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