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*Operations:
*Operations:
** 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?)
  • 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
  • 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.