Idealist.org Silicon Valley Organizers Meeting 3 - Notes

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3/18 Meeting Main Page
Sunday, February 25, 2007 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Coffee Society
Attendance: Aaron Chavira, Aaron Wilcher, David Wright, Hien Tran, Leo Romero, Lynn Austin
Note taker: Hien Tran
*Brainstorm
**Bring up clearness of Mission as a group – Aaron W. What are we all about? – Hien – Discuss at 3/18 event
***Networking
***Projects for nonprofit community
****advocacy project for the future
****advertise nonprofits
****do-gooder fair
**National organizations to emulate (Lynn/Aaron W.) 
***Foundation Center of San Francisco
***Interaction (organization)
***Silicon Valley Volunteer Center
***Commonspace in St. Louis: Aaron W.
***Circle of life
***What makes us different?
**Online : too much confusion on different tools. Discuss at 3/18 meeting. Digest listserve email weekly, post to Yahoo group and wiki – Aaron w. 
**Matrix for networking– Lynn, Leo, Aaron C.
***By area of interests
***By skills/experience
**Create a catchy phrase: “Making the world a better place at one party at a time”
**Officers
***Board of advisors? 
***Organizer of organizers: Leo has to step down. Unanimous nominee: Curt Beckmann. (He was notified and is thinking about it).
**Have a monthly meeting (at a certain time/date) – Aaron W.
**Venues/Events in area:
***Martin Luther King Library (conference) - Hien
***San Jose State University - Hien
***Brooks College (Sunnyvale) – David
***California History Center, Deazna - Aaron W
***National Hispanic University – Lynn
**Volunteer opportunities
***Beach clean up volunteer and start change?
***Listing of volunteers
***Research for idealist.org and volunteermatch for volunteer opportunities for our members – Aaron w., Aaron C., Hien
*Agenda for 3/18 meeting
**Introductions/networking:
***30 minute intervals; 3 iterations 
***Split into interest groups - tables
***Answer these questions: (1) What have you done, (2) what are you working on now, (3) where do you hope to go in the future? 
***Switch tables - Aaron W. will bring Gong
**Our online tools – Leo - these are tools/these are what we’re using, how to use them.
**Do-gooder fair - Leo
***Purpose/description
***Dates: June/July (outdoor)
***Locations: Fremont / San Mateo (coordinate w/SF meeting)
***List nonprofits/partners
**Best wishes for the future – pictures
**See revised agenda
Next organizers meeting: Sunday, March 4, 2007 at 7pm venue TBD