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** Danielle, Ben, Daniel, Nathan, Patrick, Sean, & Jose | ** Danielle, Ben, Daniel, Nathan, Patrick, Sean, & Jose | ||
* Others present | * Others present | ||
− | ** | + | ** Joe L., Mackenzie, Todd, Brad, Charles, Raj |
== Old Business == | == Old Business == | ||
* E-Waivers | * E-Waivers | ||
+ | * New Membership Management System | ||
* AC installation | * AC installation | ||
* Makership | * Makership | ||
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* Member Generation & Retention | * Member Generation & Retention | ||
* Renter Responsibilities & Neighbor Respect | * Renter Responsibilities & Neighbor Respect | ||
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* Fixing Broken Things Fatigue? | * Fixing Broken Things Fatigue? | ||
* Budget | * Budget | ||
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== New Business == | == New Business == | ||
− | * | + | * Tiny House Project / Grant Management |
− | * | + | * Vehicle Purchase? |
− | + | * Selling equipment | |
− | + | * Events: Maker Faires | |
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== Minutes == | == Minutes == | ||
=== Old Business === | === Old Business === | ||
− | * E Waivers | + | * E-Waivers |
− | ** | + | ** Done. Thank you Daniel! |
− | ** | + | ** Collecting data on people visiting the space so we know who we're serving |
− | + | * New Membership Management System | |
− | * | + | ** 1/3 of membership on the new system |
− | ** | + | ** Auditing membership with the new system; some people thought they were members but weren't paying |
− | + | ** Daniel needs help processing back failed payments | |
− | + | ** Question: do they need to back pay dues? No. BoD never officially suspended these memberships | |
− | + | * AC installation | |
− | ** | + | ** Equipment is here |
− | + | ** Need to tear out old green pipes | |
− | + | ** Nathan will make it happen June 1's Mend it Monday | |
− | + | * Makership | |
− | ** | + | ** Past month had 5 applicants |
− | ** | + | ** Enthusiasm for the makership among visitors |
− | * | + | ** Probably coming from word of mouth and shared enthusiasm |
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− | ** Need to | ||
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* Workshops | * Workshops | ||
− | ** | + | ** Mend It Monday a mild success for teaching folks how to use tools |
− | ** | + | ** Workshop du Jour: Persistence is key |
− | ** | + | ** Terry's working on workshops |
− | ** | + | ** If Tiny House project comes through then that will provide upwards of 20 workshops over a 2 year period |
− | ** | + | ** Requests for lockpicking workshop: June 27th target |
− | ** | + | ** Charles is going to order components for surface mount soldering 1-on-1 basis |
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* Business Cards | * Business Cards | ||
− | ** Need | + | ** Need these desperately! Easy for maintaining relationships |
− | + | ** Card mostly done still, need to add wiki.lvl1.org link and print | |
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* Member Generation & Retention | * Member Generation & Retention | ||
− | ** | + | ** Numbers moving up: current count 68 |
− | + | ** Excitement is building among visitors | |
− | ** | + | ** Daniel asks people who've visited a few times about their feelings about membership, good conversion rate |
− | ** | + | *** "What would it take to make you a member?" |
− | *** | + | ** Raj's tours are working well |
− | ** | + | ** Need short info sheet on membership benefit fliers |
− | + | *** Daniel has these made and up front | |
− | + | ** Need vinyl cutter camera signage | |
− | + | ** Meetup account still up; needs a few more organizers/managers | |
− | + | *** Ben will make this a priority | |
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* Renter Responsibilities & Neighbor Respect | * Renter Responsibilities & Neighbor Respect | ||
− | ** | + | ** Canoe team has cleaned up and no news is good news |
− | ** | + | ** Landlords dodging window & door issues |
− | ** | + | ** May need to leverage renter's agreement to get these issues resolved |
