Objectives

• Review and approve Agenda and Consent Calendar Items
• Review/discuss notes for April Meeting (non-quorum)
• Review and vote on: lease, bylaw edits and Governance Framework edits
• Discuss and vote on Sarah Gaskin’s board application
• Review/discuss Friendraising goals
• Review/discuss Annual Support Campaign/Spring Campaign kick-off
• Address Strategic Plan within Communication Plan for Board Member efforts
• Review action items

Agenda

11:00 AM – Call to Order & Introductions – Emily

11:05 AM – Approve Agenda – Emily

11:10 AM – Approve Consent Calendar – Emily

• 3.7.19 Board Meeting Minutes
• Executive Director’s Report
• Communications Director’s Report

11:20 AM – Old Business

• Review & renew Office Lease
• Review and approve suggested language change to bylaws
• Review and approve Edits to Governance Framework to include Regional Councils

11:35 AM – Friendraising

• Discuss and Vote on Sara Gaskin’s Board Application
• Efforts to recruit two additional board members (see minutes)

11:45 AM – Next Steps Annual Support Campaign

• Video training
• Board member Commitments/timeline/goals/accomplishments by April 19, 2019; campaign to start 4/21/19

11:55 AM – Review Action Items

Noon – Adjourn

Action Items

• Review and renew a contract for the lease agreement; approaching end of 2nd year. – attached in board packet
• Nancy to schedule a 2018 audit. – Nancy has reached out to auditor
• Isby to share examples of agendas with objectives.
• Deb to add video and history to Board page
• Nancy and Deb to make sure we have a good system for downloading/archiving Deb’s Communication Reports. complete
• Nancy and Emily and Deb to made sheet distinguishing titles and roles of two types of Board Members. It will be noted that if
• Regional Council –members take on executive roles; they will have to take on fundraising requirements. Nancy completed this draft document entitled Governance Framework – attached in packet
• Nancy to draft absentee language for bylaws. Nancy completed this draft attached
• For April:
  • Discussion of Board Member roles a priority (Executive Committee members needed)
  • Vote on bylaw revisions
  • Kick-off Spring campaign
  • Establish annual calendar (regular and in-person meetings)
  • Communications Plan review/updates
• Deb to set up pages for new members; Board members to make sure up to date. Nancy to reach out to Matt and Daniel for bios/photos. All pages set up by next meeting: April 19, 2019. Done 4/14/19
• Nancy to finalize Regional Council end of year expenses and develop Grant Tracking Sheet. Late May
• Nancy to develop form for regional councils to report at meetings. – late May
• Email Board for Conference committee members, ideas, and sponsors. – sponsorship form attached
• Board Members to review the Communications Plan and identify questions/thoughts for 2019 goals/actions.