We had a good meeting on July 13th. Special thanks to St. Timothy’s for hosting the meeting and to Rhonda Steele for facilitating the discussion.
We made progress on the nuts and bolts of becoming an official non-profit corporation in Minnesota. Here is the basic breakdown of the meeting:
- Reviewed and approved the Articles of Incorporation
- Reviewed and approved the official agreement between Family Promise of Anoka County and the parent organization, Family Promise.
- Set a target opening date of Spring 2010.
- Discussed the importance of maintaining an Interfaith focus for the organization and maintaining a balance between inclusive language and the freedom to bring and discuss personal beliefs from all perspectives.
- We need an office space. This is a critical step that must happen before anything else can progress. If anyone knows of a simple office space where we can plug in a phone and receive mail, please contact us.
- The Recruitment Team plans to visit the IHN in Cambridge (Advent Lutheran) to observe how an actual host environment functions.
- The Communications Team announced the new logo.
- The fundraising Team discussed ideas for fundraising events. We are open to any and all suggestions.
- Under New Business we discussed the need to appoint a Treasurer from the Board of Directors.
Here are the important next steps that must happen:
- Acquire office space.
- File Articles of Incorporation with the State of Minnesota.
- Apply for 501(c)3 status with the IRS.
Our next meeting will be:
August 17th, 2009
7:00pm
St. Timothy’s
Room 128
