Minutes - SCAC Membership Meeting

Minutes - SCAC Membership Meeting

Location: Humboldt Room, 415 Humboldt. SR

Date: Tuesday July 18, 2017, 1-2PM

Present: Allen Nishikawa, Chair, Salvador Strawbridge

1. Feedback from Steering Committee on Membership Committee recommendations - Allen reported that the Steering Committee discussed the proposed two membership levels and decided to not adopt that distinction at this time. Ballots will go out to the full mailing list, and anyone can run for office.
2. Reports on membership outreach efforts - Members discussed efforts to contact potential new members. We felt that a simple way to expand recruitment efforts would be to print Sonoma County ACEs Connection business cards and give them to all members. Everyone could carry a few cards and hand one to any person they might happen upon with an interest in ACEs. (Note: While the Friends Outside ACEs pamphlet could also be used as a takeaway, having one on hand requires a bit of advance planning: it’s easier to simply keep a few extra business cards in your purse or wallet.) Below is a mock-up of what the card might look like. People could write a personal message or meeting reminder on the back, if desired.
3. Next projects-Membership Committee
   1. Building the Committee – who can we recruit? – The members discussed who we might recruit to bolster the committee.
   2. Who is the membership? - Getting to know other Sonoma County ACEs Connection members is an appropriate activity for the membership committee. The committee will look at ways to help members identify common interests and concerns.
   3. Engaging the membership – The members discussed having some possible evening/weekend events and activities, to engage persons that might be unable to attend the general meetings.
4. Next meeting – The next meeting will be on August 15^th, 1-2 pm, at 637 1^st Street,  Santa Rosa (small meeting room, City Hall)