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2009 Meeting MinutesNovember 19, 2009 NJAAGP MINUTES
10:30 a.m. Conference Committee 10:30 a.m. Membership Committee
I. Call to Order Chapter President Stacey Abate called the regular meeting of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Association of Grant Professionals to order at 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the FEA Conference Center in Monroe, New Jersey.
II. Roll Call a) Attendance: Attendees introduced themselves and gave their affiliations: Stacey Abate, Georgian Court University; Deborah Polk, Camden City Board of Education; Linda Dandridge, Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey; Carla Ward, Planned Parenthood of Central Jersey; Carolyn Weaver, St. Peter’s College; Phyllis Freed, Arthritis Foundation; Jeffrey Lischin, Consultant; Gina Leone, Meridian Health Foundation; Joanne Di Napoli, Meridian Health Foundation; Casey Simmons, Consultant; Dotsie Tuscano, First Tee of Greater Atlantic City; Bob Gordon, Consultant; Lisa Mason, Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex; Doug Otto, Archway Programs; Janice Hill, College of St. Elizabeth; Kim Rogers, Cumberland County Municipal Alliance; Robert Trivellini, Millville Public Schools; Pat Bruder, EIRC; Dana Wilson, NJ-AAGP Webmaster; Carol Diveny, St. Clare’s Foundation; Patricia Phillips, East Windsor School District; and Dena Hartigan, AAGP Board/Consultant. b) Approval of Minutes from September 2009: A motion to accept the September minutes with any necessary corrections was made by Deborah Polk; seconded by Carolyn Weaver. Minutes approved. Linda Dandridge reminded us that the minutes are posted to the website (www.njaagp.org).
III. Open Issues a) Pat Phillips gave the Membership Report. There are now exactly 50 active Chapter members. Carol Diveny reported that the Membership Committee, currently comprised of Pat, Carol, and Linda, met prior to today’s meeting. While she is impressed with the membership numbers, there is a continuing need to involve more grant writers, or people who manage grants, in our Chapter. One of the ideas discussed by the Committee is to develop links to our website from other association/organization websites, such as the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Center for NonProfits, or the Partnership for Philanthropy. The Committee will explore the costs associated with these links. Carol asked Stacey if funds are available through the Chapter budget to cover our outreach efforts. Stacey said that it would be discussed at the next meeting of the Executive Committee. b) Carol also requested a list of conference attendees for use by the Membership Committee. Carla Ward mentioned that a Facebook page has been created for NJ-AAGP, and we are on Linked In. Stacey informed the group that we are already linked to Melanie Negrin’s web forum, www.forgrantwritersonly.com. c) Deborah Polk gave the Treasurer’s Report. As of October 1, 2009 the opening balance was $6,918.66. We received $325 for new memberships. We paid for 3 national conference registrations totaling $1,350 leaving a current balance of $5,868.66. Deborah will email the report to Dana Wilson for the website.
New Business a) Stacey stated that the chapter awarded scholarships to the 2009 national conference held in Austin, Texas. The members who received scholarship assistance (Joanne Di Napoli, Pat Phillips, Casey Simmons, and Linda Dandridge) reported on their conference experiences, as stipulated by the scholarship guidelines. All agreed that they attended great sessions—including workshops on how to use time efficiently, public speaking, marketing, special interest groups, evaluation, and presentation skills—and heard great plenary speakers. The opportunity to network with peers from across the country was also reported to be invaluable. This year’s scholarships were well received and many felt that scholarships should be offered again next year. b) Dena Hartigan, who currently serves on the National Board, was named Treasurer during the conference’s annual business meeting. She recommends that others take advantage of next year’s conference as it will be held in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Dena said three things should be addressed: (1) “Member Get A Member” contest, which our chapter did not participate in this year, but should consider for next year as a way to increase and retain membership; (2) special interest groups should be done on the chapter level; and (3) GPC certification. Subsequent discussion centered on the benefits of the GPC certification. c) Gina Leone mentioned that even if you did not attend the conference, as a benefit of their membership, you have access to conference handouts by logging in on the national AAGP website, www.grantprofessionals.org. d) Upcoming Meetings were listed on today’s agenda. Stacey Abate called our attention to the following dates: · January 21, 2010, FEA Conference Center, Monroe, NJ · March 18, 2010, FEA Conference Center, Monroe, NJ · May 17, 2010, NJ-AAGP Annual Conference, FEA Conference Ctr., Monroe, NJ
IV. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 12:10 p.m,, followed by a presentation on the For Grant Writers Only learning community by Melanie Negrin and the NJ Grantwriters Forum by Pat Bruder.
