BoardMeeting202403

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Board Meeting:

Time & Location

March 24, 2024 - 4pm Virtually via Big Blue Button

Attendees

  • Board members: Issac M, Billy H, Bryan H, Jondale S, Tracy H, Sue J, Sean S, Russell P
  • Members:Andrew M, Rhubarb R, Thia, Daryl H

Minutes

  • Sue's Financial Update
    • All operations normal
  • Membership update - 362!
  • Issac is having a hard time finding a lawyer, despite working and living with them
  • We have officially turned down the Western Heights project
    • They asked for a commitment which was unfortunately more expensive than what we are currently paying
    • They did offer to pass on any other opportunities they came across so maybe something will come of that
  • Jondale's update on Mayor's Maker Council
    • Mostly talking about upcoming events
    • Survey results back and doing research on what other cities have done to promote makers
  • Dogwood Arts Festival / Maker Experience
  • Scholarship program
    • Issac and Tracy did a presentation to TCAT folks who we hope to send applicants
    • https://knoxmakers.org/scholarships/
    • We need to fix the donate button still but we are ready to go and need to start advertising
    • Possibly press release, but also members were asking for info to pass along to their employers
  • KILLSWITCH
    • Pulled Thunderdome out - it mostly works!
    • What doesn't work has replacements on order
    • Tracy B is possibly going to work on the aesthetics and decoration
    • When can we have a work day? Saturday (March 30) maybe?
    • We want to do a demo of Thunderdome on May 5th - at the Maker Market
    • Jondale will host a cardboard robot class so to have victims for the demo
    • We should also get a photographer (for the market but also KS)
    • We need to review the rules - Issac has given us a deadline of one week to note what we need to revise (not how to fix - just what needs fixing)
  • Maker Market
    • We should start advertising around Knoxville
    • Booth sales currently are down so we will do a social media push
  • Do we need Meetup? Do people find us that way?
    • Billy will investigate
  • Classroom A/V - Issac is not sure how to move forward
    • We have some things we've gotten donated, but some things need to be purchased
    • First is new projectors, then phase two to help with the internet watchers
  • Next meeting April 21st

Votes

  • Voted to purchase two new, better quality, projectors for the classroom