Raptors Board Meeting - March 22nd 2015
Post date: Mar 24, 2015 1:41:38 AM
Non Profit Status
- Application completed & submitted February 9, 2015
- The non-profit approval will take 90 days (if there are no questions from the Fed)
- Expected approval date = May 9th
Raptors Finances
- File taxes by April 15th – Teresa and Laura
- Turbo Tax might be the best option for filing
- In 2014 we received $4079 in dues and we spent $2400 on uniforms. (Uniforms are our biggest expense)
- Uniforms: Plenty of singlets and jackets in kid sizes, but none for adults
- Laura will send a note to parents about jackets – via Team Snap – asking if they want us to order large sizes
- Dues projection = $2000
- ACTION: Finances approved by the Board
Communication
- Facebook: Rick has sent out some great race reports & photos. Primary place for discussions/photos.
- Team Snap: Rick is sending key announcements to Team Snap
- Is Team Snap the best place for the race calendar? Seems to be working okay.
- Teresa and Charles now have admin rights for Team Snap
- When do we recruit? Our prime months are around the start of the calendar year & school year
- The web site may not be optimized for searching (Marina will check)
Race Calendar
Joel/Laura will:
- Get the Race Calendar on Teamsnap (Laura) (Asking Rick if College of Marin All Comers not happening 2015?)
- Send the race calendar out to parents (Joel)
- Follow up with documentation for applying to race at the higher competitive levels (Marina)
USATF Application
- Marina needs to document our practice schedule for USATF
- Sunday mornings
- August to January – MLK
- January to August – Albany Middle School
Raptors Camping Trip -- Friday 23rd to Monday 25th
- Memorial Day weekend in the Presidio
- Friday 23rd to Monday 25th
Berkeley High and Raptors workouts – Summer 2015
- Is Brad interested in collaborating with us this summer with workouts at MLK? (Rick)
Raptors President
- Charles Bultman (President) will need to be registered with USATF (along with all Board members). This will include a background check. Then he will he need to be added to the Statement of Information (non-profit filing)
- Main Responsibility of President – register new members with UASTF when they join
Next Board Meeting -- June 6th or June 7th
- Invite Brad to discuss non-profit status
- June 6th or June 7th @ 4 pm