May 12, 2020: Executive Committee Meeting

by | Dec 14, 2024 | Meeting Agendas and Minutes

May Executive Committee Meeting; May 12, 2020, 7:30pm-8:30pm

In attendance:

  • President: Melanie Miller-Foster
  • Vice President: Bob Persiko
  • Public Relation Officer: U.B. Bakker
  • Treasurer: Bruce Truitt
  • Membership Committee Chair: Daniel Foster
  • Secretary: Sarah Knorr
  • Book Group Chair: Susan Steinberg

Location:

  • This meeting was held via virtual method (Zoom) due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic

Topics of Discussion:

Agenda Items:

  • Financial items – irreconcilable transactions and assets requiring disposition
    • Bruce sent out email re: missing financial transactions pre 2019
      • Should we have an aging period for transactions?
      • Standing Rule: Any transactions pre August 2019 (start of current Global Connections), should we write off?
      • Secondary to business no longer operational, etc
      • Motion to write off transactions pre 2019, passed
      • Bruce to archive transitions
    • Material assets
      • Melanie has HP laptop
      • Salua has disposable items designated for Cultural Luncheons
      • Susan has disposable party goods from past events stored in own home
      • Bruce has PA gear
        • Will take HP laptop from Melanie and store
        • Will email Wenjie from PSU Global Programs re: other electrical devices and will create excel sheet listing items
      • Discussed liability insurance
        • Currently have $1,133.00 premium
      • How GC will proceed during COVID-19
      • Activities in the future
        • GC had 3 luncheons planned: currently postponed until further notice due to pandemic restrictions; church has payment which would be credited
        • Discussion groups on Tuesday are still taking place via virtual methods (Zoom)
        • Book Groups continue to operate via virtual methods (Zoom)
        • ESL classes: Bob will look into
        • Should we have a general membership meeting online?
          • How to we invite members?
          • What will be the speaker/event
          • General organizing logistics
        • Change scope of outreach to community
          • Global Connections can facilitate:
            • Encourage members to take action in the spirit of GC
            • Highlight members doing individual events
            • “Actions of Love” by GC
          • Membership Engagement
            • Survey
            • “What do you think GC should do during this time”
            • Online events, committee meetings, maintenance stage, promote individual actions, etc
            • Bob/UB to follow up with Community Diversity Group re: cook book, could GC be sponsor?
          • No online monthly meetings: postpone until Fall semester?
          • Make strategic plan for future
            • Annual general membership meeting and elections will be in November
            • Touch base with members in August/September?
          • Until next month
            • No special events
            • Communicate to membership
              • Send out newsletter via MailChimp
              • Survey members to see how GC should progress-Bruce will draft
              • Spotlight on things members are doing in spirit of GC-Susan (book groups) and Bob (discussion groups, etc) will provide Melanie information by Tuesday, May 19