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List of COS Acronyms

COS Acronym Cheatsheet

Not quite up to speed yet with all of the Convention of States acronyms and special terms you see flying around on Slack and in other communications? Here's the place to check for a definition. If you don't find what you're looking for, let us know in the COSTX tech-help Slack channel, or shoot an email to sia.tx@cosaction.com.

2A - Second Amendment

A5 - Article V of the Constitution

APPAS - Automated Point Person Assignment System (No longer used - used by NB)

Blast - Term used for wide-scale email, generally from MailChimp

CB - CitizenBuilder (core software system that replaced NB)

CD - Coalitions Director (a COS leadership role)

COS - Convention of States (duh)

CoS - Chief of Staff

COSF - Convention of States Foundation (parent organization of COSP)

COSP - Convention of States Project

COSU - Convention of States University

CTA - Call To Action

CSG - Citizens for Self-Governance (now Convention of States Foundation)

DD - District Dashboard

DM - Direct Message (as in Slack message to only one or a limited number of other people)

DMC - State Digital Media Coordinator (previous name for SCC)

DC - District Captain (a COS leadership role)

EC - Events Coordinator (a COS leadership role)

FUT - Followup Tool

GC - Grassroots Coordinator (same as SGC)

HD - House District

HJR - House Joint Resolution

LAPD - Leadership Applicant Processing Tool (No longer used - previous to the LMT tool)

LL - Legislative Liaison (a COS leadership role)

LMS - Legislative Management System

LMT - Leadership Management Tool (Has replaced the LAPD)

ML - Media Liaison (a COS leadership role)

NB - NationBuilder (previous core software system)

POC - Point of Contact (person assigned re Texas Cascade for legislator to contact)

PP - Point Person (term used in NB for the leader who can access a supporter's profile)

QRT - Quick Response Team

RC - Regional Captain (a COS leadership role)

RD - Regional Director (a COS leadership role)

SCC - State Communications Coordinator (a COS leadership role)

SCW - State Content Writer (a COS leadership role)

SD - State Director (a COS leadership role)

SD - Senate District

SGC - State Grassroots Coordinator (a COS leadership role)

SJR - Senate Joint Resolution

SIA - State Information Analyst (a COS leadership role)

SIAC - Regional SIA Captain (Regional SIA Leader)

SMW - Social Media Warrior

SV - State Videographer (a COS leadership role)

TLO - Texas Legislature Online

VCD - Veterans Coalitions Director (a COS leadership role)

VOL - Volunteer

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Created:	2017-12-20 06:26 GMT
Updated:	2021-09-18 16:22 GMT
Published:	2017-12-15 05:00 GMT
Converted:	2025-11-11 12:38 GMT
Change Author:	Michael Cassidy
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