2010-01-17 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

 

Date: 17 January 2010

Location: Yahoo Messenger

Attendees: Irena Goddard (Chairwoman), Cathleen Converse (Treasurer), Steve Cobb (Secretary), Varrin Swearingen (FSP President), Brandon Ross

 

Agenda:

1) Goals

2) Budget

3) O-list vacancies

4) Board vacancies

1) Goals

 

The Board voted 5-0 to adopt the Jan 17 Draft#1 goals for 2010.

 

Increase Publicity budget.

Reconnecting with participants

Tech improvements

 

Activity Areas

Category A - reconnecting with participants

1.      Signing up Participants

2.      Generating Public Awareness

3.      Eliciting Participant (and Friend) Involvement

4.      Encouraging Early Movers

5.      Securing Funding to Achieve the Strategic Goals

 

11 Concrete Goals

 

  1. Do Radio shows

  2. Table at Events

  3. Get more friends

  4. Contact friends

  5. Contact participants

  6. Invite our lists to PF & LF

  7. Celebrity endorsements

  8. Made-the-move updates (+ publish in newsletter)

  9. Implement Drupal 6

  10. Publicist

  11. Increase donations

 

2) Budget

The 2010 budget was passed 5-0.

3) O-List Vacancy

 

The board voted 5-0 for Dan Garthwaite to fill the O-list vacancy left by Jason’s departure.

Steve Cobb will manage the O-list.

4) Board Vacancy

A new Board member needs to be appointed at the next Board meeting or the vacancy will be filled by election. It was agreed to discuss options on the O-list.

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