Respectfully submitted by: Linda Dandridge Linda Dandridge
NJAAGP Minutes:September 17, 200911:30 a.m. Lunch/Networking 12:00 p.m. Presentation: Impact of the ARRA on the State of NJ/Grantwriting Community by Janellen Duffy, Policy Director for NJ Governor Corzine I. Call to Order
Chapter President Stacey Abate called the regular meeting of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Association of Grant Professionals to order at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at the FEA Conference Center in Monroe, New Jersey. II. Roll Call a) Attendance: Stacey Abate, Stan Cohen, Linda Dandridge, Joanne Di Napoli, Dena Hartigan, Maggie Huber, Nancy Laurelli, Gina Leone, Patricia Phillips, Casey Simmons, Carla Ward, and Carolyn Weaver. b) Approval of Minutes from May 2009: Motion to accept May minutes by Nancy Laurelli; seconded by Dena Hartigan. Minutes approved. Linda Dandridge reminded us that the minutes are posted to the website (www.njaagp.org). III. Open Issues a) Stacey Abate gave the Membership Report for Pat Phillips, who had to leave early. We are now up to 54 Chapter members. We continue to send meeting announcements to people whose memberships have lapsed. Renewal reminders are also being sent out. It was decided to cut off reminders at three months. Memberships must be renewed with three months of the expiration date. After that time, names will be dropped from the list of active members. b) How many people know about AAGP? It was noted that the national conference is promoted in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Marketing remains a challenge. Members could put “Member, AAGP” on their business cards. The chapter is on Linked In, but not Facebook. Carla Ward and Gina Leone volunteered to set up a profile/group on Facebook for the Chapter. Press releases could also help promote the chapter. c) Dena Hartigan gave the Treasurer’s Report for Deborah Polk. As of August 12, 2009 the balance was $7,218.66. We paid for 3 conference registrations totaling $1,350 leaving a current balance of $5,868.66. IV. New Business a) Dena Hartigan reported that the 2010 national conference will be held in St. Pete Beach, Florida and will be offered in conjunction with Charity Channel. The 2011 and 2012 conferences are scheduled for Las Vegas and New Orleans, respectively. b) The chapter will award scholarships to the 2009 national conference; scholarship guidelines were distributed (see attached) and all were encouraged to apply. c) Stacey Abate asked if there were problem areas that members wanted to discuss. Members reported problems in understanding NIH guidelines, ARRA funding, United Ways. Dena Hartigan said we get inquiries through our website from the public requesting help with grant writing. One suggestion was to direct people to the Foundation Center’s website. We should also find out if our members want their names listed as consultants on the chapter’s website. d) Upcoming Meetings were listed on today’s agenda. Stacey Abate called our attention to the following dates: · November 4-7, 2009, National Conference, Austin, TX · November 12, 2009, FEA Conference Center, Monroe, NJ · January 21, 2010, FEA Conference Center, Monroe, NJ · March 18, 2010, FEA Conference Center, Monroe, NJ · May 17, 2010, NJ-AAGP Annual Conference, FEA Conference Ctr., Monroe, NJ V. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 2:10 p.m. Members who were interested in joining the Conference Committee met and toured the FEA facility immediately following the business meeting. Respectfully submitted by: Linda Dandridge Linda Dandridge
May 18, 2009 NJAAGP MINUTES
8:30 am – 5:30 pm Regional Conference presented by the New Jersey Chapter, American Association of Grant Professionals I. Call to Order Chapter President Stacey Abate called to order the post-conference regular meeting of the American Association of Grant Professionals at 5:35 pm on Monday, May 18, 2009 in Hartman Lounge, Hennessy Hall (The Mansion), Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, New Jersey. II. Roll Call a) Attendance: Stacey Abate, Pat Bruder, Lisa Cerny, Barbara Coscarello, Linda Dandridge, Sue Caruso Green, Dena Hartigan, Nancy Laurelli, Jack Perna, Patricia Phillips, Irene Percelli, Deborah Polk, Johna Rodgers (Kentucky State Rep), Carrie Rothburd (non-member), Monica Simon, Lauren Suvern, John Vadnais, and Dana Wilson. b) Approval of Minutes from March 2009: Motion to accept March minutes by Stacey Abate; seconded by Pat Phillips. Minutes approved. c) Minutes are posted to the website (www.njaagp.org). III. Open Issues a) Stacey