MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
July 19, 2014, 18:00 UTC
PRESENT: Andrea Horbinski, Anna Genoese, Cat Meier, Eylul Dogruel, sanders
GUESTS: Archer, Dan ~, Elz, Enigel, Eve Forbes, Jenn Calaelen, Jessi, Kiri Van Santen, Kristina Busse, MSilverstar, Rachmel ~, Sam Johnsson, Trey C, rebecca
ABSENT: n/a
DECISIONS TAKEN SINCE THE LAST MEETING
1. Approved funds for a staffer’s convention badge (14 July)
2. Approved 3 new staffers for Wiki (15 July)
3. Approved hiring a contractor for AD&T (16 July)
4. Approved depcreciable technology for a staffer (19 July)
OPEN SESSION
1. Finance Update
12-Jul 19-Jul Change BoA 147182.83 146689.33 (493.50) PayPal 11054.72 11535.22 480.50 CD 10135.11 10135.11 0.00 Total 168,372.66 168,359.66 (13.00)
- Our major expenses were analytics for the archive and quickbooks.
2. Discussion of all-org meetings
- Definition: meetings open to everyone in the org, with check-ins by each committee in alpha or reverse alphabetical order, sometimes with themes, chaired by a Board director
- Board does not want to chair another meeting
- Board agrees that if staffers want all-org meetings, staff should arrange them (eg Strategic Planning?s Nonprofit 101 sessions and Support’s chats)
- Much encouragement for committees and workgroups to utilize the internal newsletter to keep the rest of the org updated on their activities
==CLOSED SESSION==
1. Discussion of DevMem committee purview and what the org needs from DevMem
2. Discussion of Board directors becoming directly involved in fundraising (major gifts)
3. Discussion of concerns non-US Board election candidates may have
Minutes approved by the Board 25 August 2014.