Raptors Board Meeting - December 21, 2014

Post date: Mar 24, 2015 1:34:48 AM

12/21/2014

• Mission Statement
  • Joel will provide this
  • Add to web page and Facebook page
• Non-profit steps:
  • (i) Incorporated (complete)
  • (ii) Tax id (complete)
  • (iii) By-laws (in progress)
  • (iv) Financial statement
    • provided by Laura (complete)
    • Uniforms are an asset
    • Financial Statement Approved
  • (v) Complete non-profit form
    • Meet again to complete form (Sue, Laura, Marina) — 12/28 afternoon
    • Photos — Kenzo and other runners
    • Race reports
    • Copy from web page, By-laws and Teamsnap
    • USATF (number 408) create screen shot from USATF
    • MLK track — will we continue use or move to Albany. Depends on the MLK pit
    • Coaches — add Joel, Rick, Fernando. Check with Brad whether he wants to be a Raptors coach
• Raptors Dues
  • Folks who join January - September we charge them in the current year
  • Folks who join October - December we charge them in the following year
  • Uniforms — folks can purchase uniforms without becoming a member, but this will not be much cheaper than a membership
• New Recruitment
  • One day a month — 1st Sunday for new members. But welcome any time. Do not move or cancel
• Communication
  • (i) Move to Albany track from January 1st 2015
  • (ii) Web site — public communication. UPDATE web site. Send email Rick/Laura with suggestions for updates.
  • (iii) Teamsnap is primarily one-way communication. It will reflect what we ARE doing. Joel will take this communication role.
  • (iv) Facebook is many-to-many communication, but more conversational and only the first post is blasted out to all Facebook
  • (v) Teamsnap Roster Review (Rick12/21)
  • (vi) Stop using Yahoo Groups
  • Use Rickholzman6@gmail.com
  • Do we need Board member bios?
• Advertising
  • (i) Re-design and re-issue bumper stickers ($1 each, order 100) — Kim design, Laura order
  • (ii) Coaches calling cards — Rick (we have team email runningraptors@gmail.com and team phone number)
  • (iii) Raptors bird rescue fundraiser (with Brazen?) — Max, Annabel, Nikhil?
• Race Plan
  • Joel will add race plan to Teamsnap
• Board Membership
  • Communications / Race Planning — Joel Ager
  • Head Coach — Rick Holtzman
  • President — Marina Zavala
  • Secretary — Sue Campbell
  • Treasurer — Laura Druissi
  • Let’s invite more folks to join the Board — Laura
• Holiday Party
  • January 25th
  • Sue book room
  • Joel send out communication/invitation