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== Attendance == | == Attendance == | ||
* Board Members | * Board Members | ||
** | ** Andrew | ||
** Brian | |||
** Ray | |||
** Carl | |||
** Ed | |||
** Jonathon | |||
** Simon | |||
* Other Members | * Other Members | ||
** | ** Wolf | ||
** Anna | |||
** Tom | |||
== Agenda == | == Agenda == | ||
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=== Consent Agenda === | === Consent Agenda === | ||
* Last meeting's minutes were approved by the board | |||
=== Committee Reports === | === Committee Reports === | ||
Reports from [[Committees]] | Reports from [[Committees]] | ||
==== Report from Insurance Committee ==== | |||
* Met with Paul at law firm | |||
* They are working on providing analysis of our policies, bylaws, insurance, and assessing potential risks. | |||
** Specific insurance policy recommendations - coverages, riders, policy limits, possible exclusions. | |||
** Contact information concerning reputable insurance providers in the nonprofit space. | |||
** Review of PS1’s current member/participant waivers. | |||
** Assessment of PS1 current equipment and facility use protocols, training, and related safety considerations. | |||
** Consideration of PS1’s egalitarian, democratic, sociologically “flat” culture vis a vis the growing need for structural oversight and direction by the Board of Directors. | |||
** Liability considerations related to leaders, directors, officers, teachers, equipment lenders | |||
** Clarifying language to clarify the ways we qualify as a 501c3 | |||
=== Mail === | === Mail === | ||
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* '''Total Members: 466''' | * '''Total Members: 466''' | ||
* '''Quorum: 45''' | * '''Quorum: 45''' | ||
=== New Business === | === New Business === | ||
Sign IL-990 and get check for $15 | * Sign IL-990 and get check for $15 | ||
==== Scholarship Organization ==== | |||
* Ray to clarify policies and consult with people interested in the process (Skilton?) | |||
==== Cash boxes ==== | |||
** We're short a key. Maybe Jennie has it! | |||
==== Analytics Lounge ==== | |||
* Looking for help and partnership. They need space / funding. | |||
* Could we help bootstrap? Offer Analytics Lounge membership as an add-on to our membership. | |||
==== Cleaning ==== | |||
* Check in on current plans | |||
==== Member management syste ==== | |||
*CTO is in touch with the folks in Dallas. Putting together a test. | |||
==== Gift Certificates ==== | |||
* Ray is going to put together a process for gift certificates. | |||
=== Old Business === | === Old Business === | ||
== Votes == | == Votes == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:58, 18 July 2017
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Meeting Start:
Attendance
- Board Members
- Andrew
- Brian
- Ray
- Carl
- Ed
- Jonathon
- Simon
- Other Members
- Wolf
- Anna
- Tom
Agenda
- Check talk page for board meeting notes, see if any discussion on the agenda took place
- Consent Agenda
- Committee Reports
- Read mail
- Financial/membership report
- Review the PayPal and banking transactions
- Member leaving reason reports
- Check RT queue
- New business
- Old business
Minutes
Discussion on previous minutes
Consent Agenda
- Last meeting's minutes were approved by the board
Committee Reports
Reports from Committees
Report from Insurance Committee
- Met with Paul at law firm
- They are working on providing analysis of our policies, bylaws, insurance, and assessing potential risks.
- Specific insurance policy recommendations - coverages, riders, policy limits, possible exclusions.
- Contact information concerning reputable insurance providers in the nonprofit space.
- Review of PS1’s current member/participant waivers.
- Assessment of PS1 current equipment and facility use protocols, training, and related safety considerations.
- Consideration of PS1’s egalitarian, democratic, sociologically “flat” culture vis a vis the growing need for structural oversight and direction by the Board of Directors.
- Liability considerations related to leaders, directors, officers, teachers, equipment lenders
- Clarifying language to clarify the ways we qualify as a 501c3
Financial Report
- Chase Checking: $53,526.90
- Chase Savings: $85,678.79
- PEX: $18,110.25
- PayPal: $9,905.23
Membership Report
- Starving Hackers: 331
- Full Members: 135
- Total Members: 466
- Quorum: 45
New Business
- Sign IL-990 and get check for $15
Scholarship Organization
- Ray to clarify policies and consult with people interested in the process (Skilton?)
Cash boxes
- We're short a key. Maybe Jennie has it!
Analytics Lounge
- Looking for help and partnership. They need space / funding.
- Could we help bootstrap? Offer Analytics Lounge membership as an add-on to our membership.
Cleaning
- Check in on current plans
Member management syste
- CTO is in touch with the folks in Dallas. Putting together a test.
Gift Certificates
- Ray is going to put together a process for gift certificates.
