Re: Participatory Annual General Meeting Support (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Wow, a bit pricey.  Are you going to have several bake sales?  Maybe have
a cover charge for attending?

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 15:10:46 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 >  > From: "Kate 'Sassy' Sassoon" <http://www.sassycooperates.org/~sassy>
 >  > Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:15:30 -0700
 >  > 
 >  > fabulous thanks. it looks likeyour Bylaws are unusually rigid re: when the
 >  > AGM shall be held, even specifying the actual day!* "An annual meeting of
 >  > members shall be held each year on the third Saturday in September at a
 >  > place and time determined by the board and communicated as described in
 >  > section IV(C)."  *so you're looking at the 16th of September, which i
 >  > currently happen to be free on. i will pencil in a hold, just in case.
 >  > 
 >  > briefly, here's what i'm thinking might be the best way i can help y'all
 >  > take advantage of this unique 10th anniversary moment in your co-ops growth
 >  > to re-energize and re-focus the Membership on how to participate, and to
 >  > decide what y'all want to be doing for the next chapter of Unumhum Brewing!
 >  > 
 >  > *Proposed Support*
 >  > Meet with current Board for 30 minutes to talk through the potential
 >  > options and requirements for the 2023 AGM - Member (re)Engagement Edition!
 >  > (July)
 >  > Meet with BOD or Committee for 1 hour to plan the details of the meeting,
 >  > including fun and collaborative activities, agenda and logistics (August)
 >  > Facilitate the 2023 AGM in support of the Board and Membership, likely 2
 >  > hours (September)
 >  > Total Hours: 3.5
 >  > 
 >  > *My Sliding Scale*
 >  > my current rates are a sliding scale of $150-350/hour - your organization
 >  > pays where on that scale it feels it can afford. every dollar spent above
 >  > the base of my scale helps fund my pro-bono work serving under-funded &
 >  > marginalized organizations. my primary goal is to support your process - if
 >  > those rates present a prohibitive financial barrier, let’s discuss 
 >  > creative alternatives that meet our mutual needs.
 >  > 
 >  > based on the above proposal, my support would cost: 4.5 hours @$150-350 =
 >  > $525 - $1225
 >  > 
 >  > please feel free to share this with your fellow Board Members and ping me
 >  > back here with any questions or next steps.
 >  > 
 >  > in cooperation,
 >  > sassy
 >  > 
 >  > On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 4:46 PM Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> wrote:
 >  > > Here you go: the by-laws(hope it's OK in odt format)
 >  > > cooperatively,
 >  > > Noelle
 >  > >
 >  > > On Tue, 27 Jun 2023, Kate 'Sassy' Sassoon wrote:
 >  > >
 >  > >  > hi Noelle!
 >  > >  >
 >  > >  > lovely to hear from you - and to get to connect more about Unumhum Brewing!
 >  > >  > i was excited to see y'all at the CCCD conference this year, and was hoping
 >  > >  > to learn more about your structure.
 >  > >  >
 >  > >  > sounds like you've got a pretty straightforward need for some light meeting
 >  > >  > co-creation and facilitation, but i'd love to hop on a short phone call to
 >  > >  > learn more and think through the details and logistics - i was recently
 >  > >  > door'd on my bike and am laid up recovering from a fairly serious knee
 >  > >  > injury which will require surgery later this year so i'm only taking
 >  > >  > facilitations which will mesh with what i know of that timeline at the
 >  > >  > moment.
 >  > >  >
 >  > >  > feel free to grab time here
 >  > >  > <https://calendly.com/kate-sassoon/20-minute-phone-call>- and we'll talk
 >  > >  > soon!
 >  > >  >
 >  > >  > best, sassy
 >  > >  >
 >  > >  > --
 >  > >  > *Kate Sassoon*
 >  > >  > *(she/they)*
 >  > >  > *Facilitator, Educator & Consultant*
 >  > >  > www.sassycooperates.org
 >  > >  > *Written from unceded ancestral homelands of the Huichiun, an Ohlone
 >  > >  > people, for which I pay Shuumi Land Tax
 >  > >  > <https://sogoreate-landtrust.com/shuumi-land-tax/> as an inadequate token
 >  > >  > of reparation.*