[WCUSP] [Fwd: [Branches] WILPF National Board minutes for your information]

[Linda Belle]

fyi, please share with all US WILPF members you know who might
not have rec'd these, the US WILPF board is attempting to
inform everyone of their decisions and process.

peace
Linda

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[Branches] WILPF National Board minutes for your information
Date: 	Thu, 3 Jan 2008 14:38:45 -0800
From: 	Georgia Pinkel <gpinkel at pacifier.com>
To: 	WILPF Branches <branches at wilpf.org>



*I'm sending both as below and an attachment and hope that all will be 
able to access these as we, the board attempt to keep you all in the 
loop. Please share these with your branch members. You will be receiving 
future copies of minutes as well as an invitation to an additional set 
of national conference calls later in this month. Georgia Pinkel, 
Membership WILPF board.*

WILPF National Board

Steering Committee Meeting

Via Conference Call 12/18/07

,

On the call: Laura Roskos, CJ Minster, Nancy Munger Pat O’Brian, Ellen 
Murtha, Cindy Domingo, Chris Morin, Georgia Pinkel (scribe)

The call commenced at 6 PST/9EST with an agenda that covered immediate 
tasks/functions that need to be accomplished for the National office to 
continue in the immediate future.

Laura gave a brief update as to tasks accomplished over the past week. 
Some bills were paid, deposit was made. The receipts have been up 
slightly, but not enough to warrant enough relief - $5,000-6,000 for the 
week. As a result, Laura arranged to move some money out of the PAX fund 
leaving only a $9000 balance. The money to be borrowed from JAPA has not 
yet arrived and will hopefully arrive quickly. Was able to meet payroll 
this week.

   1. Adding Laura as a signer on the bank account. Given the process to
      for those already on the account to accompany the new one to the
      bank all together to accomplish the task, and that neither Kate
      nor Pam have been available – this has posed a problem. Kate would
      only be in the office on Thursday and/or Friday of this week and
      Pam had e-mailed to say that upon her doctor’s orders, she was
      taking sick leave until Jan 3^rd . Discussion around alternative
      methods that the bank would accept occurred, i.e. notarized
      signatures from Chris and Ellen, etc, along with an attempt to get
      both staff to be available this week. Nancy would be calling Pam
      on Wednesday morning with a few options.

   2. Discussion on the status of the NLRB actions, likely outcomes,
      financial impact if there is a prolonged (5 months to 3 years)
      process, repercussions regarding hiring the 1-2 staff needed to
      keep the national office functioning. Need to explore additional
      options.

   3. Acquiring the necessary passwords for the Results Plus Data Base
      in order to work around some limitations that could lock it up
      given the hierarchy of the access. Phyllis has resigned; Pam is
      off on sick leave; Kate and Judy are still doing some work in the
      office. We need to secure access along with the ability to hand
      that access off to those we do hire/re-hire. There is a module of
      the data base that allows web updating. Research as to the cost of
      this module is necessary at this point.

   4. Since Dave will not be fulfilling his contract and will not be
      available after the first of the year, we have to find an
      experienced with Druple language since the website is cobbled
      together with several versions of the software. This is immediate
      even as we continue to look for an alternative data base and
      communications system. A few names were proposed and would be
      investigated.

   5. In the interest of maintaining the functionality of the office, it
      was decided to re-authorize the e-mail capabilities for the
      current in-house staff. Since there were no written guidelines on
      usage, it was agreed that the staff should at least verbally agree
      to the following:

Recognizing that the staff must be working for the good of the 
organization, access to WILPF e-mail would be re-authorized with the 
understanding that these e-mails and list serves would only be used to 
further WILPF programs and strategic vision.

   6. Fund raising – Pat said that the targeted donor letter had gone
      out (Dec 7^th per Laura) and we needed to do follow-up calls on
      the 220+ names. She would divvy up the list and send us our own
      state and those adjacent areas until all had a portion. She was to
      send out a copy of the letter so we would know what had been asked
      of these people. Others are working on a fund raising event in NY
      in conjunction with the CSW event.

At this point, Georgia had to leave the call.

Scribe.

Addendum per CJ’s e-mail of Wednesday, 12/19/07 3:10 pm. as to other 
decisions made after G. signed off.:

   1. “Chris, Cindy and Nancy volunteered to wirte job descriptions for
      the 1 or 2 positions we hope to hire to fill immediate needs in
      the office.
   2. The need for current, accurate and up-to-date financial
      information will be critical to the ability to hire staff for even
      these bare-bones functions.
   3. Any people hired for these positions must be able to work with the
      board and its representatives in a professional manner.

Georgia Pinkel

12/19/07

7:00 pm


-- 
Linda B. Belle
Executive Director
Jane Addams Peace Association
janeaddamspeace.org
212.682.8830
 
Jane Addams Peace Association is
the Educational Fund for the Women's
International League for Peace and
Freedom

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