Minutes:10 MAY 2023 Members Meeting Agenda
Meeting begins: 1912
Meeting ends: 1957
Participants: Nate Y., Brian J., James K., Donovan P., David G.
Agenda
- Announcements/new business - 10m
- Operations
- Financial
- Membership
- Outreach
- Education
Minutes
- Announcements/new business:
- Operations:
- Cricut Updates - David G.
- Bringing it next Thursday
- Updates/plans for planer and sewing machine
- Nate asked Joe for an update in #Operations
- Signage/SEO updates - Jeremy H.
- Joe would like to work on the column in an expedient manner.
- No updates for column or signage since those folks are not at the meeting.
- Future tool plans/SOPs for Roland CNC, resin 3d printer, other unused machines/tools? - Nate Y.
- James said he will investigate getting the Roland CNC running
- James found a manual! And Andrew shared some videos on how to set it up.
- Will try to roll this into the curriculum for the May CNC class.
- James said he will investigate getting the Roland CNC running
- Cricut Updates - David G.
- Financial:
- Financial health outlook/Current Profit and Loss updates, Quickbooks migration progress - Joe D., James K.
- Financial Position: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i0UmQWItgskDlskYeAPT9rDsTDRQDHFD/view
- Financial Activity YTD: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CxhrUdObU6CgYDcgtmuU1iKTGPqSS3o6/view
- James was able to get the the April financials done by himself, so will be able to pass on this knowledge.
- Documenting/passing knowledge onto others (e.g. Nate).
- James will set up something with interested parties in the next month.
- County/MEDC grants updates - James K., Nate Y., others?
- Still interest in moving forward with this, but no bandwidth this month. Will keep this on the minutes so we don't forget to do it!
- Michigan Nonprofit Relief Fund - Nate Y.
- No time available to get this done. Will keep eyes open for other opportunities in the future.
- Fundraising ideas - further discussion on any of the below items? - James
- Add AHA "Alumni" section to newsletters. Highlight some of their accomplishments, projects, etc.. Would help us get more exposure to more social networks.
- James: this is a very actionable thing to do to flesh out our monthly newsletter. Can we schedule a time to get on a Zoom call and get some questions.
- David has offered to reach out, just needs some questions to ask!
- James and David will coordinate on this.
- Also James and Sarah will coordinate to get something in June
- Renting our space to hold private workshops
- Use AHA for exhibitions: showcase art that is made with tools in the space, or partner with artists/musicians/etc. to showcase their work.
- Run events that encourage people to return at a later date, e.g. longer-term projects, a need to wait for things to cure, etc.. Encourages repeat visits and boosts foot traffic.
- James: this is also pretty actionable. For example a resin molding class that gets people back in to pick up the results.
- Add AHA "Alumni" section to newsletters. Highlight some of their accomplishments, projects, etc.. Would help us get more exposure to more social networks.
- Financial health outlook/Current Profit and Loss updates, Quickbooks migration progress - Joe D., James K.
- Membership:
- As of the last Members' Meeting, we lost one standard member, gained one standard member. Two prospective members are pending payments, orientation, and/or volunteer hour commitments, probably to be completed sometime this month.
- 2023 AHA Elections update - James K.
- Going to try and get the email sent out before the weekend
- Refreshing our Member tracking spreadsheet in lieu of available fancier options - Nate Y.
- This spreadsheet can supplement the financial data (Quickbooks) to cover other small details such as have they been oriented, signed waiver; or if they are a volunteer, etc..
- Nate will spearhead the spreadsheets with the help of James.
- Outreach:
- Upcoming outreach opportunities:
- AAPS STEAM Expo - 5/22 6-7:30pm @ Skyline HS
- Chelsea Amateur Radio Club Swap Meet - 6/4, morning-afternoonish - http://wd8iel.com/2023-chelsea-amateur-radio-club-swap-meet/ . A2 Retro Tech folks invited to participate! Please ping Nate if there is interest, and he'll get a table.
- A2Zero Summerfest - 6/10 4pm setup, 5-8pm @ Summerfest Annex (Presumably near Ingalls Mall?) - Solar CNC demo
- Good chance to get bugs hammered out for A2 Art Fair.
- Any chance to get photo stuff automated for this?
- Artisan Market - Any Saturday 11am-4pm -> Punting to July to plan for a Fall-time booth
- Cahoots happy hour - We think these are basically second Thursdays @ 4-6pm.
- Upcoming outreach opportunities:
- Education: