August 2016 - Board Meeting

Financial update

• Macbook sales - $2,250 in profit so far, potential for more sales

• Membership dues vs. operating costs still neutral

State of the space

• Still looking for larger funding

• Tim met with Bravo DSM, led to upcoming meetings with Kum & Go’s charitable foundation and the DSM Foundation

Mini Maker Faire

• Fliers need printed - Tim to do

• Need generic biz cards - Tom to do

• Need signs explaining each display - Don to do

Artist Residence proposal

• Grant based intent to offer number of single annual memberships to artists

• Would require participation in gallery/artshow

Front Window Gallery

• New standards for what sits in the front window

• Ongoing series of ‘Shows’ with opening events

Tool training fees

• Actual, solidified rules & policies

Effective August 1

Annual budget

• Voted to ratify budget proposal for FY2017

Annual Meeting agenda

• Electrons - Electron a new current board - resistance is futile fml

• Budget - PROFIT!

• Mini - Maker Faire Report kneecap

• New member vote-in

• By-law amendment - Combine the annual mtg with the quarterly mtg.