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:Date: February 16th, 2021 | :Date: February 16th, 2021 | ||
:Called to order at 7:40 pm by Karen | :Called to order at 7:40 pm by Karen | ||
:Members present: (7) Karen, Ken, Luis, Matt, Tayeb, Kevin, John, Oby, Michelle | :Members present: (7) Karen, Ken, Luis, Matt, Tayeb, Kevin, John, Oby, Michelle, Gabriel Altay | ||
:Members remote: None | :Members remote: None | ||
:Others present: Isaiah | :Others present: Isaiah | ||
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* John: Time of year to talk to Mike about the future years rent situation -- should we reach out to Mike or wait for him to reach out to us? Update: Meeting with Mike on the 27th of January, BOD to meet at Tuesday 6:30 day prior to discuss. | * John: Time of year to talk to Mike about the future years rent situation -- should we reach out to Mike or wait for him to reach out to us? Update: Meeting with Mike on the 27th of January, BOD to meet at Tuesday 6:30 day prior to discuss. | ||
Meeting has happened -- Karen: The rent should not jump up to $1400 again we should re-ask Mike whether the rent will slowly adjust ($1043 first) | Meeting with Mike has happened -- Karen: The rent should not jump up to $1400 again we should re-ask Mike whether the rent will slowly adjust ($1043 first) | ||
John: Basement is continuing to flood -- stopping the basement from flooding is essential for continued use of the basement | |||
Tayeb: Rent laser cutter for use with contractor services | |||
Michelle: Creating a revenue stream, wondering if we had polled our members to see what kind of programming would be most useful for them. John: HacDC Ham radio club used SurveyMonkey to assess priorities and was useful, could be used with Blabber+members -- use Meetup as well. Michelle volunteers to meet with Tayeb to design survey and then work with board | |||
Need to work to develop non-dues revenue -- ask for $5-10 per event as a donation | |||
Isaiah: My experience is the best way to raise money is to have sponsorships -- Kevin: used to have sponsorships in the past, Adafruit or other companies that sold electronics. Michelle: Happy to reach out to network of technology companies. Matt: have done sponsorship in the past | |||
Karen: We need to be tracking how many people are at events (online or otherwise) and using the space. Do the dues need to be structured differently? | |||
Karen: Venmo is stupid when it comes to organizations, gave up. | |||
Look at Amazon Smile, and Humble Bundle and other similar websites | |||
Look into matching donations with Michelle | |||
John: For people who are member's, appeal for donations that could be matched, but not the same as a membership fee | |||
* Tayeb: Ken, Kevin, Tayeb, Obi and Luis currently meeting and have plans for kickstarting the weekly course meetings in the following weeks. To send update on the members email list and reach out to Words Beats and Life. | * Tayeb: Ken, Kevin, Tayeb, Obi and Luis currently meeting and have plans for kickstarting the weekly course meetings in the following weeks. To send update on the members email list and reach out to Words Beats and Life. | ||
== New Business == | == New Business == | ||
* 2021 HacDC Board Elections: | |||
Slate of Candidates -- Tayeb: President, John: Vice-President, Michelle: Secretary, Matt: Treasurer, Brian: At-Large, Gabe Altay: At-Large | |||
== [[:Category:Project_Awesome|Project Awesome]] Reports == | == [[:Category:Project_Awesome|Project Awesome]] Reports == | ||
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=== Treasurer's Report === | === Treasurer's Report === | ||
Financial Report: | Financial Report: | ||
Current Balance -- $ | Current Balance -- $13712 | ||
We currently have | We currently have 17 paying members, $930 from dues and an additional $120 from donations. Rent is $732 for September, total expenses are $793 | ||
=== Secretary's Report === | === Secretary's Report === | ||
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== Adjournment == | == Adjournment == | ||
Adjourned by at 20: | Adjourned by at 20:52 by Karen | ||
Latest revision as of 01:52, 17 February 2021
Time and Location
- Date: February 16th, 2021
- Called to order at 7:40 pm by Karen
- Members present: (7) Karen, Ken, Luis, Matt, Tayeb, Kevin, John, Oby, Michelle, Gabriel Altay
- Members remote: None
- Others present: Isaiah
- Quorum
- Quorum met? Yes
Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes
Approved
Recognition
New Members
Old Business
- John: Time of year to talk to Mike about the future years rent situation -- should we reach out to Mike or wait for him to reach out to us? Update: Meeting with Mike on the 27th of January, BOD to meet at Tuesday 6:30 day prior to discuss.
Meeting with Mike has happened -- Karen: The rent should not jump up to $1400 again we should re-ask Mike whether the rent will slowly adjust ($1043 first) John: Basement is continuing to flood -- stopping the basement from flooding is essential for continued use of the basement Tayeb: Rent laser cutter for use with contractor services Michelle: Creating a revenue stream, wondering if we had polled our members to see what kind of programming would be most useful for them. John: HacDC Ham radio club used SurveyMonkey to assess priorities and was useful, could be used with Blabber+members -- use Meetup as well. Michelle volunteers to meet with Tayeb to design survey and then work with board Need to work to develop non-dues revenue -- ask for $5-10 per event as a donation Isaiah: My experience is the best way to raise money is to have sponsorships -- Kevin: used to have sponsorships in the past, Adafruit or other companies that sold electronics. Michelle: Happy to reach out to network of technology companies. Matt: have done sponsorship in the past Karen: We need to be tracking how many people are at events (online or otherwise) and using the space. Do the dues need to be structured differently? Karen: Venmo is stupid when it comes to organizations, gave up. Look at Amazon Smile, and Humble Bundle and other similar websites Look into matching donations with Michelle John: For people who are member's, appeal for donations that could be matched, but not the same as a membership fee
- Tayeb: Ken, Kevin, Tayeb, Obi and Luis currently meeting and have plans for kickstarting the weekly course meetings in the following weeks. To send update on the members email list and reach out to Words Beats and Life.
New Business
- 2021 HacDC Board Elections:
Slate of Candidates -- Tayeb: President, John: Vice-President, Michelle: Secretary, Matt: Treasurer, Brian: At-Large, Gabe Altay: At-Large
Project Awesome Reports
Project HAMRADIO - Jeff
Project Electron Microscope (SEM)
Member Reports
President's Report
Vice President's Report
Treasurer's Report
Financial Report: Current Balance -- $13712 We currently have 17 paying members, $930 from dues and an additional $120 from donations. Rent is $732 for September, total expenses are $793
Secretary's Report
Director-at-Large Reports
Adjournment
Adjourned by at 20:52 by Karen