View source for Minutes:09 July 2014 Board Meeting Agenda

==(15 min) Open For All!==



Standing Committee Chairs
* Financial - Zach S.
* Governance - Nate Y.
* Fundraising - Larry W.
* Operation - Nate Y.
* Events Coordinator - Larry W.

==Standing Committee Reports (Outlined in p. 3 of Standing Rules)==

Reports to be reviewed at the Board Meeting can be found here: 
[http://goo.gl/xfROf7]



==(15 min) Financial - Zach S./Emilio T. ==

* Review AHA Financial Status (shared in advance)
* Update Board with July member status (compiled by Jamie Fineman/Larry Works)

* Larry found that pricing at Costo is better than GFS for the items we normally stock.

==(15 min) Governance - Nate Yost==

* Review AHA Governance Status (shared in advance)
* Status of Transitioned Activities from Josh



==(15 min) Fundraising - Larry==
Summarize Fund-raising report (shared in advance)
** Larry found out that we can in fact take 501c3 donations retroactive to the date we submitted the application.
**  Therefore, when making any financial donation requests include this verbiage "All Hands Active is a charitable organization pending 501(c)3 certification.".  It's the responsibility of the donor confirm tax status  not AHA.  Year of certification determines when a donor files their donation in their own tax documents.


==(45 min) New Goals - Create the next 6 Months Goals - Board==

How can we create a sustainable financial model to meet the vision of AHA of being Ann Arbor's Friendliest Hackerspace?

How can we grow the membership?
** Add-on membership for Standard members suggested at $15/member.  Need to define clearly and involve entire membership.



==(15 min) Event Status - Larry==

Review Upcoming events AHA is participating in.
* Detcon1 - Larry & Nate participating.  Anyone else?
* Detroit Maker Faire - What are we doing?


==(15 min) Class Status - TBD==
** How can we restart the educational revenue stream?
** Our lease and certification forms identify us an educational organization.  Monthly classes, as currently run, may be insufficient to satisfy 501(c)3 requirements.