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= Decisions = | = Decisions = | ||
* Revisit quarantine plans in light of current/projected risks. | |||
* General feeling seems to be desire to go forward with the new lease, so that's what we'll do. | |||
* Need to coordinate efforts to clean out Annex since we anticipate it will be rented quickly. | |||
= Action Items = | = Action Items = | ||
* Add guide to wiki on "how to get started teaching a class" - James, by August | |||
* Evaluate voting options on election process improvement thread - Nate, two months before the next election | |||
* Create tempelate for cold call emails to businesses | |||
* Wacky class ideas! Mike will start a thread on memberlist. | |||
* Volunteer time tracking | |||
* Semi-social meetups outside, where we do space improvement stuff on our laptops with a cell hotspot! | |||
= Running List of Projects = | = Running List of Projects = | ||
== Active Projects == | == Active Projects == | ||
* Online classes | |||
** infrastructure for running / promoting classes unclear | |||
** no classes run in June! Let's get things scheduled for July | |||
*** Joe can run fusion 360 class | |||
*** David idea for arduino class | |||
*** Nate home automation class | |||
** Critical to do these since we have no other income at the moment, besides dues. | |||
* Volunteering | |||
** Need to get things running again, see if anyone would like to teach a class during the downtime | |||
** Start contacting volunteer/reduced rate folks by mid-next-week. | |||
** list of volunteering ideas started | |||
** How/if to track how much people are actually volunteering? | |||
* Finish Website | |||
** Joe added a few pages and closed some issues. | |||
*** page to pay for classes | |||
*** added payment option to membership page | |||
*** added reservation form for access to the space | |||
*** remove links to the gfm and add our own donation page | |||
** Someone could label issues as critical or not | |||
* Accounting | |||
** Stay with freshbooks or switch? | |||
** Use accounting software to track individual member payments? Joe's research says that Homeowners associations and German Club use this method. Both are billed yearly, however | |||
** Interim solutions: better spreadsheets with documentation | |||
==Inactive Projects == | ==Inactive Projects == | ||
* Marketing | |||
** social | |||
** newsletter | |||
** local publications etc | |||
* election system | |||
* Ongoing Wiki Maintinance | |||
* determine how new members can join during COVID-19 | |||
* determine how people can qualify on new tools during COVID-19 | |||
** Online/video class followed by brief in person qualification? | |||
* Find Sponsors | |||
** Have a clear idea of what we bring to the community | |||
==Future Projects == | ==Future Projects == | ||
* Social Events | |||
* Partner with scouts | |||
* How to increase diversity | |||
Latest revision as of 19:47, 26 August 2020
Agenda
- Announcements/new business - 5m
- Report on new members - Joe -5m
- Finalizing future plans for AHA - 30m
Decisions
- Revisit quarantine plans in light of current/projected risks.
- General feeling seems to be desire to go forward with the new lease, so that's what we'll do.
- Need to coordinate efforts to clean out Annex since we anticipate it will be rented quickly.
Action Items
- Add guide to wiki on "how to get started teaching a class" - James, by August
- Evaluate voting options on election process improvement thread - Nate, two months before the next election
- Create tempelate for cold call emails to businesses
- Wacky class ideas! Mike will start a thread on memberlist.
- Volunteer time tracking
- Semi-social meetups outside, where we do space improvement stuff on our laptops with a cell hotspot!
Running List of Projects
Active Projects
- Online classes
- infrastructure for running / promoting classes unclear
- no classes run in June! Let's get things scheduled for July
- Joe can run fusion 360 class
- David idea for arduino class
- Nate home automation class
- Critical to do these since we have no other income at the moment, besides dues.
- Volunteering
- Need to get things running again, see if anyone would like to teach a class during the downtime
- Start contacting volunteer/reduced rate folks by mid-next-week.
- list of volunteering ideas started
- How/if to track how much people are actually volunteering?
- Finish Website
- Joe added a few pages and closed some issues.
- page to pay for classes
- added payment option to membership page
- added reservation form for access to the space
- remove links to the gfm and add our own donation page
- Someone could label issues as critical or not
- Joe added a few pages and closed some issues.
- Accounting
- Stay with freshbooks or switch?
- Use accounting software to track individual member payments? Joe's research says that Homeowners associations and German Club use this method. Both are billed yearly, however
- Interim solutions: better spreadsheets with documentation
Inactive Projects
- Marketing
- social
- newsletter
- local publications etc
- election system
- Ongoing Wiki Maintinance
- determine how new members can join during COVID-19
- determine how people can qualify on new tools during COVID-19
- Online/video class followed by brief in person qualification?
- Find Sponsors
- Have a clear idea of what we bring to the community
Future Projects
- Social Events
- Partner with scouts
- How to increase diversity