Strategic Planners Make BIG Plans

Saturday, August 5^th was the date, Michele Ing’s beautiful Eagle Ridge home was the place. Gilroy AAUW members met and strategically planned the coming year, as well as the overall direction of the chapter.

There were eleven members present, with Susan Murphey Patereau serving as facilitator. The group tackled five topics and came up with some recommendations for the Board of Directors to consider. The topics and recommendations were:

Budget

• Scholarships should be $1,000 for High School Graduate, and $1,000 for Gavilan College student.
• Legal Advocacy Fund should receive $1 per member from our chapter.
• $500 should be budgeted for Membership Development, which is activities, services and products to reach out to potential members and enroll them as members.
• Tech Trek should be $3,200, which will cover 4 girls’ enrollments.
• Sunshine should receive $150.
• EF will receive the mandatory 80% of money this chapter raises for tax deductible contributions.
• Local Dues of $18/member will continue through the 2006-07 year, and the Board of Directors will discuss pros and cons of raising those to a higher fee for the 2007-08 year and beyond.
• Advertising in newsletter and website to be developed further.

• Garage Sale
  Continue
  Looking for Chair and new location.
• No-Ball-Game Day
  Discontinue
• Fundraisers to investigate
  Quilt Show
  Arts & Wine Festival participation
  Food event/Octoberfest
  Garden Tour

• Goal is 90 members by the end of 2006-07
• Fall event will be Saturday, October 7^th, in the daytime
• Liaisons will be recruited at each school in Gilroy, as well as targeted groups like Las Madras
• New Member Mentor program will be developed
• New members will be announced in newsletter

• Approximately 4 will be presented this year
• Board of Directors will consider having a monthly General Meeting, but it will not be a part of the Program presentations.
• Topics for programs will be developed by the Program Committee
• Possible “out-of-the-box” program presentations are:
  Video
  Blog

Meetings

Board meetings will be the 2^nd Tuesday at 4 PM at Michele Ing’s home in Eagle Ridge.

  September 12

  October 10

  November 7

  December 5

  January 2

  February 6

  March 6

  April 3

  May 1

  June 5

• Newsletter will be sent out monthly on the 15^th
• Roster will be e-mailed to members as a PDF attachment
• Telephone Tree will be developed

During the work of developing the above plan, the group took a short break to enjoy a Potluck Salad lunch. Then it was right back to work so that we could adjourn right on the stroke of two o’clock. Thanks to all of the members who attended and participated in the Strategic Planning retreat. Also, thanks to all members who couldn’t attend, but sent in their suggestions.