June 24, 2018

GPUS Steering Committee Minutes – 24 June 2018

SUMMARY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO STATES AND LOCAL CHAPTERS:

1. New Business: Delegate Directory contact information access; Platform Committee submission of Platform Amendment proposals

2. Standing Business: Treasurer’s Report (Treasurer’s Reports to the GNC available at https://gpus.org/treasurers-reports/), Fundraising Consultant hire update, Fundraising Report

3. Voting Queue – https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login

In the queue: Platform Amendment – Decriminalization of Sex Work; Steering Committee Vacancy Election; 2018 Election of the Election Tabulation Committee; Platform Amendments -Protecting the Great Lakes, Fair Taxation, Insurance Reform

Received for the queue: Correcting the Records for Proposals 898, 899, 904, 905, and 906; Platform Amendments: Livable Income, Monetary and Banking Reform, National Debt, and Platform Preamble; Approve Darryl! Moch for Finance Committee

Online SC Proposals since last call and sent to the NC: Approve Fundraising Contract with Sutton & Associates – voting 19-20 June

4. Old Business: ANM update, Plenary planning by SC, Strategic Planning meeting; Tech – miscellaneous and voting page maintenance/ETC recommendations; SC moderation of social media; Freshdesk update; Updates on pending agenda items

5. Executive Session: None

The full minutes are available at http://gpus.org/committees/steering/minutes/june-24-2018/
The call recording is available at 712-451-0309, 926334#, reference 25 and
https://gpus.org/steering-committee-recordings/

Jody Grage, Secretary


GPUS Steering Committee Minutes – 24 June 2018

AGENDA:

I. CALL SETUP & BACKGROUND – 15 min
a) Facilitator: David Gerry

b) Roll call – Jody Grage, Gloria Mattera, Darlene Elias, Tony Ndege – Quorum not available to enable decision making
Absent: Andrea Merida, Hillary Kane, Chris Blankenhorn, Darryl! Moch
Observers: Ahmed Eltouny, NJ & IC; Bahram Zanda MD & IC; Starlene Rankin Staff & OR; Bruce Hinkforth PlatCom & WI; Tamar Yager ANM & VA

d) Agenda revision suggestions –
Received for the Queue – Proposal: Approve Darryl! Moch for Finance Committee; Extending temporary addition to NC listservs to 5 August; Quorum unavailable to approve International Committee request for funds up to $1,530 for San Paulo Forum

II. NEW BUSINESS – 10 min.

a) Delegate Directory contact information access- Jody – 5 min
Forum Manager can advise delegates/alternates of current practices for use of contact information.

b) Platform Committee submission of Platform Amendment proposals – Andrea – 5 min – to next agenda

III. STANDING BUSINESS – 30 min.

a) Treasurer’s report – Hillary Kane, 10 min.

In all accounts $118,539.87: Reserve account $110,165.42, Checking 1 – $8,074.33, Checking 2 – $300.12
Treasurer’s Reports to the GNC available at https://gpus.org/treasurers-reports/

b) Fundraising report – Gloria – 5 min.

Last Month Income:June 1 – June 24: $27,429.44; This Month Income to Date: June 1 – June 10: $10,428.96; Income since Last Call: June 10 – June 24: $5,042.22

June Sustainer Eblasts: Total donations: $235; 22 New Sustainers = $175 per month; 6 one-time Donations = $60

Eblasts since Last Call (Topic, Income, + Any Commentary):

6/11 Annual Meeting; 6/13 Onboarding New Sign-ups;6/13 BAC Auction; 6/15 Sustainer; 6/18 Sustainer; 6/20 Onboarding New Sign-ups

Upcoming Eblast Topics: CaringCents, Sustainers, June GreenLine, Ballot Access, Rapid Response

Other Projects Underway:

Tweeting and FB Posting Donation pitch once a week; Obtaining Voter Lists; Major Donor Outreach;

OnBoarding New Sign-ups weekly; Thank You e-cards; Managing Volunteer De-duplication and TY Card Teams;

Fundraising Toolkit; Cleaning DB in NB & Sustainers in Payflow; CaringCents (roundup)

Need to streamline check recording and deposits.

c) Fundraising Consultant hire update – Hillary, Gloria
Sutton & Associates selected after approval by majority of SC members with concern raised about budget process; Hillary and staff to meet with them soon

c) Liaison reports – 15 min. (ANM update later in agenda)
Media – Gloria – focused on ANM preparations and immigration, social media working group forming and invited Julie Varughes from Stein campaign
to work with them

IV. VOTING QUEUE – Jody – 5 min.
https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login

In the queue:
a) 2018 Platform Amendment Proposal – Decriminalization of Sex Work – voting 25 June – 1 July
b) Steering Committee Vacancy Election – voting 25 June – 1 July
c) 2018 Election of the Election Tabulation Committee – voting 25 June – 1 July

b) Platform Amendment – Protecting the Great Lakes – Platform Committee – discussion through 15 July

c) Platform Amendment – Fair Taxation – Nebraska – discussion through 15 July

d) Platform Amendment – Insurance Reform – Nebraska – discussion through 15 July

Received for the queue (Floor Managers needed):

a) Correcting the Records for Proposals 898, 899, 904, 905, and 906 – Floor Manager Jody, discussion 2-8 July, voting 9-15 July

b) Platform Amendments: Livable Income – Floor Manager Gloria, Monetary and Banking Reform – Floor Manager Gloria, National Debt – Floor Manager Andrea,Platform Preamble – Floor Manager Andrea – discussion 2-29 July, voting 30 July – 5 August; temporary additions to GPUS listservs to be extended to 5 August

c) Approve Darryl! Moch for Finance Committee – Floor Manager Jody, discussion 2-8 July, voting 9-15 July

Online SC Proposals approved since last call: Approve Fundraising Contract with Sutton & Associates

V. OLD BUSINESS – 70 min.

a) ANM updates – 10 min
Darlene – Theme “The Power of Green”, Welcome by Jill Stein who is also encouraging attendance, all scholarship and waivers have been awarded, website looking good, high-profile speakers for plenary, NWC retreat following ANM closure Sunday
Tamar – plenaries still being planned with consideration of speakers, Thursday evening opening with Standing Rock speaker

b) Plenary planning by SC – Gloria – 15 min – 2 Saturday and 1 Sunday
Tamar will send ANM registration list to use in looking for potential facilitators

c) Strategic Planning meeting – Darryl!, Gloria – 10 min
poll has Friday night with best attendance – Gloria, Darryl!, Hillary, Jody, Darlene (No-Andrea, no response-Chris, ?-Tony)

d) Tech – miscellaneous and voting page maintenance/ETC recommendations – items detailed and prioritized – Chris – 10 min – next call

e) SC moderation of social media – Gloria, Chris – 10 min – media working group forming, no update

f) Freshdesk update – 5 min – Starlene – Tamar ANM & Merch, auto responses clogging up the system

d) Updates on pending agenda items – 5 min

1) Election database Phase II and III update – Hillary – 5 min – no update

End recording of call – 10:15 Eastern

VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION – none

TOTAL TIME: 2 hour 15 minutes

Jody Grage, Secretary