Wild Ones National Board 4th QuarterlyMeeting Agenda

Saturday, November 12, 2011 9 AM Central Standard Time

Web Conference Call

Please be on the call and ready to start by 9:00 AM Central Time

8:55AM CSTWelcome– Tim Lewis

  1. President’s comments
  2. Roll call with question:If we were to focus on just one thing to work on this year to grow, what would it be?
    Approve agenda

9:00AMSecretary's Report - Steve Windsor

  1. Approve minutes for Q0311 - Directors should review minutes and direct changesto Secretary Windsor prior to this meeting.
  2. Status of Chapters

9:10AMPresident's Report - Tim Lewis

  1. Vision comments
  2. 2012 Board and Annual meeting dates
  3. Fill director vacancies – Trina Hayes searching
  4. Need committee chairs
  5. Membership
  6. Education

9:25AM Vice President's Report - Maryann Whitman

  1. Status of Communications Committee
  2. Journal
  3. Website

9:35AM Treasurer's Report - Joe Powelka

  1. Financial Report - Jan-Sep 2011
  2. FY2012 Budget
  3. Status of Implementation of Policy Statements 14 & 15

10:05AMExecutive Director's Report - Donna VanBuecken

  1. Membership totals
  2. Staffing
  3. WILD Center

10:25AMCommittee Reports - Directors should review the committee reports prior to this meeting. Unless there are major concerns regarding items contained in the reports, only the highlighted reportslisted below will be discussed during the meeting.

  1. Marketing - Carol Andrews
  2. Web Committee – Janet Giesen
  3. Governance - Karen Syverson (Approve 2 documents)
  4. SFE Grant Program - Mark Charles
  5. Photo Contest - Chan Mahanta
  6. Membership -
  7. Merchandise – Jamie Fuerst (Approve calendar as new merchandise)
  8. Education –
  9. Finance – Kathy McDonald
  10. Wild Center Steering – Joe Powelka
  11. Honorary Directors – Bonnie Harper-Lore

10:45AMOld Business - items leftover from previous meetings

  1. Status of Niagara issues – Bret Rappaport

11:00AMNew Business

  1. Organization goals for 2012
  2. Goals for executive director for 2012
  3. Develop a 5 year plan
  4. Update Strategic plan

11:30AMAdjourn

Tabled items to come before the board as time permits now or in the future.

1.Status of contract execution with subcontractors – Tim Lewis We need to put these topics that we are not going to bring up in the meeting in a holding (parking lot) place. At end of the meeting information?

2Ad-hoc Bylaws Update - status of updates, possible need to address ownership of real estate - Tim Lewis

3.Developing Committee Statements of Purpose (proposed committee guiding principles) – Tim Lewis

5.Fine- tuning the committee chart and spreadsheet – Tim Lewis

Enclosures

You are highly encouraged to review the supporting documentation prior to the meeting so that you can discuss any recommendations or business brought before the board. Highlighted items indicate matters for which a decision will be required. Please read these documents carefully and be prepared to express your opinions and vote.

All documentation will be available on the website at Chapter Guidebook Quarterly Meetings 2011 at

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