Operations Meeting Minutes 2004-03-01

Operations Meeting – 3/1/04 Minutes


Participating: Amanda P, Tim C, Dave M, Seth, Doug H, Adam Rick, Eric Williams, Matt C, Tom P, Jean A, Phil D


  1. AEI Meeting
    • Panel discussing the FSP and Federalism

  2. Amanda reports:

    1. 1/2 hour TV show in New England
      • Amanda's been getting a lot of "random" email and "random" people
    2. Board members resign
    3. Reason magazine doing an article on FSP
    4. Liberty magazine also working on an article on the FSP

  3. Org chart

    1. based on a "post-heroic" model
    2. The Quill -- Member Services and/or Publicity?
      • Neil, Tim, and Seth
    3. Tim will do Member Services
    4. Director of Development position open
      • fundraising experience good, but not necesssary
      • writing/communication skills
      • not afraid of asking for money
    5. Starting Wednesday, Doug will focus on outreach, but not as intensly for the next month. Amanda will focus on strategy, finance, and administration.

  4. Budget

    1. Amanda and Jean working on it and it'll be finalized in the next coupla weeks. Please send any other budget requests if you think of them.

  5. Activist Center

    1. Going live on Wednesday or Thursday, but maybe not if we can't get some membership database issues solved.
    2. Matt will check database integrity
    3. Eric and Adam will continue to look for programmers and database managers

  6. Finding Ways to get volunteers to work - Dave Mincin

    1. Amanda's list:
      • mention on libertarian internet forums
      • write LTEs
      • call into talk radio
      • attend meeting of other orgs
      • ask for speaking engagements
      • ask someone to join (SOI)
      • shadow ad ops
      • local group meeting or start one
      • donate
    2. Dave
      • will take 'How to Help' list and Amanda's and put it on the activist center
      • doesn't want to make too long of a list, maybe we can categorize the list instead
      • personal interaction

  7. The Chuck Issue

    1. local groups feel free to ban him from yahoo groups if he's being disruptive.
    2. We need to make it clear to people who are moving whom they should contact

  8. Office in NH

    1. some leads, but nothing concrete

  9. Q & A

    • Are we actively pursuing media contacts?
    • Media analysis
    • how do we increase news items?