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<span style="color:#C0C0C0">[create doc with list of tools, include people & doc links as we start making equipment training guides]</span> | <span style="color:#C0C0C0">[create doc with list of tools, include people & doc links as we start making equipment training guides]</span> | ||
+ | <span style="color:#C0C0C0">* Look into the option of renting the space no longer used by the gym or the contracting company (the garage). Possibly a good substitute for the basement storage we currently pay ~$500/mo. (Andrew & Blake)</span> | ||
==== Post-COVID TODOs ==== | ==== Post-COVID TODOs ==== | ||
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==== New Business ==== | ==== New Business ==== | ||
* Clean up the Meetup page. Remove events which aren't happening, remove the address from events which are virtual. Mark C. will discuss points from his email. (who?) | * Clean up the Meetup page. Remove events which aren't happening, remove the address from events which are virtual. Mark C. will discuss points from his email. (who?) | ||
+ | ** Mark discussed some ways that the Meetup page might be reconfigured or used differently (use the Online Only checkbox to remove address info) | ||
+ | ** Looking for members to cover responding to people who sign up for Meetup events (Open Saturdays and Game Nights). | ||
+ | ** Looking for members to respond to SplatSpace voice messages when we get a few in a row (in case people are stuck in the parking lot). Andrew O. volunteered to try to help with voicemail issues, as he lives near SplatSpace. | ||
* Discuss membership fee discounts or other ways to incentivise or encourage members to hold SplatSpace workshops or events. Also discuss possible issues with 501c3 requirements. | * Discuss membership fee discounts or other ways to incentivise or encourage members to hold SplatSpace workshops or events. Also discuss possible issues with 501c3 requirements. | ||
− | * Splat server upgrade (Scott to solicit membership for content ideas. | + | ** As long as fees are at or below market rate, there shouldn't be a problem. Dawn is willing to discuss on Slack. |
+ | ** Not a problem for individual members to charge for a workshop or class and benefit from that. Could choose to donate to SplatSpace. | ||
+ | ** Project classes where making something to take home (and learn along the way), learning/educational workshop classes. | ||
+ | * Splat server upgrade (Scott to solicit membership for content ideas.) | ||
* Website plans (updates). | * Website plans (updates). | ||
** Stripe 'Customer Portal': implemented and ready, pending web site update | ** Stripe 'Customer Portal': implemented and ready, pending web site update | ||
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=====[[President]]===== | =====[[President]]===== | ||
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+ | No report this month. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
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=====[[Vice-President]]===== | =====[[Vice-President]]===== | ||
* Brief discussion of SplatSpace policy for reimbursement of consumables and maintenance costs. | * Brief discussion of SplatSpace policy for reimbursement of consumables and maintenance costs. | ||
+ | * Lulzbot printer is back and working great. | ||
+ | * Still working on the Fusion 306 printer with BLTouch added, needed to reflash the firmware, may be done this month. | ||
+ | * Firmware upgrade on a different printer is complete. | ||
+ | * Purchased a few bulk bandages and is adding new first aid kits to rooms which didn't have them. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
=====[[Treasurer]]===== | =====[[Treasurer]]===== | ||
− | + | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! Member Dues !! Donations !! Other !! '''Total''' | ! Member Dues !! Donations !! Other !! '''Total''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | $ | + | | $2341.71 || $200.00 || $0 || '''$2541.71''' |
|} | |} | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! | ||
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* This month's expenses: | * This month's expenses: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! UDI Rent !! Linode.com !! Spectrum !! Misc !! '''Total''' | ! UDI Rent !! Linode.com !! Spectrum !! Misc !! '''Total''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | $1900* || $20 || $89.99 || $4.48 || '''$2014.60''' | + | | $1900* || $20.13 || $89.99 || $4.48 || '''$2014.60''' |
|} | |} | ||
* '''Income - Expenses = <span style="color:#0000FF"> $527.11''' </span>''' | * '''Income - Expenses = <span style="color:#0000FF"> $527.11''' </span>''' | ||
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'''New Members''': ? | '''New Members''': ? | ||
− | On Hold: 3 members | + | '''On Hold''': 3 members |
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− | With our current Membership & Expenses, we can pay bills through | + | With our current Membership & Expenses, we can pay bills through 7/2021 |
* Note: projection based on member dues (does not include donations) | * Note: projection based on member dues (does not include donations) | ||
https://wiki.splatspace.org/images/7/7a/ReserveProjection08.pdf | https://wiki.splatspace.org/images/7/7a/ReserveProjection08.pdf | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
