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 Meeting Minutes – November 14, 2006
7:00pm-8:30pm
In attendance: Vi Beaudreau, Jennifer Boyd, Hope Emery, Kate Emery, Polly Hincks, Steve Silk, Brenda Steigman
Absent: Kim Hoare, Janet Kniffin
CareCircle.Net
Brenda showed the group some of the 12 Care Circles that we have listed and how their information is being stored.
Jennifer mentioned that it doesn’t seem intuitive yet as someone who wants to just go in and look around. It feels as though the forum should be a part of the CareCircle.Net.
Vi concurred and suggested that we use the Care Circles that we have to nail down the structure and make it as user-friendly as possible.
Kate and Brenda will continue to do that with help from Shane (Walker’s Web Developer) as his time allows, and with feedback from directors and the Care circle beta group that we are developing.
We have been offered a couple of hundred spots on Comcast if we can get it developed. Jennifer said that she’d do that if we can get the equipment and crew. Kate will talk to our CPTV representative to see if that’s possible.
Fundraising
Kate passed around the fundraising letter that will be sent out between now and Thanksgiving asking for funds.
Vi would like to have a target that we can shoot for, and Kate will put that together soon.
Vi also said that he’d be willing to lead the auction efforts and will talk to Kate about tools we can use for the job.
Long Term Objectives
Kate explained the process, and our desire to get Long Term Objectives(LTO) in the following areas:
- Outreach
- Programs
- Marketing
- Fundraising
- Board Development
There was some discussion leading to a LTO which mandates us to facilitate the creation of Care Circles to address specific local issues.
There was also discussion and re-confirmation of our mission which is to facilitate Care Circle work, but not to actually create Care Circles or carry
out Care Circle work.
Vote on Jennifer Jacobson’s nomination to the board
Kate nominated Jennifer Jacobson to the board, and read her resume to the group. After a brief discussions she was unanimously approved by all present, and as there was a quorum present this will represent an acceptance of her nomination. Kate will inform Jennifer and invite her to January’s meeting.
Action Items:
Kate - to discuss additional ways that Vi can assist GHI.
Vi – To discuss involvement by Maryann Kingsbury
Kate – to call CPTV and talk to Gary
Kate – To talk to Polly about Sierra Leone group
Kate – To develop target for fundraising
Vi – To investigate and report to Kate about Auction tools and process.
Kate – To welcome Jennifer Jacobson to the board
Kate - To figure out next step in putting together the Action Plan
Next Meeting – The next meeting date is set to 1/9/07.
There being no more business to attend to the business portion of the meeting was adjourned at 8:20, and a party in celebration of Hope’s birthday ensued.
Submitted by: Kate Emery
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