Board Meeting Agenda, January 26, 2009

January 26, 2009 at 6:30           Action items are underlined

Location: Deep Spring Center

Attendees: Anna Teare, Linda Longo, Simon Ha, Curt Fish, Peg Tappe, Sherry Hansen, Alice Britt.

Not attending: Barbara Brodsky

Brief sitting.

Sharing of personal matters.

Agenda

1. Sangha commentary (5 minutes per person)

2. Treasurer’s report (Linda & Alice, 10 minutes)

   1. Financial status: review 2008 actuals

   2. 2009 Budget schedule & status

   3. 2009 Budget needs

   4. Reimbursing Barbara for a monitor (All)

3. Fundraising drive (Curt & Alice, 5 minutes)

   1. Fundraiser stats

   2. Thank-you letters

4. Initiative: Location (Curt, 5 minutes)

   1. Status

5. Initiative: Board/Teacher/OM/Sangha communication (Peg, 5 minutes)

   1. Status

   2. Calendar coordinator – board action needed?

6. Initiative: Deep Spring archives (Simon & Curt, 5 minutes)

   1. Status/updates

7. Initiative: Visioning framework (Anna, 20 minutes)

   1. Anna to present her framework and lead a discussion

8. Newsletter status (5 minutes)

   1. Went out 15-Dec

9. Retreat committee report (Peg, 5 minutes)

   1. Status

   2. Upcoming retreats

10. Social committee report (Linda, 5 minutes)

    1. Need a social committee liaison

11. Calendar (All, 5 minutes)

    1. Winter 2009 calendar and promotions done! Calendar is on the web.

    2. Sangha meeting in the spring?

    3. Board meetings elsewhere? When are Lou’s classes (what dates)?

    4. Upcoming events

12. Closed door session (All, 20 minutes)

    1. OM attendance at board meetings

13. On hold: Board book maintenance

    1. Update all board books, weed out the old stuff

Upcoming board meetings

February 23 at 6:30

March 23 at 6:30

April 27 at 6:30