asked for Conference feedback on the day’s event, the NJ Chapter’s first regional conference, the first conference held in the northern part of the state, and the biggest conference held so far. Barbara Coscarello summed up the feelings of many in attendance by remarking that the speakers were wonderful, the pace just right, the facilities were great, and the lunch speaker was motivational and fabulous. Dena Hartigan mentioned that the morning and afternoon sessions was a first. Nancy Laurelli thought we lost people during the last session. Dana Wilson thought the loss was due to people wanting to beat traffic by leaving early. It was suggested that we re-think the conference sessions in regards to time and travel issues. From a regional standpoint, the statistics weren’t as good as we hoped: 1 from Kentucky (presenter), 6 from Pennsylvania, 1 from Illinois, 6 from New York, 2 from Maryland, 33% NJAAGP members, 42% non-NJAAGP members, 19% presenters We hoped for more New Yorkers. We originally projected 200 participants, half from New Jersey and the rest from surrounding states. All in all, it was a great day and the evaluations were positive. Dena presented a graph to show how people registered for the event. There was a spike the day the offerings were posted (April 2, 2009) on the website. Checks, purchase orders, credit cards and PayPal (used by 2) were allowed. Lots of groups came out, among them, Meridian Health, FDU. How many conference attendees became members? Where did people hear about the conference (RegOnline)? Dena Hartigan will provide the chapter with a written conference wrap up. b) Johna Rogers of Kentucky, the exam chair for the GPCI exam gave a pep talk and strongly encouraged us to take the exam. c) Pat Phillips gave the Membership Report. We now have 51 Chapter members. Members are asked to check the expiration date of their membership. We will only keep lapsed members on for a certain period of time past their expiration date. d) Deborah Polk gave the Treasurer’s Report. We have $6,240.53 in the account. April-May receipts totaled $490.00, leaving a balance of $6,730.53. No expenses have been taken out to date. Nancy Laurelli reminded us that the grant from the National AAGP awarded for conference purposes will be a reimbursement grant. e) National AAGP: Dena Hartigan announced that the last national board meeting was held in February 2009 and money issues and reasons for lagging membership were discussed. Go to the website to see the benefits bundle now available (mastercard, group health, life insurance). Also there are ongoing opportunities for professional development through Charity Channel, although national is weaning away from Charity Channel. Save the date and see national’s website for early registration rates for the national conference in Austin, Texas (November 4-7, 2009). Four 3 year term board seats will be opening up. f) Planning Meeting: There will not be a regular membership meeting in June. The executive committee will meet on June 25, 2009 to plan the upcoming meeting schedule and to decide on a future permanent location (somewhere centrally located), or to come up with sites for the next round of meetings (suggested: Monmouth, St. Peter’s in Jersey City, Georgian Court, South Jersey). Discussion ensued as to where to hold meetings, whether to hold meetings in a restaurant setting or a non-profit setting, changing the meeting hours. We will continue to focus on professional development and need to start booking speakers. It was suggested to have the Logic Model session during one of the meetings since that presenter was unable to be at the conference as planned. Dana suggested a session on grant success rates. Stacey suggested a Best Practices/Roundtable. We need suggestions on how to implement additional member benefits such as scholarships and proposal reviews. IV. New Business a) Dana Wilson thinks we should continue the regional conference format. John Vadnais would like us to offer each session twice. V. Adjournment Stacey Abate motioned to adjourn the meeting; the motion was seconded by Pat Phillips. The meeting adjourned at 6:20 pm. Minutes submitted by: Linda Dandridge March 26, 2009 NJAAGP Minutes
11:30 a.m. Presentation: Impact of the Economic Stimulus Bill on the State of NJ/Grantwriting Community by Janellen Duffy, Policy Director for Gov. Corzine Contact information for Janellen is: Janellen Duffy, Director of Policy, Office of the Governor, PO Box 001, Trenton, NJ 08625, Phone – 609.777.1257, Email – JANELLEN.DUFFY@GOV.STATE.NJ.US
