Board Minutes January 2018: Difference between revisions

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=== '''Board Retreat Planning Session and Board Strategic Planning Session - Nancy''' (25 min)===
=== '''Board Strategic Planning Session - Jeremy''' (25 min)===
* Retreat Planning (Nov)
* Retreat Planning (April)


     What should the focus of the Nov retreat be
     Updates
    Dates?
    Agenda preparation/ad hoc committee




* Discussion notes:
* Discussion notes:
** Geoff: more focus on near term issues, finishing initiatives - less on blue sky/ grandious
** Notes below from December 2017 Board Meeting
** Nancy: consistent with discussion in HR committee
** Jonathon:  prior to retreat can directors propose priorities and circulate
** Michael C: can we do that in 10 minutes here?
 
* Ideas for priorities
** Review current initiatives - so we don't take on too many things
** Lease at bikeworks north coming up. Consolidation to one shop?
** Financial sustainability - how to bring in more money (fundraising, raise feeds
** Volunteer engagement
** Charitable status
** Rebranded - get it done, extract benefits
** Programming - getting people out to events
** Programming around accessibility - International students, new immigrants, newcomers; workshops, community outreach
 
 
* Retreat
** discussed Friday evening, Sunday morning
** proposing Dec 8th, 10th and include a board meeting on the 10th


Strategic Planning Session (March/April)
Strategic Planning Session (March/April)
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** Who is the facilitator? Can we request someone in particular?
** Who is the facilitator? Can we request someone in particular?
** Like the idea of planning this , so we can focus on near term/this year items in our planning session in Nov
** Like the idea of planning this , so we can focus on near term/this year items in our planning session in Nov
** discussion about what we'd need to do for charitable status , other organization in Hamilton didn't find they needed to change programming much
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** should charitable status not be part of our initial meetings?
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** charitable status is a means to an end
** what we want to do might be in initial meetings, how might be in spring meetings
** good idea to separate the operational from strategic planning
** Jeremy will inquire into dates, and time commitments
** Jeremy will inquire into dates, and time commitments


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