"Money, it turned out, was exactly like sex, you thought of nothing else if you didn't have it and thought of other things if you did." -James A. Baldwin
Could it possibly be that money's ability to remove the concerns surrounding survival allows our minds to be able to tend to the more spiritual, altruistic and purpose driven matters of life?
Preparing to head into the 1st Quarter of 2016, we must make this period about establishing ourselves on Terra Firma. By the DEADLINE of March 26th, 2016. These are our goals.
- Completing Constitution and Bylaws
- Completing Business Plan for the first 2 years
- Fully Recruiting Board of Directors
- Incorporating
- Contracting all officers of the First Administration of The Baldwin Project Board of Directors
- Setting Initial Budget
- Securing Funding For Initial Budget
- Establishing as a fully functioning business.
- Begin Business Presentation Parties.
As you can see starting off the year, we've got our work cut out for us so might as well get ready to roll up our sleeves. To increase the organization among ourselves, I am going to propose that we add Saturday Morning Conference Calls on those Saturday's we are not schedule to meet in person at 10AM for about 30 minutes to 1 hour for the sole purpose of "Tying our shoelaces" getting updates, touching bases and getting prepared for our meeting the following Saturday where we must "RUN" in making progress and getting work done on our agenda. We can have these briefer meetings facilitated round-robin by members of the board, to give each board member the opportunity to give us a deeper insight into the overall developments within their department of the organization and direct us from that vantage point.
While we will still need to come together in person on the same bi-weekly schedule to for our 2 hour sessions, giving more detailed updates and determining, proposing and voting on next moves, we are going to need to alternate this format with a (work-til-we're-done) workshops wholly focused on one project at a time and nothing else, such as putting together our constitution and bylaws, and then our business plans and other projects we may need to work on together as a group. To give us the time, we may need to start our workshops earlier such as 2PM and work until we're done and I can probably find another location for us to meet where we will be able to bring food and get work done.
So to name these formats:
Biweekly 30 min-1hr "Catchup" Teleconferences
Bi-weekly Huddles alternating between 2 Formats
D DAYS: Report and Decision Days (monthly)
Workshops: Group Projects (monthly)
We should also begin scheduling fun social events ONLY for Board Members to build cameraderie and friendship ideally once a month, but at least quarterly.
We should work on putting together our 2016 1st quarter calendar with these meetings at our next meeting this Saturday, December 19th.
ORGANIZING BOARD
Harold Leffall who will be interviewing for our Dean of Education position is scheduled to be vetted on Saturday, December 19th at 11AM.
We will still continue our process for recruiting for the remaining position on our board using the process listed below.
Please view our system for recruiting, by clicking HERE.
Right now our Board looks like:
Executive Director: Branden Mattox
Deputy Director: Cleon T. Day III
Executive Administrator: Kacey Frierson-Nixon
Treasurer: Steven T. Austin
Steven is to follow up with Lee Perrimon for Director of Public Relations
Please view our system for recruiting, by clicking HERE.
Right now our Board looks like:
Executive Director: Branden Mattox
Deputy Director: Cleon T. Day III
Executive Administrator: Kacey Frierson-Nixon
Treasurer: Steven T. Austin
Steven is to follow up with Lee Perrimon for Director of Public Relations
Soon enough we may need to schedule a workshop session where will phone bank our contacts to set up meetings with prospective nominees for our board.
CONSTITUTION
CONSTITUTION
At our next Board Meeting we will need schedule one of our bi-weekly meetings to be wholly devoted to a workshop on putting together our Constitution. To get prepared for this, please answer the questions below.
So far, Cleon has begin adding his input to the constitution.
Questions for us to begin answering:
What impulse happened to bring us to the resolution to create The Baldwin Project?
After the racist statement hung on the front and back door by Blakes’ management, the Atlanta Black GLBT Community needed to make a stand. “Black Lives Matter” even in the gay community!
Why are we doing this in the first place? What is the need? What is our purpose?
So far, Cleon has begin adding his input to the constitution.
Questions for us to begin answering:
What impulse happened to bring us to the resolution to create The Baldwin Project?
After the racist statement hung on the front and back door by Blakes’ management, the Atlanta Black GLBT Community needed to make a stand. “Black Lives Matter” even in the gay community!
Why are we doing this in the first place? What is the need? What is our purpose?
We are doing this to fill a void, to transform a community who has been asking to have a seat at the table for years. It's time for us to make our own table, build our own chairs, then sale them and keep the dollars flowing in our community.
What if we don't do this?
The profound saying comes to mine, “if not us then who and if not now then when”.
What's possible for us when we do pull off a success with The Baldwin Project?
The Black heterosexual community will finally get it and realize it took gays, lesbians, Bi-sexual and Transgender to show them how to create community wealth!
What is that worth?
It could possibly put a dent in homophobia in the Black heterosexual community when they see we are more than an orientation.
How will we know when we've succeeded?
We know when The Baldwin Project has succeeded when the Black heterosexual community comes to us to get a piece of the pie or even duplicate our model.
What is our mission?
Our mission is to create and set into motion wealth building principles within the Black GLBT community.
What is our vision? What is our Manifest Destiny?
