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Board Meeting Minutes - March 17, 2010

March 17, 2010

Meeting Minutes
Happy Valley Business Alliance

Meeting Minutes
Happy Valley Business Alliance
March 17, 2010 
Board Members Meeting

Board Meeting

Proceedings

  • Meeting was called at approx. 7:30am
  • HVBA Website
    • Lydia and Erik explained to the board how the membership entries work with the website
    • Currently membership tracking is a big pain
    • Our current solution is not scalable to a larger group and is really only a temporary solution
    • We would like to have a new website done, but we need a budget of $4,000-$8,000 to properly complete it
  • Budget Planning
    • There will be a meeting April 8th from 8am-Noon to plan the next budget
    • The website and membership database will be on the budget
    • There will be a presentation from a representative of ChamberFusion
    • Membership Fees will be discussed
    • Our technology and software budget will be discussed
    • We need sustainable ideas for additional revenue
  • Shaved Ice for the 4th of July
    • This may not be viable due to the amount of work required
    • We would need ice from a commercial vendor and a way to store it
    • The machine we have uses SPECIFIC cuts of ice
    • We would also need enough manpower to run the station from noon-8pm with no breaks
  • Greeters – we need more!
  • Fund Raising Ideas
    • Snack shack in the park for sporting events
    • We need some more ideas
  • Committees are now forming
    • After-Hours -  Chaired by Zandy
    • Events
    • Welcome Wagon
    • Budget – chaired by the Treasurer
    • Membership – Chaired by the Member-at-Large
    • Marketing
    • 4th of July
    • We need to recruit members to help with these
  • Facebook Training
    • We are looking at training the board on how to use the HVBA Facebook page
    • We are also looking at hosting Facebook training for the membership to help them learn how to start their social networks

Board Members Meeting

Board Meeting

Proceedings

  • Meeting was called at approx. 7:30am
  • HVBA Website
    • Lydia and Erik explained to the board how the membership entries work with the website
    • Currently membership tracking is a big pain
    • Our current solution is not scalable to a larger group and is really only a temporary solution
    • We would like to have a new website done, but we need a budget of $4,000-$8,000 to properly complete it
  • Budget Planning
    • There will be a meeting April 8th from 8am-Noon to plan the next budget
    • The website and membership database will be on the budget
    • There will be a presentation from a representative of ChamberFusion
    • Membership Fees will be discussed
    • Our technology and software budget will be discussed
    • We need sustainable ideas for additional revenue
  • Shaved Ice for the 4th of July
    • This may not be viable due to the amount of work required
    • We would need ice from a commercial vendor and a way to store it
    • The machine we have uses SPECIFIC cuts of ice
    • We would also need enough manpower to run the station from noon-8pm with no breaks
  • Greeters – we need more!
  • Fund Raising Ideas
    • Snack shack in the park for sporting events
    • We need some more ideas
  • Committees are now forming
    • After-Hours -  Chaired by Zandy
    • Events
    • Welcome Wagon
    • Budget – chaired by the Treasurer
    • Membership – Chaired by the Member-at-Large
    • Marketing
    • 4th of July
    • We need to recruit members to help with these
  • Facebook Training
    • We are looking at training the board on how to use the HVBA Facebook page
    • We are also looking at hosting Facebook training for the membership to help them learn how to start their social networks

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