CONTACTING MEMBERS BY MAIL OR TELEPHONE

1.  If the primary purpose of a mailing to the general membership is not to
solicit donations, but rather to provide information and generate action,
then the approval of the Rocky Mountain Chapter Executive Committee is not
required.  The chair of the appropriate Rocky Mountain Chapter committee has
the authority to approve such mailings organized at the Chapter level.

For example, a conservation alert which provides information about an issue,
asks for letters to be written, and then asks for funds to help defray the
costs of the mailing would not require the approval of the Rocky Mountain
Chapter Executive Committee, nor would a letter inviting members to attend a
fundraising event or to buy or sell raffle tickets.

Invitations to an event whose proceeds would go solely to another
organization do not require Chapter Executive Committee approval provided
that, in the judgment of the Chapter Administrative Committee: a) the event
furthers the conservation goals of the Chapter, and b) raising funds is not
the predominant purpose of the event.

Groups or Sections may choose to have stricter rules governing this kind of
mailing organized at the Group level.

2.  At no time may any Sierra Club entity within the Rocky Mountain Chapter
make a mailing for the primary purpose of soliciting donations, with the
exception of the Rocky Mountain Chapter Fundraising Committee which is
authorized to make one direct mail appeal per year during the month of March,
consistent with the policies of the national Sierra Club.

3.  Telephone calls made to the general membership in which donations are not
requested do not require the approval of the Rocky Mountain Chapter Executive
Committee.  Just as for mailings, the chair of the relevant Rocky Mountain
Chapter committee has the authority to approve telephone calling organized at
the Chapter level.

Calls in which members are asked to participate in fundraising activities do
not require the approval of the Rocky Mountain Chapter Executive Committee.

Groups or Sections may choose to have stricter rules governing this kind of
telephone calling organized at the Group level.

4.  Telephone solicitations in which donations are requested are subject to
the following restrictions.  These restrictions apply to the calling of any
list of more than 25 members.

  A. From February through April, Groups may call their members for
fundraising purposes only in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Chapter's
annual direct mail appeal.  The proceeds will be divided between the Rocky
Mountain Chapter and the Group.  Exceptions to this rule require the approval
of the Rocky Mountain Chapter Executive Committee.

  B. Groups must inform the Rocky Mountain Chapter Fundraising Committee
before initiating any telephone fundraising activity any time of the year.
Before any telephone fundraising is initiated at the Chapter level, the
entity responsible must inform the Rocky Mountain Chapter Fundraising
Committee and chairs of all Groups within whose boundaries the calling will
be done.

  C. A Group doing telephone solicitation any time from May through January
may call only those Sierra Club members who live within its boundaries,
unless it has the approval of the Groups within whose boundaries it is
calling.

  D. Telephone solicitation which is organized at the Chapter level and has
no connection to the March direct mail appeal requires the approval of the
Rocky Mountain Chapter Executive Committee.

  E. The lists of people to be called must be purged of members who have
indicated either to the national Sierra Club or to the Rocky Mountain Chapter
that they do not wish to be called.  Names of members who state during a call
that they do not wish to be called again should be sent to the Rocky Mountain
Chapter Fundraising Committee for eventual transmittal to the national Sierra
Club.

  F. To comply with the requirements of the Pickle Bill, all callers must
state (near the time they ask for money) that donations to the Sierra Club
are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.

5.  If telephone solicitation is performed by paid solicitors rather than
Sierra Club volunteers, the following additional restrictions apply.

  A. The contract with the solicitor must receive approval by the Rocky
Mountain Chapter Executive Committee (unless the Rocky Mountain Chapter
approves a standard contract and the standard contract is used).

  B. The steps described in Volunteer Leadership must be taken to safeguard
the confidentiality of the list.

  C. The goal of any telephone solicitation performed by paid solicitors
shall be for the entire expense of the telephone solicitation to consume no
more than half the money raised.

6.  For any type of mailing or telephone calling a Group wishes to make to
Sierra Club members outside its boundaries, that Group must obtain either the
approval of the other Groups involved or the approval of the appropriate
Chapter entity which could authorize such an activity at the Chapter level.