04-23-08
owl meet
madigan mollie will sascha
will notes w/molly helping
agenda
read last notes -- last wk, mad/mol
rpt bk from sascha womens enc
blog post on homepage
transit team
community call
this week
fjc relation
fh collab
budget
madigan role / all owls may first
$ for nick
$ agustina spanish transl harm red guide
pubs reordering -- mimi -- books, postcards, updating editorial aspects
check-ins ----- spring! will in london, madigan ny event, mollie planting garden
budget
molly needing to connect w/ kieran
molly has questions - spending patterns, how much cost to run icarus for a year.
where current balance is
will get molly on fjc account balance access
mimi / madigan -- petty cash inefficient, hard to keep
add mimi as signator on fjc - have her next tues, they going to fjc to get the forms
important to have nyc people on check writing
debit card / bank acct / access to fjc bookkeeping
mimi on tues call -- molly not so good time 4 this
madigan comm w/mimi around this
Nick / Augustina consulting $
consensus to pay nick $400
consensus to pay agustina
good to make sure communicate around all people involved, knowing nick is involved
agustina - get $ for transl. -- let's pay her yes -- she's volunteered 4 years, etc - pay her $150. -- WILL -- ask FC to kick in $50 -- maybe not now but future
send agustina $150 now.
important -- in future to discuss 4 relat. w/collaborators -- discuss first, ask what collaborators needs are
or fc send a thank you note if they can't
ordering more materials
box sent from ca to fh didnt make ca
get inventory assessment from mimi -- in 2 weeks
sarah has connection with postcard place -- make changes with file -- mad gifts card-- change "community mental health" and put website in
translations -- german, dutch
thank yous to volunteers/collaborators
-- send shirt and postcard? -- mimi workin on this
pdf version of navigating the space
ask for volunteers first, then offer $ to do it.
rest of agenda
-- will -- people work on stuff between meets?
molly -- use meet time to flow info and make decisions --
molly - break everything out in to work groups -- so begin of meets, work groups report back, report on what people have done, progress, sharing info -- then move into make decisions. not use limited time not for organizing.
sascha - make more people involved, need work groups
hub/ spoke model, affinity group model
madigan hours
may -- working full time, not on weekly calls. 2x calls in may. june -- one call -- schedule with theater taking time.
organizational blog -- madigan book in also peter stastny book
will - i can help with blog writing
web editor role -- start looking for volunteer for this role, empties initiated
mollie - everything points back to workgroups for areas
will -- are we ready to set up these structures and make them happen?
molly -- people who are already involved, identify who is there, madigan shifting hours, identify what is your primary thing, people already involved, see where we need to reach out.
madigan -- support natural evolution into work groups starting to form. intense dire place w/ fh -- if it stays stagnant, then they'll ask us to move on. -- or we empower people there who want to use it. madigan wants to support that transition - also possibility could keep it long time. our connects with alan doyle, ken good -- but we don't have enough relate with community. plug people into hub and spokes model.
Fountain House
will-- regular event at fountain house?
madigan - regular event at fh to build comm. michael a lynchpin; need to acknowledge him
tues local nyc icarus meeting --
mimi sez use space to become effective distro, outreach -- use fh resources, also idea about monthly work parties at fh
will- be careful about local national relationship w/ nyc <-> national
will - has financial leads for nyc / state fundraising possibilities to pass along
Molly -- check in about her hours, supporting her, her role
what she wants to do - deepest desire -- support local group needs, keep info flowing btwn local, support volunteers, air traffic control
everyone -- work on roles, structures
molly -- need to focus on individ roles, not everyone is part of everything
thread on site- stepping up what are people interested in
madigan -- sending email what her 5 hrs are personal priority -- fountain house, stepping into hub and spoke model. being avail on email to support transition. longer -- role to be outreach, media, lots of media skills, getting clarity on what is volunteer role, being member of community.
next meet -- 1200pm est == weds april 30