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                    Executive Committee Meeting Minutes                                                                              Special Meeting 11/10/2020 Members Present : Bersh, Cobb, Mack, Hennings, Sands, Grohol, Mitchell, Rosen, Danielson, Krug, Holt, Clayton-Jeter (joined late) Full attendance record available here.  Sands convenes meeting. Welcome, Goals and Updates                                                     Hennings Meeting to decide about hiring ED. Several years ago SPM had an ED and there were problems. Lisa T. thinks 60K would pay for an ED (on the low end). ED will need at least two years to make a difference. Cash flow estimates were done. If ED could raise enough to cover their salary SPM would break even.  Resurrecting Annual Conference is another way to raise money. Danny says this is an important step: we need to “bite the bullet” to make changes. Brian asks what is the source of money in treasury – answer: combo of member dues, sponsorships and, in prior years, the conference. Matthew asks how much we netted from last conference: 6K. Danny suggests there can be fundable elements we are working on, plus ED can help by reaching out to Board members to their contacts. Judy wants to know who would vote “no” on an ED. Sarah talks about the risk. We will have to change the way we run as a board: “give and get.” Lynda worries about our weak revenue model. Says...
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