March 2019

Meeting Date: March 18

Meeting Time: 11 AM US Pacific - other time zones

Meeting Location: Remote

Virtual: Zoom Meeting Link Meeting ID: 282 821 949 - local dial in numbers

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER

CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 2019 Minutes

REPORTS

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND OTHER BUSINESS

ADJOURNMENT

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Old Business
Resolutions updates on
 * 1) Direct the Interim Executive Director to proceed with a registered trademark effort for the organization's identity and conferences in the United States, European Union, and the United Kingdom. The budget cap for this effort is $75,000.
 * 2) * The BoD has asked the Interim Executive Director to review possibilities reducing the perceived high costs by
 * 3) ** Getting a quote with less research required
 * 4) ** Getting a quote from a European based company
 * 5) ** Estimating if it would be financial beneficial not to include UK trademark yet but to delay until Brexit
 * 6) Direct staff to implement an Attributed Giving policy that restricts donations and membership dues splits to gifts more than $25,000. This policy will, as soon as is practically possible, sunset the practice of allowing membership dues being allocated to chapters and projects.
 * 7) * The BoD has asked the Interim Executive Directory to come with a new proposal based on the discussion during the February public board call.
 * 8) Approve the Draft 2019 Budget

New Business

 * Resolution proposed by the Interim Executive Director that would direct staff to implement an Attributed Giving policy that restricts donations and membership dues splits to gifts $5,000 and above. This policy will, as soon as is practically possible, sunset the practice of allowing membership dues being allocated to chapters and projects.

All active board proposals are listed here