Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education

11/16/2018

Agenda

Board of Directors Meeting

October 22, 2012

3-5p.m.

To Call in dial 218-339-2409 and enter access code 893 4038.

• Email vote?

• Fundraising –
• CAEE will apply for an EPA Region 8 Office for Environmental Education RFP for model EE programs, for $216,000. Planning to write in sub grants that could be awarded to Utah, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, or North Dakota. CAEE would manage the grant. Others applying are Environmental Learning for Kids. RFP is due November 12 or 16. Laura from KS has created a template for each region to use.
• Giving First – GivingFirst.org. Katie has set up fundraising campaign page for each board member. Each page has a unique URL. Video is posted on the web page. Can put a photo on there. Can set a fundraising goal. Use this if you can’t come to the Changemaker Breakfast, or for Colorado Gives Day on December 4th (during which CAEE would receive matching funds). A person can schedule a donation in advance.

• Current EPA grant ?

• Directory
• The last pieces (e.g. map, school sections) will be finalized this week.
• Walked through the directory at the October 17 advisory council meeting.
• Find Directory under Resources on the CAEE website. Or go directly to
• NAAEE
• Entire CAEE staff attended NAAEE last week.
• Conversation about what to call ourselves is getting stronger. Environmental education may not be the best term. Keynote speaker (Angela Park) on diversity said that people don’t want to be ‘educated’. We’d rather be ‘engaged’. Washington is changing its name to E3Washington – Environment, Education, Economy. Are we missing people who don’t identify themselves as an ‘environmental educator’. People in Colorado are discussing this a little bit.
• Judy (ED of NAAEE) – Need to change STEM education to EE-STEAM education (environment, economics, science, technology, engineering, arts, math).
• Colorado is well represented at the NAAEE conference– about 10 people. CAEE co-led the affiliate meeting, discussing how to create a strategic plan and business plan. Two Colorado people received awards: Karen Hollweg received the Jeskyaward, JenVisitacion received the Presidents award (Jenn is the NAAEE treasurer). Don Baugh (director of Chesapeak Foundation who led No Child Left Inside) said that Colorado has their stuff together.
• There will be conversations in the future about joint memberships between CAEE and NAAEE. Perhaps we could trade lists to market programs.
• Board elections –
• One position is replacing Ana. The other seat has been unfilled.
• We will have 11 members on the new board. Five people are running for two slots. Laura Roberts (Xcel), Stephanie DeMatti (Audubon Colorado, EE Capacity Project), Suzy Ellison (Teacher at Yampa High School, former CAEE board member), Deb Matlock (Boulder Open Space, active on CAEE communications and outreach, ph.d. student in spirituality and ecopsychology, Wild Rhythms business), Rob Novak (Larimer County, ___ outdoors project). Katie recruited Laura and Stephanie.
• Re: Candidate from Xcel Energy, would her participation on the board preclude us from getting Xcel funding? Would there would be a conflict of interest in positions by CAEE and an Xcel board member.
• Ballots were sent by email on October 19 and are due October 31.
• ACTION: Katie will resend ballot to Teresa.
• ACTION: Katie will distribute the written report to the board.
• Advisory Board meeting included 30? participants.

• Membership- Review and should we increase dues?
• The committee drafted new language and considered changing the membership structure: Students, Teachers, Individuals, Corporate ($500)? For example, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science will currently select 4 members. We would give them an option of adding more members for an additional price. This additional step may help bring in more members but not necessarily more money.
• Student = $15 (propose 15)
• Teacher = $15 (propose 20)
• Individual = $35 (propose 40)
• Institutions = $65 (propose 80). We have 230 organizational members currently.
• Up to 4 = $65
• Up to 10 = $175
• Up to 20 individuals = $385
• Over 20 = $500 (State Forest Service, Colorado Parks and Wildlife)
• Benefits – we need to explain better.
• Newsletter
• Conference discount
• Action was tabled, and it was requested that the subcommittee put something in writing about current membership type and number, and proposed membership rates and structure.

• Breakfast Update – Dave agreed to emcee
• Light on table captains, could use more
• Need to get people in the room

• Strategic Plan- Update and Next Steps
• What are indicators of success?
• How do our current programs match up with goals?
• Next Meeting: Reset dates?
• Monday, December 3, 3-5pm – agenda will be to discuss plans for 2013.

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