Draft
Date: March 24, 2020
Location: [virtual]
Attendees
- Chris
- Crafty
- Steven
- Cela
- Matt
- Sabrina (late)
- Patrick (absent)
Agenda
Call to Order
- Attendance
- Approval of the Agenda (1 min)
- Approval of the Minutes (1min)
- February 2020
- Approved
- February 2020
New Business
New Board Member Appointments
- Name:
- Votes:
- Results:
- Actions:
Proposal for Rebranding
Presented by Bob M
- Promotion and SEO things hampered by the Name “Ace Monster Toys”
- Rebranding is horrible and painful and a lot of work
- Worth the effort before be go out swinging for promotion
- Picking names are hard
- AMT is bolder uphill when it come to seo, forum, and traffic gather
- Steven – we have a lot of flexibility with coming up with DBA, legal name change can stay same, agrees Name is not super meaningful. Open to rebranding
- Chris – Open rebranding
- Sabrina – Worth discussing, true that AMT is a hurdle, name makes us easy to dismiss, Other names would help our discovery path better. May dovetail with a re-opening of AMT depending on how long this goes. Better with strategy
- Cela- The current name doesn’t relate to use. Curious about the alternative. Sense of whimsy is nice
- Bob – Likes playful, wants short quick easy to understand, quick memorable
- Patrick – Thinks it is a good time, pair with re-opening
- Matt – Agree’s – we aren’t getting the SEO love we deserve
- Community engagement –
- Bob – Things work in spike of the name
- Sabrina – What is timeframe?
- Chris – Work on it in Gov. before next meeting, wants
- Bob – Nobody is against
- Steven – very successful = makes it more fun for a Marketing Person and to attract one
Public Health Emergency Measures, Business Continuity, Community Participation
- Level 4
- Create Level 5 – The community response
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- PPE Creation
- Safe Work Place Certification Program for PPE Creation?
- Steven: What is the responsibility for AMT to enforce / Police?
- Start and model a small team
- Re-program white list
- Source Cleaner – Spray cleaner – Who can research?
- PPE – Use our masks, need gloves – Source glove
- Safe Work Place Certification Program for PPE Creation?
- Economic sustainability/Critical business
- Can we legally let people do business? Or if so when? Where is the grey area?
- Tabling till next month
- PPE Creation
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- What will our business continuity plan be?
- Messaging to members to fight attrition
- Board members to engage virtually in the community
- New member recruiting or lack thereof
- Messaging to members to fight attrition
- Community Participation in relief efforts
- Unhouse/vulnerable populations
- Mask and other PPE are covering that
- Economic survivability
- Covid-19 Relief Effort Fund creation – Covering COVID-19 Interventions
- Chris proposes it
- Cela seconds
- 4 yeah’s
- Fund Created
- Covid-19 Relief Effort Fund creation – Covering COVID-19 Interventions
- Unhouse/vulnerable populations
Audit and Update of SOO format
- Please see proposed updates and comment prior to the meets in order to advise on them
- Approved
Reports
- Executive Director
- See Current SOO!
- Treasurer
- Q & A from State of the Org – February
- Discussion: Stipends for officers
- FY19 returns are ready to file
- Delinquent status with CA Registry for Charitable Trusts
- Vice President
Old Business
- Pending legal matter – See SOO
- Organization for Board Match
- Need board to define response process/interview process etc
Comments and Announcements
Adjournment
Housekeeping
Next meeting date April 2020 (date TBD) –
Pending Board Projects
- Updating HR documentation
- Collecting demographic information
- Create a Board Member conflict of interest document
See Admin Work Party-list from Asana