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* Fixing Broken Things Fatigue? | * Fixing Broken Things Fatigue? | ||
− | ** Mend | + | ** Mend It Monday is working to an extent |
+ | ** Put list on whiteboard | ||
* Budget | * Budget | ||
− | ** Need to build | + | ** Need to run reports |
+ | ** Biggest expense is rent and weather has been weathered | ||
+ | ** Electric cost is great during the non-winter months | ||
+ | ** Need weatherizing in order to build up coffers to spend on FAPs | ||
+ | ** Sean is handling winterizing of the space | ||
+ | ** Insurance Bill is coming up in June | ||
+ | *** Need to consider equipment coverage and take inventory | ||
+ | *** Wiki update-a-thon might help with this effort | ||
+ | *** Need to label things better | ||
+ | *** Mackenzie is slated to inventory the tools | ||
* Unsafe Working Conditions | * Unsafe Working Conditions | ||
− | ** | + | ** Nothing major noted |
− | ** | + | ** Need more lighting under couches in main room |
− | ** Need to | + | ** Need to figure out ballast health |
− | ** | + | |
− | ** | + | === New Business === |
− | ** | + | * Grants |
+ | ** give502 | ||
+ | *** Daniel applied for $25000 grant for shopbot, makership, and education opportunities | ||
+ | *** Also working with SBA on a $50000 grant | ||
+ | *** Info available on director's google drive for reusing for grants | ||
+ | *** Eventbrite has stats on attendance and post workshop surveys | ||
+ | *** Danielle is going to work on making a generic feedback form | ||
+ | ** Tiny House | ||
+ | *** Building House on site | ||
+ | **** "Permanent" parking space | ||
+ | *** Registration | ||
+ | **** Utility trailers are not registerable in KY until you take it out of state | ||
+ | *** Liability | ||
+ | **** Sean says person's car insurance covers towing the trailer | ||
+ | **** What about liability for children? | ||
+ | **** Rider from Jesse on insuring the project | ||
+ | **** What about people going through house? Need to check liability of this at events | ||
+ | **** $50000 on low end of requesting | ||
+ | *** Gheens likes LVL1's mission | ||
+ | ** Kroger's Giving | ||
+ | *** Sean has everything filled out for this program | ||
+ | *** LVL1 apply once. Get people to go to Kroger website to register their giving | ||
+ | ** Amazon Smile | ||
+ | *** BUY THINGS FROM HERE | ||
+ | ** Eligible for Community Foundation for Louisville this year | ||
+ | *** Check for August rollout | ||
+ | *** Capacity building grant | ||
+ | *** LVL1 was the source for the most number of unique donors for their program | ||
+ | ** Day of Giving in October | ||
+ | * Vehicle Purchase? | ||
+ | ** Insurance liability is too prohibitive | ||
+ | * Selling equipment | ||
+ | ** Sell at fair market value; offer to members then public list then to the market | ||
+ | ** Daniel will be the point man | ||
+ | ** Need to show that we're disposing the asset for common sense rules | ||
+ | * Events: Maker Faires | ||
+ | ** Jared is willing to take on organizing events | ||
+ | * Signage | ||
+ | ** Sean has talked to a number of govt offices about painting the flood wall | ||
+ | ** Might need to track a grant for getting public art that is a sign for LVL1 | ||
+ | ** Art can be covered up if/when LVL1 moves | ||
+ | * Birthday Party on July 8th; 5 years old! | ||
+ | ** Needs to happen the weekend after July 4th | ||
+ | ** Might need to solicit a food truck | ||
+ | ** Conmen will begrudgingly organize this event (aka surprise Jared) |
Latest revision as of 21:46, 19 May 2015
Attendees
- Officers and Directors present
- Danielle, Ben, Daniel, Nathan, Patrick, Sean, & Jose
- Others present
- Joe L., Mackenzie, Todd, Brad, Charles, Raj
Old Business
- E-Waivers
- New Membership Management System
- AC installation
- Makership
- Workshops
- LVL1 Membership Application Processing
- Business Cards
- Member Generation & Retention
- Renter Responsibilities & Neighbor Respect
- Fixing Broken Things Fatigue?
- Budget
- Unsafe Working Conditions
New Business
- Tiny House Project / Grant Management
- Vehicle Purchase?
- Selling equipment
- Events: Maker Faires
Minutes
Old Business
- E-Waivers
- Done. Thank you Daniel!
