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** Wish list migration - Sarah B. | ** Wish list migration - Sarah B. | ||
*** Using MyRegistry.com | |||
*** We can add items directly from the browser with a chrome browser extension | |||
*** You can mark list items as "private" to keep them on the list but hidden, i.e. we have them in stock but expect to run out periodically | |||
*** Still have a few items from the old wishlist that need more info to go on MyRegistry, e.g. washers (what size?) | |||
*Financial: | *Financial: | ||
**We have more or less retired Rerun in favor of PayPal invoices | |||
**Financial Position: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nYIjTEdrX1RQs9-vbyNsZlvMszWVKeOr/view?usp=drive_link | |||
**Financial Activity: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YtjR0eah0q12yPT7MSjXVVdzyFyUnrhz/view?usp=sharing | |||
**Finances doing great, we are actually in the black this year. | |||
**Joe reached out to Nation of Makers to see what things other hackerspaces track on a monthly basis. Some responses include: | |||
***Financial position | |||
***Number of members gained/lost | |||
***Profit/loss | |||
***Gender identities/ethnicities | |||
***Time from initial contact to starting a membership (can we use link shortener to track interest from us doing events?) | |||
***Things we have already started tracking better: event attendance, volunteer hours | |||
**Can we do a monthly "report card" to see how we're performing each month? | |||
*Membership: | *Membership: | ||
**Gained one or two new members, have several in the works (a good number of volunteers). We are around 30-40 members now, including volunteers (which are harder to track since they don't pay monthly) | |||
**Application form has been updated with the changes discussed last month | |||
**Membership tracking spreadsheet hasn't made much progress | |||
**Benevity has been set up so companies can do donation matching | |||
*Outreach: | *Outreach: | ||
**Social media posts for events - Sarah B. | |||
***One quick takeaway from the message Sarah posted in #operations, we should use some tools to unify social media posts/accounts to make it easier to do. | |||
**Grant opportunity spreadsheet has been made. | |||
**Nate has been getting Xander started with the Creative Washtenaw grant | |||
*Education: | *Education: | ||
**Mesh network class idea is in the works (Nate Y./Mike Z.). September timeline. | |||
**Joe D. would like to do a nail art class; needs to do some more research on the techniques. September timeline. |
Latest revision as of 20:13, 9 August 2023
Meeting begins: 1905
Meeting ends: 2013
Participants: Joe D., Brian J., Nate Y., Sarah B., Victor M.
Agenda
- Announcements/new business - 10m
- Operations
- Financial
- Membership
- Outreach
- Education
Minutes
- Announcements/new business:
- Operations:
- Wish list migration - Sarah B.
- Using MyRegistry.com
- We can add items directly from the browser with a chrome browser extension
- You can mark list items as "private" to keep them on the list but hidden, i.e. we have them in stock but expect to run out periodically
- Still have a few items from the old wishlist that need more info to go on MyRegistry, e.g. washers (what size?)
- Wish list migration - Sarah B.
- Financial:
- We have more or less retired Rerun in favor of PayPal invoices
- Financial Position: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nYIjTEdrX1RQs9-vbyNsZlvMszWVKeOr/view?usp=drive_link
- Financial Activity: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YtjR0eah0q12yPT7MSjXVVdzyFyUnrhz/view?usp=sharing
- Finances doing great, we are actually in the black this year.
- Joe reached out to Nation of Makers to see what things other hackerspaces track on a monthly basis. Some responses include:
- Financial position
- Number of members gained/lost
- Profit/loss
- Gender identities/ethnicities
- Time from initial contact to starting a membership (can we use link shortener to track interest from us doing events?)
- Things we have already started tracking better: event attendance, volunteer hours
- Can we do a monthly "report card" to see how we're performing each month?
- Membership:
- Gained one or two new members, have several in the works (a good number of volunteers). We are around 30-40 members now, including volunteers (which are harder to track since they don't pay monthly)
- Application form has been updated with the changes discussed last month
- Membership tracking spreadsheet hasn't made much progress
- Benevity has been set up so companies can do donation matching
- Outreach:
- Social media posts for events - Sarah B.
- One quick takeaway from the message Sarah posted in #operations, we should use some tools to unify social media posts/accounts to make it easier to do.
- Grant opportunity spreadsheet has been made.
- Nate has been getting Xander started with the Creative Washtenaw grant
- Social media posts for events - Sarah B.
- Education:
- Mesh network class idea is in the works (Nate Y./Mike Z.). September timeline.
- Joe D. would like to do a nail art class; needs to do some more research on the techniques. September timeline.