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+ | |||
Options to increase revenue / decrease expenses: | Options to increase revenue / decrease expenses: | ||
+ | * Donations: Thank you to Andrew, Blake, & Graham | ||
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* Talk with our landlord to seek temporary rent forbearance/forgiveness in order to stay in operation. (Dawn) | * Talk with our landlord to seek temporary rent forbearance/forgiveness in order to stay in operation. (Dawn) | ||
** Update: Asked landlord to revert to our old rent of $1900/month through 12/2020. | ** Update: Asked landlord to revert to our old rent of $1900/month through 12/2020. | ||
− | ** No reply. Started | + | ** No reply. Started paying $1900/mo. |
<br> | <br> | ||
=====[[Secretary]]===== | =====[[Secretary]]===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | No report this month. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
=====[[Public Relations]]===== | =====[[Public Relations]]===== | ||
+ | Blake | ||
+ | * Social media update. | ||
+ | * Signed up for HootSuite, a social media content management solution with a free option, allows posting to multiple social media accounts at once. | ||
+ | * Request for social media content from members. Please send to Blake or ask to post it. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
=====[[At-Large]]===== | =====[[At-Large]]===== | ||
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Scott | Scott | ||
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==== Member Reports ==== | ==== Member Reports ==== | ||
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+ | Blake | ||
+ | * Shared pictures of the work benches he built, hopes to build similar ones for SplatSpace workshop. | ||
+ | * Would like to bring some focus to helping Scott with the shelving situation, to create more storage space for members (and possibly attract new members). | ||
+ | * Basement is chaotic, could benefit greatly from additional storage. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Chris | ||
+ | * Working on a project to do safe customer switching with New Hope railways (model trains). | ||
Mark C (Recruitment & Retention Committee) | Mark C (Recruitment & Retention Committee) | ||
* Ideas for getting more exposure for SplatSpace. | * Ideas for getting more exposure for SplatSpace. | ||
** Recruitment: more places to get SplatSpace's existence announced online? | ** Recruitment: more places to get SplatSpace's existence announced online? | ||
+ | *** Looking for ways to find 5 or 6 new members. Discusses the suggestions he received (social media, classes, flyers, bumper stickers, solar bugs) | ||
+ | *** Target new residential construction downtown Durham? Ask them if they mind posting a flyer in their lobby? | ||
+ | |||
** Retention: follow-up with new members to get a sense of their needs being met. | ** Retention: follow-up with new members to get a sense of their needs being met. | ||
+ | *** Wants to make sure that new members who need help or instruction can find it. (We have Slack for this, and direct new members there). | ||
+ | |||
+ | Andrew | ||
+ | * Consider renegotiating our rented space. Possibly trade the basement for the garage or space formerly used by the gym. | ||
==== Upcoming Events ==== | ==== Upcoming Events ==== | ||
Tom | Tom | ||
− | * Saturday Science from 1 - 4pm at #24 (ongoing). | + | * Saturday Science from 1 - 4pm at #24 (ongoing since June). Edward R. moved his entymology startup to #24, so there's more functional bio equipment there now. |
Scott | Scott | ||
− | * Virtual TriBRAE events. | + | * Virtual TriBRAE events. This month's meeting will be online on August 22. Every two weeks may hold it at #24. This upcoming meeting will cover sensors and motor actuators, related to making a weather station on Raspberry Pi and Arduino. |
Ryan | Ryan |
Latest revision as of 00:46, 5 August 2020
Contents
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August 4th, 2020
Agenda
Summary
- Minutes
- Member Attendance
- Consent Agenda
- Old Business
- Action Items
- New Business
- Officer Reports
- Guest Introductions
- Member Reports
- Upcoming Events
- Trash/Recycling Volunteer
- Adjournment
Guest Introductions
Minutes
Initialization
Member Attendance
42 Dues-paying (voting) members
Quorum = 11 members
Consent Agenda
1) Approve meeting minutes from
- Jul 7th
Old Business
ToDo Action Items
(Items carried forward from previous meetings, but not up for discussion this month. Recorded here so we don't forget about them.)
* Implement a process (proposal?) for holding votes with membership electronically, to allow us to accomplish votes without establishing quorum at/during meetings.
* Create document describing SplatSpace policy for reimbursement of costs for consumables and equipment maintenance. (Andrew)
* Training & Accountability (need volunteers) [create doc with list of tools, include people & doc links as we start making equipment training guides]
* Look into the option of renting the space no longer used by the gym or the contracting company (the garage). Possibly a good substitute for the basement storage we currently pay ~$500/mo. (Andrew & Blake)
Post-COVID TODOs
* Laser cutter soundproofing.
