02/13/07
national organizing stipened housekeepers
Collective Call  1:30-3:00 EST
Present: will, madigan, ashley, sascha, sarah
Facilitator: sascha
Notes: madigan

speed check in. will traveling from pdx to sf.

agenda items:

-web
-financial
-intar conf funding
-artshow
-nyu funder update
-staff work check ins
-ncor planning tabled


last weeks agenda items:
sarah nyc distro/roles priorities
sascha/ nyu
financial/ bookkeeper
radio/$
events sched/tour sept07
501c3 update
will in nyc sched
staff raises/wellness fund
uk: trip paid for itself
*seed grant 5k donation
*tshirts/schwag
*off drugs guide: managing madness


web: duel log in not working. seven & jeff on next staff mtg. 30 min for next week staff mtg only moved to Weds 2/21 @ 2pm EST time. will approved consulting on web stipend. look at new FJC reimbursement requirements.

financial: advance from FH in leiu of raising money for TIP. if we don't take $ could be broke again in Fall. will take $. volunteers for FH/TIP events in NY. sarah & madigan will collab on this. equalized FEB 1st hrs uped + $16 hr.

intar: will wants to go, requesting funding. on maryse's request. not confident on follow - thru w/ collaborators. need more clarity on how we spend $. problematic precedent. open to idea. not only to staff. seed grants. expect return. need policy on funding conference participants. personal into policy. ash follow up w/ maryse.  sarah will draft questions for policy for next mtg to make decision on request.

artshow:  still need $ from gallery. nyc account lauren. ? looking into finances w/ FJC for local grps. local artists still need to pick up their work from office.

funders mtg: at brad lewis' office at nyu yesterday. guy, lorna liz, brad, ashley. radical values/ culture clash.  sascha will follow up. going for van am funding for pop edu materials. april 1st deadline. sascha work on this. + build support for campus org.

staff work check ins:
mads: collaborating on lawyer/501c3 w/ integrating radical collective models. pls send ideas /history/outreach. collab w/ barmhc trauma training  w/ will this Sun + monthly collective call . training at uc berkeley classroom on 2/22. SF TIP event planning back up support for 3/9 screening/performance. psych survivors/generational mvmnt bldg mtg being planned while will is here. jonah coming tech conf. radio show content & collab. returning to nyc first week of march.

ash: need definitive deadline to step away from financials. wanna focus on pop edu materials. public speaking. discussion guides on nutrition/diagnosis/crisis map/...? drug guide. feels on/off meds tension. we're in a transition. doing spiritual reading informing comfort with collective/collaborative process.

sarah: struggle w/ nyc livin'. doing distro. lots to the UK. wrangling volunteers to help create useable office space. handling info account.

sascha appearing on mindfreedom radio tomorrow. valentines day!

* Next week mtg changed :  pls update staff calendar.
Weds 2/21 @ 2pm EST.

+ Monthly Collective call = this Sun 2/18 @ 2pm EST. every 3rd Sun of the Month.