12:30 p.m. Lunch/Networking I. Call to Order Chapter President Stacey Abate called to order the regular meeting of the American Association of Grant Professionals at 1:15 pm on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at the Somerset County Administrator’s Office in Somerville. II. Roll Call a) Attendance: Stacey Abate, Monica Bottone, Pat Bruder, Linda Dandridge, Antonella Di Minni, Marge Fizur, Bob Gordon, Dena Hartigan, Janice Hill, Denise Katula, Nancy Laurelli, Barbara Long, Patricia Phillips, Debra Polk, Orlando Rivera, Shelly Samuels, Diane Scarangella, Cecelia Triano, John Vadnais, Carolyn Weaver, Pat Bohse, Chavonne Lenoir, and Laura Rothschild. b) Approval of Minutes from November 2008: Motion to accept November minutes by Dena Hartigan; seconded by Nancy Laurelli. Minutes approved. c) Approval of Minutes from January 2009: Motion to accept January minutes by Debra Polk; seconded by Denise Katula. Minutes approved. d) Stacey reminded us that the minutes are posted to the website (www.njaagp.org). III. Open Issues a) Pat Phillips gave the Membership Report. We now have 50 Chapter members; 26 have let their memberships lapse in the last two years. Pat also reported that Virginia Mayr Freeman will be making personal calls to those whose memberships have expired. Carol Diveny will respond to new memberships with thanks/congratulations letters. b) Because a part of our mission is to provide awareness, we have decided to reach out to organizations, like the NJ School Public Relations Association, NJ Department of Education, and Association of Fundraising Professionals, with an updated fact sheet about our organization. c) Denise Katula gave the Treasurer’s Report. The Opening Balance was $5,221.74. There was no activity in January. February receipts totaled $0.28, which was due to a PayPal account verification, leaving a balance of $5,222.02. d) Patty Null, who had agreed to become the Chapter’s Treasurer, had to step down. Debra Polk, from Camden, volunteered to take over as Treasurer. Nancy Laurelli and Denise Katula will be removed from the account. e) GPC Exam: Dena Hartigan encouraged all members to seriously consider sitting for the GPC exam on May 19. The deadline to register for the exam is April 17. So far, 6 have registered to take the exam; 12 are needed. The chapter will purchase study guides for use by members. f) Conference Registrations: Few conference registrations have been received. Members are reminded to do so soon. If you present on a topic, you don’t have to pay. g) Conference Promotion: Fliers were passed out at the meeting. We are asked to send conference fliers to at least 10 people to help with promotion. Pat Bohse has a listserv that she can forward the flier to. She also pointed out that the conference date is not on the flier. Dena says it’s ok to tailor it to your needs. Suggestions were made to send the flier to college grant writers and to County Superintendent Roundtables. Pat Bohse also recommended that fliers be sent to United Ways, which should send conference information to all of their member agencies. h) Conference Speakers: It was noted that today’s speaker, Janellen Duffy, may present at the May conference. All agreed that they felt her presentation today was a good use of our time and that she was very responsive and receptive to us. IV. New Business a) John Vadnais asked if anyone bought a CD series from a for-profit company on the economic stimulus. It was agreed that all should be wary of such offers, including an audioconference on the stimulus plan scheduled for April 16 through the Federal Assistance Monitor. b) Debra Polk announced a Title I Unified Planning Meeting on April 1 and 2 for NCLB Directors at Mercer Community College. Federal representatives will be there that day. c) Denise Katula reported that an economic stimulus working group has been created in Somerset County so they don’t miss out on grant opportunities. d) U.S. Conference of Mayors has information on their website, www.usmayors.org, tracking the stimulus day by day. e) Dena Hartigan, who is on the national AAGP board, said AAGP has secured group health insurance for members. John says he thinks that it’s not available in New Jersey. Stacey asked John to look into it and email findings to her. f) If money is keeping you from taking the GPC exam, please contact Dena Hartigan. g) Next Meeting: The May 18, 2009 conference will conclude with a chapter meeting/dinner (Hennessy Hall, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison campus, College at Florham: 285 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940) V. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 1:50 p.m. Minutes submitted by: Linda Dandridge
