Minutes:10 Feb 2016 Board Meeting Agenda

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We seek to establish, build, and support a collective of individuals organized around the principles of community-driven education in the arts and sciences, and to ensure ready access to the tools needed to pursue the realization of those principles.

  • Meeting attendees: Nick R., Alex W., Alec M., Esty T., Nate Y., John H., Greg G.
  • Meeting starts at: 19:20
  • Meeting ends at:

Board Meeting Protocol

* Standing Committee Reports - Individual Updates by Assigned Director/Officer presented in the time allotted.

* Open Time: For anyone to bring anything up to the Board. IF the Board agrees the item requires action, it will be put into New Business and addressed at the end of the meeting.

(15m) Open For All

  • All Are Worthy. All Are Welcome.

Esty points out Greg is absent again. Is a problem.

Alec would like to put something else on the blog front page so it doesn't appear that we are closed. Nate Y. is willing to help anyone who wants to post new content on the blog -- project showcase, reviews on makery things, reposted cool articles, what's going on at AHA?

John H. has been telling people that we are going to be moving imminently.

Minutes Approval

  • January 2016 Board Minutes

Only 3 Directors present, can't approve.

(90min) Standing Committee Reports

Financial - from Alex W.

$3K in TCF, another $3K in PayPal.

Funds are in good shape due to annual member renewals.

Greg would like to change the invoices to allow for direct payment.

Alex wants to use Square for the classes.

Alex will paste in the link for the finances HERE

Membership - Alex W.

Alex will paste in the link for the members HERE

Roughly holding steady this month.


Fundraising - Greg G.

  • Monthly Fundraising Report - LINK HERE?

We approval to be the Charity of Honor at Penguicon 2016.

Starting a Gofundme project for relocation expenses

Greg is talking with other companies in the area to see if anyone would like to work with us in our new space, e.g. using laser cutter.

Greg is meeting with SPARK tomorrow to discuss possibilities of using AHA as a hardware incubator space, possible cross-over with AHA members working with incubated companies.


Governance - Donnie J.

Donnie is absent.

Facilities - Nick R.

Volunteers - Alex W.

Education/Classes/Events - Donnie J.

(30m) Unfinished Business

  • Alec M. suggests that Alex W. may want to publish a protocol for people buying supplies for the space, and getting reimbursed.
  • Nate mentions long term buying-stuff-solution should be figured out.
  • John H. bring up kitchen, and a there is the sink thing too.
  • kitchen sink may be on the way.
  • there might be legacy kitchen funds somewhere?
  • maybe making parts, or reuse center.
  • Alec m. wants a manual off in addition to the back flow stop on the sink.
  • We have heard little from the person who volunteered for marketing (jon g?)
  • Nate suggests another member get-together
  • alec m. thinks we should check the back ally periodically, to make sure the ice stalactites doesn't break the internet again.


(30m) New Business

  • All Are Worthy. All Are Welcome.
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