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MINUTES
Minutes: May 17, 2010
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
NJ-AAGP
Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
5:30 p.m.
Dinner
I.Call
to Order
Chapter President
Stacey Abate called the post-conference chapter meeting of the
NJ-AAGP to order at 5:45 p.m. on Monday, May 17, 2010 at the FEA
Conference Center in Monroe, New Jersey.
II.Roll Call
a)
Attendance: Attendees introduced themselves and
gave their affiliations: Stacey Abate, NJ-AAGP President, Georgian Court
University; Dena Hartigan, AAGP Board/
Consultant; Patricia
Phillips, East Windsor Regional School District; Pat Bruder, Educational
Information and Resource Center (EIRC); Joanne Di Napoli, Meridian
Health Affiliated Foundations; Bill Smith, AAGP Board President; Carol
Diveny, Saint Clare’s Foundation; Barb and John Dively, Acquired Brain
Injury Network of PA; Susan Caruso Green, Resource Development Network,
LLC; Carl Livilik, Consultant; Pat Bohse, Bohse & Associates, Inc.;
Orlando Rivera, American Institute for History Education (AIHE); Linda
Dandridge, NJ-AAGP Secretary; and Deborah Polk, NJ-AAGP Treasurer/Camden
City Board of Education.
b)
Guest Speaker: Bill Smith, AAGP’s National Board
President, complimented us on a great conference, saying “it was the
sort of conference he hopes many (chapters) have.” He spoke on several
topics: 1) The duties of the AAGP’s Authority, Bylaws, Conference,
Ethics, Executive, Finance, Journal, Long Range Planning, and Nominating
committees (see
http://grantprofessionals.org, click on Committees for detailed
information); 2) The upcoming national board election will give members
an unprecedented chance to fill four board vacancies; 3) An email will
go out on May 18, 2010 giving all members the opportunity to vote on the
proposal to change the organization’s name to Grant Professionals
Association. One-quarter of the 1,600 active members must vote in order
for the change to take effect; 4) A major re-design of the AAGP website
is in process;
5) A survey recently went
out regarding the Strategic Plan; 6) Professional liability insurance is
now being offered; and 7) The annual national conference in
St. Pete Beach, Florida, November 3 -
6, 2010.
III.Chapter Business
a)
Conference Wrap-Up/Feedback: Stacey Abate shared
some statistics--96 registered, 83 attended; 22 were from out of state
this year as compared to 12 last year. Our goal is to increase the
attendance next year. All agreed that the FEA facility and location was
excellent. Dena Hartigan stated that we made more money this year, due
to more non-members attending and extended special thanks to Pat Bruder
who handled the call for presenters, Pat Phillips contacted new members,
Joanne Di Napoli secured the morning speaker, Stacey Abate provided
support, Pat Bohse helped with e-blasts, and Deborah Polk took care of
finance questions. Everyone felt that the luncheon speaker, Bonnie
Friedman, was excellent, motivational and funny, providing a perfect
balance to the other conference offerings. She identified with what we
experience. Financially, we collected $4,990 in registrations and
received the $1,000 conference grant from national which had previously
been denied.
b)
The Treasurer’s Report given by Deborah Polk noted
the following activity: $4,826.87 in conference receipts added to the
beginning balance of $6,018.66 totals $10,845.53. So far $3,945.84 has
been spent during this report period, including $220 expended on the
March meeting, leaving a balance of $6,899.69.
c)
Scholarship discussion: How many scholarships will
we offer to the national conference this year? A decision was tabled
and will be discussed during the next executive committee meeting.
d)
Pat Bohse suggested that our chapter contract with the NJ
League of Municipalities to provide a training session at the
League’s annual conference and to write monthly articles. This exposure
could benefit our chapter in many ways, including attracting new
members, providing work for consultants, and more recognition of our
expertise. Questions arose from this discussion including how to price
our service, should individuals be compensated, should we hire a
part-time person to administer chapter meetings and do part of the work
for NJLM? Bohse thinks the timing is good and will assist us as we move
forward with the proposal.
e)
Membership: Pat Phillips reported that 13 members
have joined our chapter since the 2009 conference, 7 of them since
January 2010. We are now at 51 members; of that number, 43 attended
today’s regional conference. The chapter is participating in national’s
Member Get a Member (MGM) campaign. Carol Diveny was commended for her
work on the membership committee. It was suggested that we make phone
calls to cultivate relationships. There is now a link to the AFP
website.
f)
2010-11 Meetings: Most think that the FEA
conference facility is great and that we should keep holding our
meetings at this central location. Some think we should consider
changing the meeting time.
g)
Approval of Minutes from March 2010: A motion to
accept the March minutes was
made by Pat Phillips and
seconded by Deborah Polk. Minutes approved.
