Board Minutes March 2018: Difference between revisions

 
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** Lack of cash reserves means less cushion if revenue is low.
** Lack of cash reserves means less cushion if revenue is low.
** Under what conditions can we make a move?  Can those come to fruition soon?
** Under what conditions can we make a move?  Can those come to fruition soon?
* Options on the table are keep BWN open, move location of BWN (immediately after lease or after a period of time), or close BWN.
* General Thoughts on BWN Status:
* General Thoughts on BWN Status:
** Consolidate the two BikeWorks locations
** Consolidate the two BikeWorks locations
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** From a financial perspective, not a good idea to move into a new space that will have costs and less certain revenue.  Might not afford new location.
** From a financial perspective, not a good idea to move into a new space that will have costs and less certain revenue.  Might not afford new location.
** Should do the fiscally-responsible thing.  Coming up of BWN lease is a good time to reconsider our choice of location.
** Should do the fiscally-responsible thing.  Coming up of BWN lease is a good time to reconsider our choice of location.
** Focus on revenue is the wrong focus; shift that to soliciting sponsorship.
** Focus on revenue is the wrong focus; shift that to soliciting sponsorship. Garner sponsorship prior to getting new location.
* Options on the table are keep BWN open, move location of BWN, or shut BWN down.
*** Sponsorship opportunities that are currently on the table are for smaller amounts ~$5,000-$10,000
1 Shutting down BWN
*** Consider asking EBC members for money (doing a fundraising campaign)
** Could
*** Crowdfunding campaign was done with BWS relocation.
** BWN does offer a lot to the community, despite lower revenues
** Can't say anything definitive.  Limited potential of BWN location, even after renovations.
** Business perspective - work on rebranding and relocation in conjunction, which could save money.
** Consider that not all the expenses of BWN will be eliminated if BWN is shut down (such as salary costs that are currently being split).
* How to move forward?
** Before the next meeting, put together the other options (locations) including the cost.
** Put together a spreadsheet with all options, assumptions for revenue/growth, costs of moving (led by Ali/Geoff/Mike S./Chris Chan)
** Create options for scenarios in the spreadsheet (if shop fees or parts costs were changed)
** Ask Neil for current YTD, and financial position of EBC


=== Volunteer Survey - Karli (15 min) ===
=== Volunteer Survey - Karli (15 min) ===
* Update
* The board provided input on the survey
* Next steps are passing this over to the board to be refined and distributed (as Karli's internship is nearly finished)


=== Volunteer Engagement Brainstorming - Nancy (15 min) ===
=== Volunteer Engagement Brainstorming - Nancy (15 min) ===
* HR Committee had a brainstorming session to flesh out areas to address root barriers and motivations for volunteering.
* By addressing all motivations and barriers, we can ensure our programming enhances the motivators and mitigates the barriers.
* All of these will go into a chart, and think of how this can be operationalized.
* These will be run by staff to help guide our volunteer recruitment and retention.


=== Board Evaluation - Jasmine (10 min) ===
=== Board Evaluation - Jasmine (10 min) ===
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=== Strategic Planning Session - Jeremy (10 min) ===
=== Strategic Planning Session - Jeremy (10 min) ===
* Dates:
* Dates: April 6, 7
* Times:  
* Times: 6:30-9:30pm; 9:00am-12:00pm
* Attendees:
* Location:  Sunlife Building (back-up location: Kiva Room?)
* Attendees: Mike S., Jonathan, Geoff, Jeremy, Nancy, Molly, Mike P., Chris
** Regrets: Ali, Jasmine


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=== In Camera: ===
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== Adjournment ==
== Adjournment ==
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