{"id":182480,"date":"2024-05-22T13:18:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T20:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/?page_id=182480"},"modified":"2026-01-24T08:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T16:25:09","slug":"committee-handbooks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/service\/world-service\/committee-handbooks\/","title":{"rendered":"MA World Services Committee Handbooks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ma-world-services-committee-handbooks\">MA World Services Committee Handbooks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The MA World Service Committees serve as an example and provide guidance for District-level Subcommittees through Committee Handbooks. <strong>Committee handbooks are living documents.<\/strong> There are some which have been recently revised, some are in development, and some have yet to be developed. Whenever committees exist at the District-level it is a very valuable asset to have the chairperson of that committee or another representative of the District join the respective World Services Committees so that we may all support each other as our fellowship grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the World Services Committees visit our <a href=\"\/service\/world-service\/committees\/\">Committees page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-handbooks\">Handbooks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1HR1TChccyBbC0iJPKRklZiFHqmIW9BWmEeTBxdh2bsk\/edit?usp=sharing\">Hospitals and Institutions (H&amp;I) Handbook<\/a> <em>(as of May 2024)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/service\/internet-guidelines\/\">Internet Guidelines<\/a> <em>(as of October 2025)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/maws-meetings\/online-meeting-safety-suggestions\/\">Online Safety Suggestions<\/a> <em>(as of April 2025)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/literature\/translations\/\">Literature Translations Handbook<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:Translations@MA12.org\">Translations@MA12.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1-QI-PvoSMmsGajieDZfGB0d4XgyZ-HX0wODGTtp0H7I\/edit?usp=drive_link\">Newcomer Support Response Guide<\/a>&nbsp;<em>(as of May 2024)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1smm3iDM1i9OdRjRJP0ShylKr6Ve8J8olo-HhlYsqt8c\/edit?usp=drive_link\">Outreach Committee Handbook<\/a> <em>(as of June 2020)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/Ma12.org\/safety\">Safety Handbook &#8211; Outreach Committee<\/a> <em>(as of August 2023)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1gGvnb047y66PLyrPYE_R_2lkzYiSb-LC\/view?usp=drive_link\">Public Information (PI) &#8211; Handbook<\/a> <em>(as of May 2025)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1DpMKhTi-jgleaPY3WUeS1b8MMRq35AS_\/view?usp=drive_link\">Social Media Handbook<\/a> (as of May 2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-development\">In Development<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1nFgV2fWeMcg32RJOkQvw-8HqjwnvfcxsVVQ0rD_CYow\/edit?usp=sharing\">A New Leaf Publications Best Practices<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:Chair@ANLP12.org\">Chair@ANLP12.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1xgUEoSbUg2izCD3qU7DGE0DtyKfaRtiqNgyUVmGVwZg\/edit?usp=sharing\">Convention Handbook<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:CoCo@MA12.org\">CoCo@MA12.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1GP6waSzEWIK9iFgFgPPVmCE9TL-Mf8Q06TH6S7-WJf0\/edit?tab=t.0\">Finance Handbook<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:Treasurer@MA12.org\">Treasurer@MA12.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Literature Handbook &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:Literature@MA12.org\">Literature@MA12.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-additional-service-materials\">Additional Service Materials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1qCGf3D_zNMA6mIfK3YTOM_N8erlQHSiGgjTAASh9eaY\/edit?usp=drive_link\">Trustee Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1BIvKNcnmnQlVhLQsO8lQ7CT6Y5Nua3GjFC2oWpjCLdQ\/edit?usp=drive_link\">Special Worker Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MA World Services Committee Handbooks The MA World Service Committees serve as an example and provide guidance for District-level Subcommittees through Committee Handbooks. 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