GPUS Steering Committee Minutes – 25 March 2018
Summary For Distribution To States And Local Chapter:
1. Standing Business: Treasurer’s Report, Fundraising Report, Liaison Reports
2. New Business: Preliminary report on Strategic Planning Retreat Part I on 24 March
3. Voting Queue – https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login
Received for the Queue: Endorsement of Stop Trump’s Military Parade in November; Presenter: GPAX; Floor Manager: TBD; 1/2+1 threshold; Discussion 2 – 15 April; Voting 16-22 April
In the Queue: Steering Committee Vacancy Election – voting concluded 25 March – Tony Ndege elected
4. Old Business: Review of pending agenda items
5. Executive Session: Ongoing staffing discussion
The full minutes are available at http://gpus.org/committees/steering/minutes/march-25-2018/
The call recording is available at 712-451-0309, 926334#, reference 19 or can be listened to on-line at:
https://secure.gpus.org/secure/SC-Recordings/2018-03-26-19.mp3
Jody Grage, Secretary
AGENDA:
I. CALL SETUP & BACKGROUND – 15 min.
a) Facilitator: Frank Young
b) Roll call – Jody Grage, Mike Dennis, Chris Blankenhorn, Darryl! Moch. Gloria Mattera (8:25), Andrea Merida (8:25); Absent: Hillary Kane, Darlene Elias
Observers: David Gerry MA, Tamar Yager VA, Starlene Rankin OR
c) Agenda revision suggestions – none
II. NEW BUSINESS – 30 min.
Preliminary report on Strategic Planning Retreat Part I on 24 March – 5.5 hours
Reviewed administrative processes in light of staffing changes and options for office space
Each SC member listed 3 – 5 priorities – fundraising and targeted outreach were most prominent; also anti-oppression training, Volunteering 101, strengthening connections between national and states/caucuses
Reviewed 2014-15 strategic plan – what accomplished and what lacking
Second retreat will be in April to include new SC member
Need plan for operating from now until new SC elections at the ANM
III. STANDING BUSINESS – 30 min.
a) Treasurer’s report – Hillary Kane, 10 min.
$105k in all accounts, $103 is in reserves, PayPal and about $6k on staff cards are not included in those numbers
b) Fundraising report – Mike Dennis – 10 min.
March income to date entered in NationBuilder – $12,500; around $3k in sustainers comes in toward the month end; 1 or 2 eblasts scheduled for end of March; at $17k or a little more we are a couple thousand less that predicted; eblasts on gun control $550, pitch for sustainers $1200, 1777 Mar “pleasant” appeal $500, Greenline newsletter – not fundraising $10, eblast just sent $3-4k, MT gaining ballot access $300 already and will resend; Starlene working on identifying quicker and easier ways to find sustainers who cancel; soon will have spreadsheet of top major donors and will be asking SC and long time Greens to identify those they know; direct mail piece in process by Starlene. Tamar, and Mike to go out in a week or so; asking for help with eblast in April – Gloria and Darryl! volunteered; deduping project coming after importing registered greens that will probably include 15k duplicates
c) Liaison reports – 10 min.
Next agenda will include amending the liaison assignments.
IV. VOTING QUEUE – Jody – 5 min.
(https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login)
Received for the queue: Endorsement of Stop Trump’s Military Parade in November; Presenter: GPAX; Floor Manager: TBD; 1/2+1 threshold; Discussion 2 – 15 April; Voting 16-22 April
In the queue:
Steering Committee Vacancy Election: voting concluded 25 March – Tony Ndege elected
c) Liaison reports – 10 min.
Next agenda will include amending the liaison assignments.
V. OLD BUSINESS –20 min
Review pending agenda items – very brief updates as available
1. Staff computer purchase protocol recommendation from FinCom – Hillary
2. Election database Phase II and III update – Hillary
3. Voting page maintenance/Tech issues update – Chris – no update, double confirmation process for ranked choice voting still not resolved, list of prioritized projects will be forthcoming
4. ETC Final Report – Darryl! – Charles Sherrouse submitted the final report to the NC
End recording of call 5:35 pm Eastern
VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION – 30 min
No decisions made.
End at 5:45 pm Eastern
TOTAL TIME: 45 minutes
Jody Grage, Secretary