The Rising Tide Society August 2024 Board Meeting Minutes
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Thursday, August 8, 2024
Call to order
Board President Brittanny Taylor called the meeting to order at 8:15 am PST/11:15 am EST. All members participated via Zoom conferencing.
Attendance
Secretary conducted roll call.
The following persons were present:
- Brittany Taylor – President
- Christoper Stiles – Board Member/Chapter Liason
- Elizabeth Coopersmith – Board Secretary
- Erin Perkins – Board Member
- Rhiannon Leila – International Representative Board Member
- Jaime Thompson – Treasurer
- Marvin Flavien – Board Member
- Katrina Widener – Board Member
- Wendy Zook – Executive Director
Not Attending/Excused:
- Natalie Franke – Past President
- Braden Drake – Ex Officio Board Member
A meeting quorum was reached.
Board Reports
Secretary’s Report – Elizabeth Coopersmith
- Approval of July’s meeting minutes—Coopersmith moved to approve the previous meeting’s minutes. Board member Perkins seconded the motion, and the minutes were approved at 8:18 a.m. PST/11:18 a.m. EST.
- Promoting RTS members’ businesses—The membership Facebook group has received many promotional post requests, which are not permitted. Coopersmith asked the board to consider offering paid advertising in RTS’s weekly and monthly newsletters. The benefits are increased revenue, membership involvement, and personal investment in RTS.
- The Board response was positive; Coopersmith and Zook are already meeting to talk about the newsletter this week and will firm up details and present them to the board.
Treasurer’s Report – Jaime Thomspon
Thompson presented a financial report for 2024 through July.
- All expenses have been paid through July, but the rest of the quarter is questionable.
- Revenue is significantly down from budget projections for the year.
- Thompson requested additional help searching for grant revenue.
- The Board identified a specific amount of money that must be raised by each member by September 1st to meet our financial obligations.
President’s Report – Brittanny Taylor
- Welcoming Katrina Widener to the Board – Taylor submitted the oath, which she accepted.
- Letters of commitment from the board – Due September 12
- Board self-assessments – Due September 12
- Future visioning questionnaire – Due September 12
- Birthday Bash as RTS’s official annual event
- Taylor moves to make the Birthday Bash an annual event, planning to begin in the first quarter of the year. Board Member Perkins seconded the motion, which was approved at 9:07 a.m. PST/12:07 p.m. EST.
- Board nomination committee discussion – Discussion of a second possible new board member, Geily Romero, to serve a 2-year term. Taylor moved to offer her the position, which was seconded by Board member Stiles. The motion was approved at 9:30 am PST/12:30 pm EST.
Executive Director’s Report – Wendy Zook
- Rest of 2024 at a glance – no additional events except for the two webinars that are scheduled
- Development team overview – the big picture of planning and strategy and creating an operations plan. By October, a 2025 proposal will be formally submitted to the Board.
- June 2025 paid membership level
- Free membership will still be available
- Members will get additional benefits
- Taylor makes a motion to approve the addition of a paid membership level in June 2025. Perkins seconded the motion, and the motion was passed at 9:45am PST/12:45pm EST
- Board Retreat—so far, plans are for the week of October 21 on the East Coast near an airport. A Slack channel will be created for the retreat.
- Committee updates
- Education – Widener and Leila will continue to be co-chairs ur first webinar will be at the end of August, with the next one scheduled for November.
- The podcast is on hold until later this year
- The Leader library themes for set for Quarter Three and Five
- Leadership committee – Refresher courses are being offered to leaders who need them
- Project manager is back, and Freecamp has been set up
- Blog request – please contribute a blog post. More information will be available in Slack
“For the Good of the Board…”
- Next quorum board meeting: Thursday, September 12th, 2024 @ 8:00 a.m. PST / 11:00 a.m. EST.
Adjournment
- Board President Taylor moved to adjourn the meeting, which Widener seconded. The motion was approved, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:52 am PST/12:52 pm EST.
Submitted to the board on 9/12/24 for approval at the next Quorum meeting.
