Minutes:13 NOV 2024 Members Meeting Agenda
Meeting begins: 1911
Meeting ends: 2030
Participants: Robyn D., Nate Y., Joe D., Krista S., Mark, Andrew C., Jade
Agenda
- Announcements/new business - 10m
- Operations
- Financial
- Membership
- Outreach
- Education
Minutes
- Announcements/new business:
- Thanks to Krista for the social media help!
- Operations:
- setting goals -- David
- what are our KPIs?
- potential Q4 goal ideas (e.g. "hold 5 classes")
- annual fundraiser
- $200 laser PC < EOY
- Trello/Team Dynamix/Spiceworks/GitHub??
- 2600 sub -- Mike
- Mike and David offered to support this financially, Joe will get it started
- PC upgrades:
- still need something for laser
- Tech Soup licenses for Windows?
- Ventilation - Robyn
- Ventilation issues can stop us from doing certain things
- Is this a higher priority to enable us to do more things?
- What sort of costs associated with it? How much area do we need to ventilate?
- Robyn will do some research on what is needed and bring it to a future meeting
- Access control (interior and exterior): - Nate Y. (see also Trello)
- exterior/camera needs wiring
- Timeline to sunset the legacy entrance system
- mailchimp blast?
- sign saying to notify Nate or Robyn for assistance
- Lathe - Robyn D.
- Materials procured to create a chip tray
- In the process preparing material to build the tray
- Once frame is done, it can be bolted down
- Sticker re-order? -- David G.
- 5/10/2022 order was $222.17-33.33=$200.17 for 500 3x3 die cut circles (Sticker Giant)
- current inventory level?
- new design(s)
- Sarah B.
- Jeremy?
- Google Voice so we have a phone number?
- who doesn't already have a number associated with GV?
- -or- try creating new google account and CC board@
- Generic VoIP solution?
- setting goals -- David
- Financial:
- Financial Position:https://https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YCDXc7tRcvICRGwouIpNKNCO0vNW6zTM/view?usp=sharing
- Financial Activity:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-GBQjhil3KKPrk4OjMTP_Y_kNlNTrzro/view?usp=sharing
- Monthly financial report https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fCZ2j8G5ZXTxQlR_fnR_BoUldrVSsgBDnbztHpAYgGw/edit?usp=sharing
- Taxes all done for 2023, how-to process updated on the wiki here: Finances#Taxes
- Jame K. to add further info from screen-share on how to do Sales Tax?
- SBA disaster loan repayments all set on auto-pay $113/mo
- EOY Fundraiser
- Membership:
- CitySoft all the things
- Next step:
- let them know we'd like to start demo/eval
- decide hosted or self-hosted
- or just Trello for now?? Joe will set up to give it a try
- Next step:
- 3 new members (+household)!
- CitySoft all the things
- Outreach:
- Starting fundraiser
- Joe will kick off the GoFundMe based on the email schedules above, coordinate with Krista on social
- Nate will reach out to matching donors
- Joe and Nate will schedule classes to promote fundraising in December
- Krista event poster
- Future grants?
- SA2T (Sustaining Ann Arbor Together) - Sarah B./Nate Y.
- Will start January 1st
- Knight Foundation grant? Jame K/Joe D. https://www.aaacf.org/news/james-a-and-faith-knight-foundation
- can Xander H. help? -- Jame to reach out
- SA2T (Sustaining Ann Arbor Together) - Sarah B./Nate Y.
- Upcoming events:
- repairsday cosplay/on rails concept?
- artisan market events?
- Will try to get another one in before the end of the!
- Cahoots happy hour 11/21
- open house?
- Maybe a 16th year anniversary would be better?
- Future goals & pitch deck - Sarah B.
- Come up with 3-5 year goals for the pitch deck
- use long term planning channel for brainstorming -- Sarah B. will seed with gathered ideas
- BrightWorks
- Venue - David
- Starting fundraiser
- Education:
- Joy-Con repair clinic -- David G.
- Aaron Perzanowski as speaker?
- +then we all play Mario Kart or Smash
- Robyn's project videos
- Nate is happy to help document folks' projects
- Joy-Con repair clinic -- David G.