20160821 BOD Notes

Attendees: Board: Joshua, Jay, Tanju

General members: Sam, Mike Y, Luke

Notes

Meeting agenda driven by Trello board as dated for 20160821

• RFID Cards: Reviewed the draft policy. Josh Mckorkle will be the lead BOD member responsible for managing the system. Agreed that Steve Lundeen can be back up and work with Joshua to manage the system and process. Agreed to publish the policy after adding fee for users that wish to supply their own RFID devices.

• Member discounts for long term subscriptions. We need to discuss with Chris/Treasurer to make sure that they can be properly accounted for to handle it appropriately. Jay and Tanju need to follow up with Chris asap to get give her opportunity to to comment on this. Need to update the gumroad page to make the refund policy bold and a sentence about agreeing to the terms.

• Membership report. Reviewed report. 4 new members and lost one. Once again brought up the need for a crowdsourcing/patreon account system. All agreed that it would be good to have one. Just need someone to take the lead on it. Previously, Chris was going to pursue this but hasn't made progress on it. Also discussed on the ongoing need for marketing strategy and sending out press releases, etc. Luke has reached out to Marietta Daily Journal to get a press release out about the upcoming Nation Of Makers Event in Washington DC. This is opportunity to learn how work with the local press. We need to get a better handle on the target number of members needed for both breaking even and beyond.