Operations Meeting Minutes 2004-02-19

Operations Meeting – 2/19/04 Minutes


Participating: Seth A, Jean A, Dave M, Amanda P, Matt C, Phil D, Tom P, Justin S, Doug H, Keith M, Kelton B

  1. Intros

  2. Guidelines for call

  3. Amanda -- vision statements

    • bottom-up kind of manager
    • facilitate
    • phone meetings once or twice a month, will taper off as we get things humming smoothly
    • org chart
    • budget
    • everything done is above and beyond since we're all volunteers
    • committed to devote 40 hrs / week to FSP
    • have fun!

  4. Strategic Goals

    • 501c3 status
    • $90k before year end
      • fundraising
        • grant writing
        • donations
    • paid president
    • publicity expenditures
    • 7k by year end
    • local groups network
    • automated member database

  5. Doug -- Activist Center on Forum

    • members want to help but don't know what to do
    • we need to provide a way to help us
    • explanation and instructions
    • moderators keep the discussion "constructive"
    • get us all talking to one another in a single place

  6. Org Chart

    • each person comes up with a job description for what they're doing and whom they work with, send to Amanda within a week
    • need a treasurer
    • fundraising: need a "Director of Development"
    • need a publicity director

  7. Budget

    • each person proposes a budget for their own area, send to Amanda and Jean within a week

  8. Speakers Bureau

    • 25 active speakers
    • a dozen upcoming events
    • a Speaker's Workshop at the PorcFest
    • list of speakers is on freestateproject.org/operations
    • suggestion: a centralized FSP calendar

  9. Local Groups

    • groups going gangbusters
    • 23 local groups, 3 brand new ones in the last few days
    • list on website cleaned up
    • all info updated
    • advertising local meetings to promote the FSP, first one is in Washington this week.

  10. Q & A Time

    • Dave: more direct and personal contact with phone calls
    • Pioneer Directory:
      • has to be a welcome wagon
      • divide up the state and deal with the people coming into NH
    • Underground railroad

Next meeting: 3/1/04 9pm ET.