- Collecting data on people visiting the space so we know who we're serving
- New Membership Management System
- 1/3 of membership on the new system
- Auditing membership with the new system; some people thought they were members but weren't paying
- Daniel needs help processing back failed payments
- Question: do they need to back pay dues? No. BoD never officially suspended these memberships
- AC installation
- Equipment is here
- Need to tear out old green pipes
- Nathan will make it happen June 1's Mend it Monday
- Makership
- Past month had 5 applicants
- Enthusiasm for the makership among visitors
- Probably coming from word of mouth and shared enthusiasm
- Workshops
- Mend It Monday a mild success for teaching folks how to use tools
- Workshop du Jour: Persistence is key
- Terry's working on workshops
- If Tiny House project comes through then that will provide upwards of 20 workshops over a 2 year period
- Requests for lockpicking workshop: June 27th target
- Charles is going to order components for surface mount soldering 1-on-1 basis
- Business Cards
- Need these desperately! Easy for maintaining relationships
- Card mostly done still, need to add wiki.lvl1.org link and print
- Member Generation & Retention
- Numbers moving up: current count 68
- Excitement is building among visitors
- Daniel asks people who've visited a few times about their feelings about membership, good conversion rate
- "What would it take to make you a member?"
- Raj's tours are working well
- Need short info sheet on membership benefit fliers
- Daniel has these made and up front
- Need vinyl cutter camera signage
- Meetup account still up; needs a few more organizers/managers
- Ben will make this a priority
- Renter Responsibilities & Neighbor Respect
- Canoe team has cleaned up and no news is good news
- Landlords dodging window & door issues
- May need to leverage renter's agreement to get these issues resolved
- Fixing Broken Things Fatigue?
- Mend It Monday is working to an extent
- Put list on whiteboard
- Budget
- Need to run reports
- Biggest expense is rent and weather has been weathered
- Electric cost is great during the non-winter months
- Need weatherizing in order to build up coffers to spend on FAPs
- Sean is handling winterizing of the space
- Insurance Bill is coming up in June
- Need to consider equipment coverage and take inventory
- Wiki update-a-thon might help with this effort
- Need to label things better
- Mackenzie is slated to inventory the tools
- Unsafe Working Conditions
- Nothing major noted
- Need more lighting under couches in main room
- Need to figure out ballast health
New Business
- Grants
- give502
- Daniel applied for $25000 grant for shopbot, makership, and education opportunities
- Also working with SBA on a $50000 grant
- Info available on director's google drive for reusing for grants
- Eventbrite has stats on attendance and post workshop surveys
- Danielle is going to work on making a generic feedback form
- Tiny House
- Building House on site
- "Permanent" parking space
- Registration
- Utility trailers are not registerable in KY until you take it out of state
- Liability
- Sean says person's car insurance covers towing the trailer
- What about liability for children?
- Rider from Jesse on insuring the project
- What about people going through house? Need to check liability of this at events
- $50000 on low end of requesting
- Gheens likes LVL1's mission
- Building House on site
- Kroger's Giving
- Sean has everything filled out for this program
- LVL1 apply once. Get people to go to Kroger website to register their giving
- Amazon Smile
- BUY THINGS FROM HERE
- Eligible for Community Foundation for Louisville this year
- Check for August rollout
- Capacity building grant
- LVL1 was the source for the most number of unique donors for their program
- Day of Giving in October
- give502
- Vehicle Purchase?
- Insurance liability is too prohibitive
- Selling equipment
- Sell at fair market value; offer to members then public list then to the market
- Daniel will be the point man
- Need to show that we're disposing the asset for common sense rules
- Events: Maker Faires
- Jared is willing to take on organizing events
- Signage
- Sean has talked to a number of govt offices about painting the flood wall
- Might need to track a grant for getting public art that is a sign for LVL1
- Art can be covered up if/when LVL1 moves
- Birthday Party on July 8th; 5 years old!
- Needs to happen the weekend after July 4th
- Might need to solicit a food truck
- Conmen will begrudgingly organize this event (aka surprise Jared)