I believe our vision is to support Black GLBT in their vision to become successful business owners, entrepreneurs and inventors through providing finance, education and mentorship. Our Manifest Destiny is truly having our real "Black Mecca".
What is our overall strategy for achieving the mission of The Baldwin Project?
Our overall strategy for achieving the mission of The Baldwin Project is maintaining our integrity throughout our vision.
How do we need to be organized to execute these strategies?
First of all, we need to keep an open mind, to listen, defy logic and maintaining our faith in "the process".
To begin drafting this, I will email this to you through the Google Groups so that you can plug in your answers. Once, we're done, I will organize your answer into a draft we can begin revising together.
PREPARING THE FIELD
SURVEY
Intentions:
To stimulate public awareness to the social constructs which pose a challenge to the development and achievement of The Baldwin Project, and begin considering how to make changes to support what The Baldwin Project promises.
To provide an accurate picture of the field in which the The Baldwin Project will be operating to assist The Founder's Committee and Board with smart planning.
Survey link: https://www.quicksurveys.com/s/n9S2Gb
Sample invite script: "Please take part in this survey to help the board of "The Baldwin Project" strategize for the implementation of a group economics, investing and entrepreneurial program among Atlanta's Black LGBT Community. After completing, please share this with at least 3 other members of our community. Our goal is to poll 500, but at least 100. Thank you!"
Marketing Strategy:
1. Use the link above to email to 10 Black LGBT Atlantans in your email list, asking them to share with 3 others.
2. Please directly Facebook IM 10 Black LGBT Atlantans asking them to share with 3 others.
Over the course of 30 days.
3. share the link above in 1-3 discussion groups for with a Black LGBT audience at most daily, at least 3 times a week.
4. Respondent Goal: 550
5. Status toward achieving this goal: was 3% last meeting, now 4% with 20 respondents
What if we don't do this?
The profound saying comes to mine, “if not us then who and if not now then when”.
What's possible for us when we do pull off a success with The Baldwin Project?
The Black heterosexual community will finally get it and realize it took gays, lesbians, Bi-sexual and Transgender to show them how to create community wealth!
What is that worth?
It could possibly put a dent in homophobia in the Black heterosexual community when they see we are more than an orientation.
How will we know when we've succeeded?
We know when The Baldwin Project has succeeded when the Black heterosexual community comes to us to get a piece of the pie or even duplicate our model.
What is our mission?
Our mission is to create and set into motion wealth building principles within the Black GLBT community.
What is our vision? What is our Manifest Destiny?
I believe our vision is to support Black GLBT in their vision to become successful business owners, entrepreneurs and inventors through providing finance, education and mentorship. Our Manifest Destiny is truly having our real "Black Mecca".
What is our overall strategy for achieving the mission of The Baldwin Project?
Our overall strategy for achieving the mission of The Baldwin Project is maintaining our integrity throughout our vision.
How do we need to be organized to execute these strategies?
First of all, we need to keep an open mind, to listen, defy logic and maintaining our faith in "the process".
To begin drafting this, I will email this to you through the Google Groups so that you can plug in your answers. Once, we're done, I will organize your answer into a draft we can begin revising together.
PREPARING THE FIELD
SURVEY
Intentions:
To stimulate public awareness to the social constructs which pose a challenge to the development and achievement of The Baldwin Project, and begin considering how to make changes to support what The Baldwin Project promises.
To provide an accurate picture of the field in which the The Baldwin Project will be operating to assist The Founder's Committee and Board with smart planning.
Survey link: https://www.quicksurveys.com/s/n9S2Gb
Sample invite script: "Please take part in this survey to help the board of "The Baldwin Project" strategize for the implementation of a group economics, investing and entrepreneurial program among Atlanta's Black LGBT Community. After completing, please share this with at least 3 other members of our community. Our goal is to poll 500, but at least 100. Thank you!"
Marketing Strategy:
1. Use the link above to email to 10 Black LGBT Atlantans in your email list, asking them to share with 3 others.
2. Please directly Facebook IM 10 Black LGBT Atlantans asking them to share with 3 others.
Over the course of 30 days.
3. share the link above in 1-3 discussion groups for with a Black LGBT audience at most daily, at least 3 times a week.
4. Respondent Goal: 550
5. Status toward achieving this goal: was 3% last meeting, now 4% with 20 respondents
Our next steps beyond this is now under debate. Please read the details about this debate determining our next direction HERE and be prepared to vote at the next or following Board Meeting.
BOOK CLUB
Intentions:
To condition our market for the psychology conducive to enterprise, entrepreneurship, creativity, community leadership and hope.
For our new book selection in December, I have been polling this group to set the best meeting time.
We now a have a facebook discussion group for this. We are hosting it at Black Gay Owned Lounge, Studio No. 7. 393 Marietta St Atlanta GA 30313
NEXT MEETING Saturday, December 19th at the Decatur Library 4p-6p.
Intentions:
To condition our market for the psychology conducive to enterprise, entrepreneurship, creativity, community leadership and hope.
For our new book selection in December, I have been polling this group to set the best meeting time.
We now a have a facebook discussion group for this. We are hosting it at Black Gay Owned Lounge, Studio No. 7. 393 Marietta St Atlanta GA 30313
NEXT MEETING Saturday, December 19th at the Decatur Library 4p-6p.
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