Libertas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Development Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday November 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Location
262 Liberty St, Springfield, MA
Trustees Present
K. Diamond Kayiatos (remote)
Trustees Absent
N. Coakley, P. Mancinone
Ex Officio Members Present
M. Montero (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
M. Montero (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Diamond Kayiatos called a meeting of the board of trustees of Libertas Academy Charter School to order on Tuesday Nov 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Fundraising & Events
A.
Plans for upcoming year
III. Friendraising
A.
Recruiting new members to DC
Frank Gullini will be joining our committee stating in December.
B.
General Friendraising
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 11:34 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Diamond Kayiatos
Grant application updates:
- Received Beverage Family grant for music $20k
- Steve Davis gift for General Funding
- Perpetual Trust for Giving declined to support us, David will learn more about how to be in a better position in the future.
- Mabel Louise Riley no longer supports our efforts because we don't qualify any more.
Modesto updates:
- Florence Bank visited last week and are interested in supporting us.
- Davis Foundation - checked in with Kiley for the grant request we will be making in support of our College Programing. Expecting that to come through.
Emma updates:
- Quarter 2 Donor tour Dec 2
- maybe do 2 groups - 8:30-10:00 and 11:00-12:30
- targeted invitation to our board and then ask them to share with network
- Created a giving envelope and will include them with all of the communication going forward.
- Annual Report - reaching out to those who aren't on the donor wall to confirm name/anonymous. Going forward will collect this at time of gift.
- Naming opportunity policy draft - looks good, needs to be formally reviewed and approved by the board.
- Make a version that can be handed out as a marketing piece vs this being a policy and more internal.
David - new year of grant requests being submitted.