1/9/07

Conference Call

1:40-3:00 EST

Present: Sarah, Will, Madigan, Ashley

Facilitators: Ashley and Madigan

Note taker: Sarah

-Bringing on Jessie (Ashley's friend) as bookkeeper

-table until after England

-start her on contract basis? set up Quick books for us?

-can she come to NYC to train, skill-share with us?

we could come to Hudson Valley for training?

-wellness fund

-FJC says next step is to present ideas to Janine

-Will's friend who does this at mediation collaborative

email FCJ, let them know there is a precedent.

-Reimbursement for health costs

-Monthly amount or accumulating/bank system

-Set up working group (Will and Mad) to make proposal,

present at next call.

-Raises

-Check in on next call

-Next collective call-January 26th, 3-5 EST

-hiring someone to answer admin@ account. General web

contracting/help.

-stipending for the webadmin gig

-will will check in with seven

-$100/month? Ask them what feels fair.

-contracting help with drupel, etc.?

-let jonah just continue with

-we have commitment from volunteers, if they don't come through,

look for other people.

-ittleson report

-due at and of this month

-will and Ashley tag team this, ash create outline before UK trip and post on open plans.

-ask for an extension?

-have something to look at by 1/26 meeting

-Navigating the Space books

-Sarah communicate with Amy (printer) about mailing to our

distributors.

-Ashley will respond to New Harbinger, wait until Sascha gets

back to seriously discuss.

-England budget

-tentatively approved, re-evaluate after trip

-keep track of what we spend.

-our individual projects/priorities/plans over the next couple months

-each think about this, revisit in the future

Will's Thoughts on Job Areas as Starting Point:

GENERAL: Roles are not fixed, they are more like a main area; we always

do things beyond our role as work needs it

ALL: Website Member interaction, Public Speaking, Transparency

Ash: Finances, Design, Publications, Schwag+Materials Coordination

Will: Web, Publications

Sarah: Office + Volunteer coordination

Mads: Events coordination, NY Organizing

Sasch: NY Organizing, local groups communication, Outreach

EMAILS:

Sarah coordinates info@, orders@

Sascha coordinates support@

Madigan coordinates events@

-thank you's

-as stuff comes in to office/FJC, email Sarah so she can send

thank-you

-track on database

-have formal draft for bigger funders, also write hand-written

note.

-maintaining relationships with media, creating allies

-general inquiries box?

-combination of email and letters

-Sarah research

-database

-proving really challenging to set up…

-invest in a program like filemaker pro to get started

-does fountain house have a copy we can use?

-Sarah and Will talk and research this

-shared google spreadsheet of organizational to-do list

-writing projects: drug withdrawal guide, support manual

-Will has made headway on `how to go off of drugs' document

-related project-what are psych meds all about…,

what to look at before going to drugs...

-possible collaboration with freedom center

-What do we want to do with the support manual?

-Have design contest for cover art

-t-shirt design contest

-talk about at next meeting

-minneapolis $ issue - some kind of mutual project?

-looking for seed money…, they came up with what they want money for. how to get non-profit status?

-send them some money for mutual project?

-put a little more thought into whether it would be better to

collaborate with them to raise money or give them money…,

precedent question…

-Will email them back, we are considering this, help them set up

FJC account, think about collaboration ideas, narrow it down.

-seed grant idea=for specific project, not general $$

-NCOR / Events Planning

-Collaboration with Freedom Center? Proposal was sent in

a month ago.

-Contact Leah Harris in DC, contact Freedom Center…

Are they still planning to go?

-Carpooling down

-Local East Coast Icarus folks represent us? Sarah go?

-Madigan will contact Freedom Center, NYC Icarus list,

discussion forum, Philly contacts.

-Scheduling

-open office hours restart on 1/26

-Madigan leaving tomorrow for CA

-Asia trip in March?