MEETING MINUTES Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting - March 11, 2019
Promotions/Advocacy:This committee will be looking at our large number of prospects and will create a plan on how we reach these people. The US Bank marathon was well attended with 30 participants. This committee is also looking to plan one run per month open to the public. Publications: This committee is thinking of hosting a writer’s summit Members Present: Chad Austin, Norm Champ, Rochelle Christo brainstorm ideas on topics for RunMinnesota. tensen, David Daubert, Tom Goudreault, Steve Hennessy, Jill Jewell, Dave Race: A special recognition award was granted to Hal Gensler. Marek, Kathy Larsen, Rick Recker, Damon Rothstein, Jenny Scobie, Chris USATF: Discussed the cross country circuit and its potential alignTuroski ment with MDRA. Members Absent: Dennis Barker, Sarah Stangl New Business: The board discussed recognition for the current race Guests: Sarah McInerney director for outstanding work. Secretary’s Report Old Business: No update. Minutes of the Board of Directors’ Meeting for February 11, 2019 were approved and accepted by Steve Hennessey, and seconded by Kathy The meeting was adjourned by Dave Marek, and seconded by Rick Larsen. Recker. Treasurer’s Report · Updated report will come out next meeting. The next MDRA Board meeting will be April 8, 2019. Office Manager’s Report (As of Feb. 28) Membership: 2019 2018 Membership Total 2 ,416 2,493 (last month 2,429) The following donations were received in February 2019: $60 to MDRA General Fund and $20 to the MDRA Foundation. Web/Twitter/Facebook/Pinterest As of Feb. 28 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram
Last Month 6,890 1,917 480 777
Current 6,913 1,924 479 776
COMMITTEE REPORTS
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Admin/Governance: MDRA is looking for a pro-bono attorney to
come to the board meeting and dedicate up to one hour per week of their time. Interested parties should contact Sarah. MDRA is taking part in the charities review process, this will be a one to tow year process that ensures appropriate control are in place and best practices are followed. Finance: The finance committee has not yet met. Foundation: This committee is currently creating a fundraising plan. In addition, our next grant cycle will be open March 25- April 30. Programs: The spring training class has 93 people registered and the women’s running class has six people registered. The live Facebook feed from the marathon training class was a big hit with over 1200 views. The spring training class has nearly half of runners training for the half marathon, which is significantly higher than in previous years and the coaches are adjusting routes that will work well for those registrants. Also scheduled are the following: shopping days, speakers, dinner fun nights, sponsored 20 mile for the public and a bring a friend run.
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