New Business
- Clean up the Meetup page. Remove events which aren't happening, remove the address from events which are virtual. Mark C. will discuss points from his email. (who?)
- Mark discussed some ways that the Meetup page might be reconfigured or used differently (use the Online Only checkbox to remove address info)
- Looking for members to cover responding to people who sign up for Meetup events (Open Saturdays and Game Nights).
- Looking for members to respond to SplatSpace voice messages when we get a few in a row (in case people are stuck in the parking lot). Andrew O. volunteered to try to help with voicemail issues, as he lives near SplatSpace.
- Discuss membership fee discounts or other ways to incentivise or encourage members to hold SplatSpace workshops or events. Also discuss possible issues with 501c3 requirements.
- As long as fees are at or below market rate, there shouldn't be a problem. Dawn is willing to discuss on Slack.
- Not a problem for individual members to charge for a workshop or class and benefit from that. Could choose to donate to SplatSpace.
- Project classes where making something to take home (and learn along the way), learning/educational workshop classes.
- Splat server upgrade (Scott to solicit membership for content ideas.)
- Website plans (updates).
- Stripe 'Customer Portal': implemented and ready, pending web site update
- Mark's suggestions implemented on SplatSpace.org
- Mark will join web team and make minor edits while work continues.
- Discuss upcoming October Annual Meeting and officer elections.
Officer Reports
President
No report this month.
Vice-President
- Brief discussion of SplatSpace policy for reimbursement of consumables and maintenance costs.
- Lulzbot printer is back and working great.
- Still working on the Fusion 306 printer with BLTouch added, needed to reflash the firmware, may be done this month.
- Firmware upgrade on a different printer is complete.
- Purchased a few bulk bandages and is adding new first aid kits to rooms which didn't have them.
Treasurer
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Monthly Expected Expenses
Current = $2005 (Jan 2021 = $2505) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deficit
Current = $+15/mo (Jan 2021 = $485) |
Departing Members: Aurora T
New Members: ?
On Hold: 3 members
With our current Membership & Expenses, we can pay bills through 7/2021
- Note: projection based on member dues (does not include donations)
https://wiki.splatspace.org/images/7/7a/ReserveProjection08.pdf
Options to increase revenue / decrease expenses:
- Donations: Thank you to Andrew, Blake, & Graham
- Talk with our landlord to seek temporary rent forbearance/forgiveness in order to stay in operation. (Dawn)
- Update: Asked landlord to revert to our old rent of $1900/month through 12/2020.
- No reply. Started paying $1900/mo.
Secretary
No report this month.
Public Relations
Blake
- Social media update.
- Signed up for HootSuite, a social media content management solution with a free option, allows posting to multiple social media accounts at once.
- Request for social media content from members. Please send to Blake or ask to post it.
At-Large
Scott
- Update: event cancellations and small gatherings.
- HAMfest, SPARKcon
Member Reports
Blake
- Shared pictures of the work benches he built, hopes to build similar ones for SplatSpace workshop.
- Would like to bring some focus to helping Scott with the shelving situation, to create more storage space for members (and possibly attract new members).
- Basement is chaotic, could benefit greatly from additional storage.
Chris
- Working on a project to do safe customer switching with New Hope railways (model trains).
Mark C (Recruitment & Retention Committee)
- Ideas for getting more exposure for SplatSpace.
- Recruitment: more places to get SplatSpace's existence announced online?
- Looking for ways to find 5 or 6 new members. Discusses the suggestions he received (social media, classes, flyers, bumper stickers, solar bugs)
- Target new residential construction downtown Durham? Ask them if they mind posting a flyer in their lobby?
- Recruitment: more places to get SplatSpace's existence announced online?
- Retention: follow-up with new members to get a sense of their needs being met.
- Wants to make sure that new members who need help or instruction can find it. (We have Slack for this, and direct new members there).
- Retention: follow-up with new members to get a sense of their needs being met.
Andrew
- Consider renegotiating our rented space. Possibly trade the basement for the garage or space formerly used by the gym.
Upcoming Events
Tom
- Saturday Science from 1 - 4pm at #24 (ongoing since June). Edward R. moved his entymology startup to #24, so there's more functional bio equipment there now.
Scott
- Virtual TriBRAE events. This month's meeting will be online on August 22. Every two weeks may hold it at #24. This upcoming meeting will cover sensors and motor actuators, related to making a weather station on Raspberry Pi and Arduino.
Ryan
- Next month's SplatSpace board meeting will be Sunday, August 23 at 5pm (online).
- Next month's SplatSpace meeting will be Tuesday, September 1 at 7pm (online).
note new calendar for 2020 External Outreach Events list