Last night we discussed the new website. I think we are on the right track and it will serve to improve communication between our members. We also discussed how important it is for us all to be on the same page regarding expectations. We must examine ways to inspire our members and have them participate.
The weather does not look good for Saturday. Mathworkshas requested that we wait until Friday at noon to make the call on the game. So we will wait with fingers crossed…
The fundraising meeting attendance has dropped off significantly since we stopped posting meetings on the Google Groups. We need to come up with ways to get our meeting notices in front of people. Perhaps we can address this at the website meeting. I’m thinking we might also consider going back to the old days when we combined 2 meetings at one location at one night, or also going out for a drink after meetings… I know some other orgs do this.
The Exec Council had been considering and started using the FreeCRM.com website. However this might not work well with members updating their own data and we might need something different. A friend of mine who does this kind of programming recommended we look at Joomla. We will discuss this at the website meeting coming up. Alternatively I did notice EWB-USA allows registered users to maintain a profile, but I don't know if we would be allowed access to this data. Something to talk to Marc G about.
The website is currently being re-designed. Check out the preview here. Some of the new highlights of the new website are:
We are holding a meeting on May 31 (details) to talk about the website. We hope to come up with a list of features and ideas that we want to see on our website. So if you have ideas or suggestions you might want to come to the meeting. If you can't make it to the meeting but have some ideas feel free to drop a line in the comments section.
Well, I feel vindicated after yesterday cancelling the softball tournament for Saturday, it does appear to be raining good now. I think the fields would be muddy and slippery at best tomorrow, not great for our potential donors. The event has been rescheduled for June 3.
On other fronts I left an email for Taylor at Diva Lounge to confirm things for our June 22 social.
I also went to the BCSES social event last night and talked to several folks who know about us but who haven’t gotten involved much yet. Weston from VHB will be serving as a liason between our groups. There is good potential to work together in several areas.
