Minutes:08 OCT 2014 Board Meeting Agenda

• Meeting attendees: Ken, Zach, Nate, Larry
• Meeting starts at: 19:22
• Meeting ends at:

(15 min) Financial - Zach S.

• October obligations met!
• Need to square up with BYB
• November is looking good, pending squaring up with BYB
• Articles of Incorporation overdue and need to be completed. Pick new "officers", send it in.

(30 min) Governance - Nate Yost

• Moving forward with the back rooms/storage policies.
• eBay for Giving update/next steps for Carol K.
• U of M Circle K volunteers (runs Nov. 15 - 18) -- what might we have them do?
  • Painting, teaching a class?
• Group use of the space (specifically prompted by Sewist Crafters Makers' request to use the space for their meetings)
  • Ideal situation: one person in the group is an AHA member, let's people in, makes sure the space is shut
• Intern via D-SIP? (HT Xander) -- Application due by Oct 22 12PM.
• Insurance stuff-value assessment -- a request for help.
  • Do during GSD? Email membership to help with GSD?
• Ideas to stimulate Board nominations.

(15 min) Fundraising - Larry

• Enlisting the help of Aubrey O. for marketing. What can we get her started on?
  • Promoting classes? Raising awareness of the space? Monthly newsletter?
• Ken L. to update the group on when he can demo Salesforce.
• Household membership - passed unanimously!
• Ken L. app competition for non-profits
• Talk to Detroit Labs about company membership?

(20 min) Upcoming Business

Events

• GameStartSchool event blurb (Oct 11, 2014)
• Washtenaw County Maker Meeting (Oct 18, 2014)
  • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/washtenaw-county-maker-meeting-tickets-13246419397
• A2 Ignite (Nov 7, 2014)

Other stuff

• Restart the newsletter! Who can we find to help with this?
• Server upgrade blurb.
• Nate's Board farewell/debriefing/notes on communication/transition of duties plan.
  • Be better at responding to email!