Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Agenda for Upcoming ED Group Meeting

1. Introduction to NYNED: Andrew Marietta, NYCON

2. STNED Steering Committee overview: Patrick Rogers, IHS
a. Formation/survey results
b. Mission statement
c. Group organization/communication (Provider Online, etc.)
d. Quarterly meetings/proposed schedule (suggestions & confirm)
i. Brown bag lunch meetings/Breakfast meetings w/ $ charge
ii. 1st or 3rd week of the month, in Feb/March, May, September and November
iii. Roaming locations/Consistent locations

3. Mission
“The Southern Tier Nonprofit Executive Directors group is a network of nonprofit executive and management professionals in the Southern Tier/Finger Lakes Region of New York State that provides education, peer support and the sharing of ideas to strengthen leadership and promote the collaborative utilization of resources.”

4. Graffiti exercise
Each chart will have a steering committee member facilitate participants flesh out more detail on each topic. General questions are:
“What does this topic mean to you/your organization?”
“What would you like to see STNED do, provide or support in this area?”

Key topics (top 6 from survey completed in November) will include:
  • Economic & Community Impact of Nonprofits/Policy and Local Government Issues
  • Networking
  • Fund Development and Grantsmanship
  • Skill Development for Executive Leadership/Board Membership and Recruitment Issues

5. Next Steps

STNED Ad hoc Steering Committee
Nancy Blake, Career Development Council
Elaine Farwell, Tanglewood Nature Center
Dave Hill, Pro Action
Joyce Hyatt, CVRHN
Sara Palmer, Community Foundation
Patrick Rogers, Institute for Human Services
Dick Russell, Faith In Action
Chris Sproule, Triangle Foundation
Denise Townley, Rape Crisis of the ST

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