January 22, 2009 NJAAGP MINUTES
11:30 a.m. Grants.Gov Presentation by Michael Pellegrino 12:30 p.m. Lunch/Networking
I. Call to Order Chapter President Stacey Abate called to order the regular meeting of the American Association of Grant Professionals at 1:00 pm on Thursday, January 22, 2009 at Georgian Court University. II. Roll Call a) Stacey Abate asked each person present to introduce themselves. In attendance were: Stacey Abate, Monica Bottone, Pat Bruder, Linda Dandridge, Antonella Di Minni Joanne DiNapoli, Carol Diveny, Marge Fizur, Dena Hartigan, Lynda Lathrop, Gina Leone, Virginia Mayr Freeman, Beth Oliver, Patricia Phillips, Casey C. Simmons, Robert Trivellini, Carol Weaver, Denise Katula, Pat Bohse, Julia Zapcic, and Edward Stephon. Stacey noted that our chapter is well represented by the education, healthcare, consulting, and municipal sectors. b) The Chapter’s new officers were installed by Dena Hartigan who read the duties assigned to each position from the by-laws. Inducted were Stacey Abate, President; Pat Phillips, Vice President; and Linda Dandridge, Secretary. The new Treasurer, Patty Null, was unable to attend today’s meeting. III. Approval of Minutes from Last Meeting It was noted that the minutes from the November meeting, along with the treasurer’s reports and conference information, are posted on the chapter’s new website found at www.njaagp.org. Approval of the November 2008 minutes was tabled until March 2009. IV. Open Issues a) Pat Phillips reported that as of 1/21/09, there are 56 Chapter members. The Membership Committee, chaired by Virginia Freeman, will meet right after today’s meeting. b) Denise Katula gave the Treasurer’s Report in place of Patty Null. She reported that we continue to be a very healthy and robust Chapter. Activity during the period December 1 to 31, 2008 was as follows:
· Opening Balance: $3,310.24 · Receipts: $ 100.00 Dues for October $1,736.50 State conference profit $ 125.00 Dues for November $1,961.50 Total Receipts · Disbursements: $ 50.00 To national (chapter dues for C. Simmoms and D. Polk) $ 50.00 Total Disbursements · Closing Balance: $5,221.74 c) Stacey added that we applied to National for a grant to support a keynote speaker and advertising for our 2009 Regional Conference. d) Dena reported that the Conference Committee met following today’s Grants.Gov presentation to discuss the May 18, 2009 event at Fairleigh Dickinson University. The GPC credentialing exam will be offered. Members are asked to recommend interesting, exciting, and inspirational workshop presenters in line with our theme: Grant Success in Changing Times. We prefer that presenters take an optimistic approach. Conference Committee member Pat Bruder will take on the responsibility of reaching out to suggested presenters. Email Pat at pbruder@eirc.org or Dena at denahartigan@comcast.net. A “save the date” card will be e-mailed and a flier will be made available in mid-February. We will count on members to get the word out. Attendance at past conferences has ranged between 60 and 80. The goal for this year is 200. Further discussion of GPC also took place. e) Stacey asked if we still want professional development as our goal for 2009. Is this still the direction we want to go in? Discussion included other choices—networking, funders panels—and ideas were given for different meeting topics and different ways of carrying out the mission (special interest group forums, meetings to serve different geographic regions). V. New Business a) Bob Trivellini suggested that a way to recruit new members would be to invite smaller organizations and offer to train their staff with the reasoning that small non-profits typically can't afford their own grant writer and rely on existing staff people. Training some of those people in basic grant skills may be seen as a service to the non-profit community that would help get the word out about the professionals at AAGP. b) Dena presented Certificates of Appreciation to Stacey Abate and Denise Katula for service volunteered to NJ-AAGP as Vice President and Treasurer in 2008. c) The next meeting will be held in Somerset County on March 26, 2008, hosted by Denise Katula, Grants Coordinator for Somerset County Administrator’s Office in Somerville. Directions will be sent to all. VI. Adjournment Stacey Abate motioned to adjourn the meeting; the motion was seconded by Dena Hartigan. The meeting adjourned at 2 p.m. Minutes submitted by: Linda Dandridge
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