Event: General Meeting of Pennies with Purpose (Temporary title, PP hereafter)
Date: September 19, 2009 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. Location: Jonathan’s Place
1) Meeting notes of the PP general executive meeting (September 19, 2009)
- Discussion of mission and organizational structure
- Discussion of future plans for the PP
- Setting date and agenda for next meeting
- Counting coins of all members : Total amount of pennies collected $ 165.12
2) Meeting notes
i) Mission statement should be amended and clarified
- Alla will distribute an updated mission statement draft through e-mail
- Other members will review and add their inputs through e-mail exchange
- We will finalize the statement at the next meeting, October 3rd, 2009
ii) Short-term goal and long-term goal should be clarified
- Short term goal: specific year plan and goal for project such as the targeting group and fundraising group
- Long term goal: basic roadmap for the PP ranging multiple years such as philosophical direction, logic model, and strategy
iii) Establishment of logic model is necessary
- In next meeting, the PP will consider the details of logic model PP is pursuing
iv) Election and appointment of positions in executive member
- Vice President: Khurram
- Director of PR/Treasure: Aya
- Secretary: Alla
- Co-director of Treasure: Fangzhi
cf> Continuing positions:
President : Jonathan
Director of Planning and Consulting: Kevin
Co-director of Planning and Consulting: Simon
PR & Online Community Development: Jongmyung
Supporting and Consulting: Heeseung
- The PP will have two types of members:
Executive members
General members or donors
v) Determining the main principles and philosophy of the PP
- Starting from small pennies and aiming at big cause, which is distinctive from other existing fundraising movements
- PP only requests and accepts less than a dollar—coins
- PP more focuses on increasing the number of participating people, rather than on increasing the amount of accumulated money itself.
- PP will help children who are under the age of 15
- In principle, the PP will send pencil and notebooks. However, the PP will keep the flexibility based on the need of the recipient groups
vi) Legal framework and issues should be considered
- PP has to review and discuss legal issues
- Jonathan will consult with experts on nonprofit law and management
- Transparent management including issuance of receipts is necessary
Jonathan has to discuss this issue with treasury team
vii) Where to start the activities
- First option: Kakenya’s Dream-Building a new future for the girls of Kenya
a. The Kakenya Center for Excellence: serving the most vulnerable underprivileged Maasai girls in Kenya. The Kakenya Center for Excellence will enroll 150 students in grades four to eight—ages 8 to 14 è Jonathan’s comment: This fits PP’s initial principle.
b. Contact: Kakenya, University of Pittsburgh student from Kenya, expected to receive a doctorate in education in May 2009.
c. Usage of money
Complete the Construction of the Kakenya Center for Excellence School Building
Pay for a Girl's annual school fees (including room & board)
Provide school supplies & Quality Academic Texts to a School Classroom
Employ Passionate Teachers & Administrators to Design & Implement a Quality School Curriculum
d. Webpage : http://www.kakenyasdream.org/
f. Aya will contact Kakenya and discuss the way to cooperate together
- Second option: Helping kids’ education in Pittsburgh community
a. Unless the first option work as the PP intended, the PP will connect the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank (GPCFB, hereafter).
b. Contact : Jessy, a public school teacher at the Duquesne School District
c. Jessy has been committed to helping students and working together with Food Bank. She has been calling for supports for kids in her school.
d. First option doesn’t work as the PP intended, Jonathan will contact Jessy via Lisa and Ann in GPCFB
viii) Other issues
- Activities material needed
Name tag for managing donors and their pennies donated
Safe container/ Jars/ Bottles/ Cans
- At the next meeting, all executive members will bring some jars or bottles to contain coins
- Hand sanitizer for using in the process of coin counting
ix) Setting the date for next meeting
- Saturday, October 3rd, 2009. 2 p.m.
- Kevin’s place
- Aya’s and Khurram’s birthday party will follow, and this birthday party will be another event for the PP’s fundraising initiative
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