Notes from the Governance/501(3)c/Fund Development Team

This was one of the teams that formed at the Leadership Retreat. Here are some of their initial notes and plans for meeting in the coming year. If you are interested in joining this team, please email us.

The LNCI Central Ohio Collaborative
GOVERNANCE/5013C DEVELOPMENT/FUND DEVELOPMENT
Notes from Sept. 2009 Leadership Retreat
* Interested in leadership for team(?)

Governance:
*1. Traci Aquara (Resource Conservation and Development)
2. April Hoy (Stratford Ecological Center)
*3. Christa Hein (Stratford Ecological Center)
*4. Denise Natoli Brooks (The Wilds)
5. Kelly Obermiller (Indianola Children’s Center)
6. Marc Behrendt (Fossil Guy)
7. Jenny Morgan (Leave No Child Inside Collaborative)
8. Sara Vance (LNCI Collaborative)

5013c:
1. Jonathan Klemanski (Greenwood Lake Camp and Conference Center/Salvation Army)
2. Sue Alexander (Christian Women United)
3. Kelly Obermiller (Indianola Children’s Center)
4. Sara Vance (LNCI Collaborative)
5. Mark Young (Ohio Parks and Recreation Association)

Fundraising/Grants:
1. Andrea Kilbourne (Ohio Environmental Education Fund)
2. Kelly Obermiller (Indianola Children’s Center)
3. Sue Alexander (Christian Women United)

Notes from 2009 Leadership Retreat:

Governance-
1. 1st meeting will be Oct. 5th, 2009 at 9:30 am (we will try to meet 2 x in Oct.)… assuming this day and time works for everyone.
2. Goals for first meeting….begin discussion below:
a. Vision
b. Review Mission (do we want to keep what we have?)
c. M.O. for Mission and Vision
d. Then determine what organizational structure is needed
e. Traci will review best practices from other LNCI initiatives,
Collaboratives around the country, as well as from other
organizations.
3. Meeting 2x a month and then monthly after this; think about key questions we want to answer; what are our goals

5013c-
1. Commitment from 3-4 folks
2. Link to Jenny’s brother/attorney
3. Need to link with vision, etc.
4. Goal: Jan. 2010 have info to submit
5. 5014c/5013c; Statutory Agent to be named; Fed’l paperwork; Incorporating to protect individuals; Defining charitable; steps for this can be completed within calendar year; meeting with Doug Morgan (lawyer);

Funding/Grants- (Tina in absence, but interested in helping)
1. OEEF, Website has other sources
2. Need to prioritize