February 11, 2020: Executive Committee Meeting

by | Dec 14, 2024 | Meeting Agendas and Minutes

February Executive Committee Meeting; February 11, 2020, 7:30pm-8:30pm

In attendance:

  • President: Melanie Miller-Foster
  • Vice President: Bob Persiko
  • Public Relation Officer: U.B. Bakker
  • Treasurer: Bruce Truitt
  • Secretary: Sarah Knorr
  • Membership Committee Chair: Daniel Foster
  • Cultural Luncheon Chair: Salua Kamerow

Location:

  • This meeting was held at the COG Building at 2643 Gateway Drive in State College, PA

Topics of Discussion:

  • Possible creation of committee specifically for editing Bylaws/Standing Rules
  • Membership Records

Agenda Items:

  • March meeting program (see attached draft agenda)
    • Salua will be sending out Global Connections Cultural Luncheon announcement
    • Daniel will be sending out Global Connections General Meeting announcement
  • Clarifying membership records roles
    • Treasurer, Bruce Truitt, will take money and membership cards
    • Membership Committee Chair, Daniel Foster, will input information from membership cards
    • Secretary, Sarah Knorr, will store membership cards
    • Global Connections will retain membership cards for 1 year
  • Development function in GC for 2020
    • Focus on 2020 revenue neutrality
    • Ideas:
      • Donation can at every Global Connections event
      • Create committee dedicated to fundraising
    • Developing a policy on complimentary admission to GC events
      • Standing Rule: Not provide complimentary admission to Global Connections events; add line item under PR role: Allocate discretionary funds up to $250 to use for admissions as PR sees fit—would need budget amendment
      • Standing Rule: Volunteers are provided free meal and admission to Global Connections events-provide them with shift hours
      • Charity Rule/Scholarship: for those members with limited funds to participate in Global Connections events
    • Process of referring ideas to a committee (ArtsFest/Lion Bash as an example)
      • Referred through committees
      • Email blast
  • Agenda items for meetings
    • Please place on Parking Lot on Google Drive
    • Blue highlighted items are for next meeting
    • Dump completed items into separate document
  • Next EC meeting
    • Vice President, Bob Persiko resides over next Executive Committee Meeting