Libertas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Development Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 2, 2021 at 5:00 PM
Location
Committee Members Present
D. Barrows (remote), K. Diamond Kayiatos (remote), L. Flynn (remote), M. Montero (remote)
Committee Members Absent
L. Davis
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Barrows called a meeting of the Development Committee of Libertas Academy Charter School to order on Tuesday Feb 2, 2021 at 5:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Diamond Kayiatos made a motion to approve the minutes from Development Committee Meeting on 01-12-21.
D. Barrows seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Davis |
Absent
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| L. Flynn |
Abstain
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II. New Business
A.
Chair Remarks
Dana shared his wisdom on the importance of time for oneself and moments of relaxation.
B.
Review Dashboard
No new gifts since last meet. Just received Dana's donation.
Everyone has selected previous donors to reach out to personally. Discussed best methods of outreach depending on the relationship: phone, email, handwritten note. Keep track of efforts and results. Reach out to everyone before the next meeting.
Board of Trustee participation follow up organized by Lauren.
Have secured $300k from Jennison Foundation. Have received $200k and expecting the balance soon.
Everyone has selected previous donors to reach out to personally. Discussed best methods of outreach depending on the relationship: phone, email, handwritten note. Keep track of efforts and results. Reach out to everyone before the next meeting.
Board of Trustee participation follow up organized by Lauren.
Have secured $300k from Jennison Foundation. Have received $200k and expecting the balance soon.
C.
FY21 Campaign
Discussion of the Institution and Company thoughts and ideas. Mass Mutual Foundation has a focus on North End of Springfield. Discussed smaller private companies and how common these midsized companies created foundations. Also brought together the thoughts shared via email. Goal to have our plan and marching orders planned.
Discussed topic of a database. Little Green Light is what Linked to Libraries uses and it is great. IT is made for small organizations. Takes time to create but will make a big difference going forward. Laurie to review the program with Katie in the coming weeks.
Modesto has set a goal for himself to raise another $75K. Dana agrees that if Modesto does this, he will gift something of Dana's choice - likely chocolate chip cookies - to Modesto in celebration of that achievement.
Discussed topic of a database. Little Green Light is what Linked to Libraries uses and it is great. IT is made for small organizations. Takes time to create but will make a big difference going forward. Laurie to review the program with Katie in the coming weeks.
Modesto has set a goal for himself to raise another $75K. Dana agrees that if Modesto does this, he will gift something of Dana's choice - likely chocolate chip cookies - to Modesto in celebration of that achievement.
D.
Quarterly Newsletter
No discussion on this topic
III. 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 5:50 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Diamond Kayiatos