2006-01-07
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Our first official board meeting in person!!!
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Agenda
Plans for the future... what do we want to accomplish this semester? How are we going to do it?
501(c)(3) status
- This will not be completed this semester, because it takes at least 6 months after we submit the form for it to be approved.
- Todo:Incorporation - has some steps toward 501(c)3
- 2005-06-06 - conference call on 501(c)3 and stuff
- Fred is going to consult laywers about this
- Bylaws
- Do we have members or not?
- where do members come from? How are they defined? what are their privileges and responsibilities
- do we have chapters? how are they defined? what are their privileges and responsibilities?
- what is the board? how does it work? where does it come from?
- how are the bylaws amended?
- Activist Packet
- Fred and Elizabeth will work on this
- Business plan
- Is this required for 501(c)3, and if so what are the requirements?
- Who is working on fundraising for us?
Chapters
- What resources do we have for our chapters?
- How do we deal with int'l chapters?
- What legal and practical questions are there?
talking with people
- other orgs
- press and political community
Members / volunteers
- How do we make it easy to work on the nat'l level? How can we get people to enjoy working with us?
Minutes
Bylaws
- We need to find out what the questions mean
- Board needs to posit answers to the questions
- Run answers by Core Team etc.
- Then Nelson will draft the bylaws