Minutes:12 APR 2023 Members Meeting Agenda

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Meeting begins:

Meeting ends:

Participants:

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.
  • Education:
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