us, do you want to order 10K or 20K?
on Friday
Gwendolyn Cameron commented on Jenneology's blog post 'Postcard Cost Sharing-- A way to spend your tax return!'
I'm in if more people are!
on Friday
Tristin McLaren added a blog post
We are starting a Webinar style show that will topics related to pregnancy, birth, parenting, etc. I would love to have someone speak about The Birth Survey, I would do it, but we really want to have a variety of speakers (and I know there are other…
on Thursday
Jenneology added a discussion
Birth Survey Flyer for Community Ambassadors
Its essentially an enlarged version of the postcard, but may be helpful in posting on community boards at local businesses, etc. 
on Thursday
Jenneology added a blog post
The postcards are an effective way of getting the word out about The Birth Survey. Our ambassadors carry them around in their purses and diaper bags and post one, a packet or stack of postcards when at a coffee shop, grocery store, or wherever they…
February 3
Sara Milford added a discussion
Online printing for The Birth Survey postcards
Our BirthNetwork found that LionPress Printing was the cheapest and best place to get lots of postcards printed. Here's a link: http://www.thelionpressprinting.com/ Anyone have other recommendations? It's a great time to be spreading the word and…
February 3
Tori is now friends with Jenneology and Sara Milford
February 3
Sara Milford State by State Campaign begins with California, Florida, and TEXAS!!
February 2
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