Minutes:12 APR 2023 Members Meeting Agenda
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Agenda
- Announcements/new business - 10m
- Operations
- Financial
- Membership
- Outreach
- Education
Minutes
- Announcements/new business:
- Operations:
- Cricut Updates - David G.
- Laser Cutter upgrade updates - Andrew C./Joe D./Nate Y.
- Classroom lighting update - James K., Andrew C.
- Classroom junk purge updates - James K., others?
- Updates/plans for planer and sewing machine
- Signage/SEO updates - Jeremy H.
- 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
- Financial:
- Financial health outlook/Current Profit and Loss updates, Quickbooks migration progress - Joe D., James K.
- County/MEDC grants updates - James K., Nate Y., others?
- Membership:
- 2023 AHA Elections update - James K.
- Outreach:
- Upcoming outreach opportunities:
- Cahoots happy hour - ?
- Penguicon 2023 - April 21st-23rd - Hackerspace party room?
- AACME 2023 - Saturday May 6th, 12-3pm - Nate signed us up to do Robot Faces
- AAPS STEAM Expo - 5/22 6-7:30pm @ Skyline HS
- Artisan Market - Any Saturday 11am-4pm
- Chelsea Amateur Radio Club Swap Meet - 6/4, morning-afternoonish - http://wd8iel.com/2023-chelsea-amateur-radio-club-swap-meet/
- Michigan Nonprofit Relief Fund - Nate
- Supports non-profits that suffered a financial loss due to the COVID-19 public health emergency after March 3rd 2021. $35M fund that offers $5,000-$25,000 per grant application, based on need.
- Details: https://www.mnaonline.org/services/nonprofit-relief-fund/overview
- Must be submitted by 5/5 @ 11:59pm.
- Eligibility:
To be eligible for this funding, organizations must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits or projects fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)3 and able to demonstrate necessary expenditures and/or losses due to the COVID-19 public health emergency incurred after March 3, 2021 including lost public service revenue, costs for responding to a public health emergency, providing assistance to households, payroll protection, and other economic impacts negatively affecting service delivery.
- 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.
- 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.
- Upcoming outreach opportunities:
- Education: