Ypt boston Chapter Board Meeting McMahon Associates, January 13, 2015, 6: 00-7: 30 pm meeting Minutes

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Ypt boston Chapter Board Meeting McMahon Associates, January 13, 2015, 6: 00-7: 30 pm meeting Minutes
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YPT Boston Chapter Board Meeting
McMahon Associates, January 13, 2015, 6:00-7:30 PM
Meeting Minutes
Board Members Present: Eric Halvorsen, David Baumgartner, David Moyer, Sam Piper, Tegin Teich Bennett, Mike Tremblay, Matt Moran, Jennifer Slesinger
Others Present: Alex Smith
Call to Order
Introductions
Introductions were made around the room.
Approval of Meeting Minutes – December 2014
ACTION REQUESTED: Approval
Board members unanimously approved the September and November meeting minutes.
Chair’s Report – Eric Halverson
Updated Board of Directors Sent to State
Updated Registered Agent to State
Updated bylaw language sent to YPT International
Bylaw language voted at the December meeting. Sent to International Chair and she confirmed.
Action Item: Renewed agreement with lawyer
Action Item: Resend links for Dropbox and Google Groups
Action Item: Eric will work on reviving existing committees during the coming month.
Chair’s Goals for the 2014-15 Year
Eric listed the following as his goals for the coming year:
Increase YPT Boston’s membership
Host a signature spring event (possibly with an international speaker) in cooperation with a large partner
Improve consistency in YPT’s communications
Improve the YPT Boston website
Figure out YPT Boston’s tax situation
Deputy Chair’s Report – Tegin Teich Bennett
Noted coordination between the city/regional chapters has been lackluster recently and needs to be expanded.
Action Item: Tegin will connect with YPT International to inquire about lack of coordination.
Noted that current membership director at YPT International has not been responsive recently.
Treasurer’s Report – David Baumgartner
Monthly Finance Report - David Baumgartner provided the monthly finance report.
Action Item: Order more checks
Action Item: Post 2015 budget on Dropbox
Payment from Sam Piper to the Chapter for dues collected during our last event. There will be a receipt on posted on Dropbox for this event.
New Business
Administrative– Matt Moran
Thank you notes for South Station Tour and Bridj are done
Action Item: Join Drop Box and Google Groups
Action Item: GreenLinks thank you notes; Follow up about Alex Brown’s address – Greenlinks
Action Item: Make minor edits to December 2014 Meeting Minutes and send Eric January 2015 Meeting Minutes.
Action Item: Annual Report Has been Printed and will be mailed to Sponsors and Speakers.
Membership Update – Sam Piper
Monthly Membership and Stats
Friends have increased from 1,012 to 1,028, though emails are going to less than 1,000.
Membership is at 140. This is a new membership high for YPT Boston. Goal is six new members per month and YPT Boston is on track to meet this goal.
Twitter followers increased from 582 to 589.
Facebook Likes increased from 402 to 406.
Purchase of new Squares was completed by Sam. Sam noted that these are easy to loose and not all that robust.
Action Item: Sam will look into the contradiction between friends and e-mails. This could be related to people unsubscribing but he will confirm.
Action Item: Follow up with International on membership discrepancies from trivia and Bridj events.
Action Item: Figure out system for holding onto Squares.
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