Time

Started: 6:05pm

Ended: 7:47pm

Attendees

Cela Smith, Rachel Sadd, Steven Sheffield (in person)

Agenda & Minutes

1. DEI activity or conversation
   1. Tammy (vendor who provided workshops over the last few months) quoted us a rate above our budget to facilitate monthly sessions, plus the sessions were going to require more from the participants than we could consistently hold people to. She also would prefer not to offer other peoples’ content.
   2. We need a stopgap for people at the sub-Board level – some training. It could be “Somebody in the Center,” but we have access to the existing curriculum. We need to find a paid facilitator for the soft skills shop. The list of the people who needs to take the class is long and diverse.
   3. Perhaps we can find a Taproot resource – Cela to follow up
   4. We’d like to offer monthly, guided activities for the Board level; quarterly, asynchronous activities for staff; and possibly an external activity.
   5. At the Board level for the short-term, we will try alternating Board Members who bring activities to the group.
2. SOO
   1. No current complaints about the rate increase.
   2. 113 unique opens out of 204 deliveries
   3. This most-recent newsletter got 55%+ open rate, more than our 49% average, and more than our peers at 38%.
   4. CNC: installation volunteerism will be the ask for CNC folks, and the carrot is early access and training from the manufacturer.
      1. Steven: how long until we can advertise that we have this new toy and we’re the only one in the county with it?
         1. +6 weeks delivery
         2. +6 weeks early access
         3. +5 weeks to beta
         4. +3 open to members
         5. About 2.5 months from ordering until we begin bringing people in for the new CNC machine
3. Annual Report
   1. By week-end, Jacky will share an outline for the annual report for the Board and Steven to contribute to.
4. Events
   1. We’re adopting a year-long plan and planning to offer a new Associate more hours, including on weekends. This could open up weekend tours.
5. Staff / Leadership Structure
   1. The Secretary role has been vacant so long that roles and responsibilities have atrophied and created a culture that we can exist without one.
   2. The Vice President role will remain vacant, and IT needs will be managed by Rachel and paid invoices.
   3. The Secretary role will be offered a Monster Corps support position.

Shoutouts, Highlights, and Rain

Old Items

New Items

BAEF Application  – moved for approval by Rachel, seconded by Cela, and unanimously approved.

We will apply for the Teaching Artists grant through the City of Oakland.

We plan to donate $150 to Homie’s Empowerment to support their Freedom Store repair and rebuild, as well as offer skilled builders when they begin construction.