IV.Adjournment
The
meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted
by:
Linda Dandridge
Linda Dandridge
New Jersey Chapter Meeting Minutes
March 18, 2010
11:30 a.m.
Lunch/Networking
12:00 p.m. -- 1:00 p.m.
Guest Speakers from the NJ Chapters, Association of Fundraising
Professionals (AFP)
NJAAGP members and representatives of NJAFP chapters discussed ways we
can work together to our mutual benefit. As a result of this discussion,
the NJ chapters of AAGP and AFP will provide links to each others
websites, explore the possibility of holding a joint conference, and
establish a joint NJAAGP/NJAFP LinkedIn group.
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 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at the FEA Conference
Center in Monroe, New Jersey.
II. Roll Call
a) Attendance: Attendees introduced themselves and gave their
affiliations: Stacey Abate, NJAAGP President, Georgian Court University;
Barbara Coscarello, Consultant; Linda Dandridge, NJAAGP Secretary;
Carolyn Weaver, St. Peter’s College; Lisa Mason, Jewish Family and
Vocational Service of Middlesex County; Monica Winter, Consultant; Kathy
Guerino, Bloomfield College; Phyllis Freed, Arthritis Foundation;
Melanie Negrin, For Grantwriters Only; Joanne Di Napoli, Meridian Health
Affiliated Foundations; John Carno (AFP), NJ Audubon; Ross Basen (AFP),
Georgian Court University; Ron Barsiano (AFP) Boy Scouts of America;
Janice Hill, College of St. Elizabeth; Pat Bruder, EIRC; Nancy Laurelli,
Millville Public Schools; Dena Hartigan, AAGP Board/Consultant; Susan
Caruso Green, Resource Development Network; Michael Baker (AFP),
Consultant; Deborah Polk, NJAAGP Treasurer/Camden City Board of
Education; and Dana Wilson, NJAAGP Webmaster/NENI.
b) Approval of Minutes from November 2009: A motion to accept the
November minutes was made by Dena Hartigan; seconded by Dana Wilson.
Minutes approved. Our president reminded us that the minutes are posted
to the website (www.njaagp.org).
c) Approval of Minutes from January 2010: A motion to accept the January
minutes was made by Dena; seconded by Stacey. Minutes approved. Linda
thanked Stacey for recording the January minutes in her absence.
III. Chapter Business
a) Stacey reported that Pat Phillips, who was unable to attend today’s
meeting, has been working with national AAGP to come up with an accurate
member count for our chapter. According to national’s records, we
currently have 54 members.
b) Dena Hartigan, who serves on the national AAGP board, updated our
members on recent changes. AAGP will soon change its name to the Grant
Professionals Association. This change, to be officially announced in
November 2010, is being made as a part of a whole new marketing push.
The NJ chapter’s website will need to be changed; suggested URLs:
njgpa.org or grantprofessionalsnj.org.
c) In the President’s Update, Stacey informed us that our proposal to
national to cover conference expenses was rejected. We were told that
other proposals were stronger. If funding is available next year, we
will apply again.
d) Deborah Polk gave the Treasurer’s Report. The January 2010 minutes
stated finances stable at $6,818.66. The January balance should have
been reported as $6,718.66. The adjustment was due to a deposit that was
actually $225, not $325. During the period February 1 – 28, 2010, $850
was paid to FEA (Monroe, NJ meeting site) for food, leaving a closing
balance at February 28, 2010 in the amount of $5,868.66. $150.00 was
collected in conference fees during today’s meeting, for a current total
balance of $6,018.66.
e) 20 registrations have been received to date for the May 17, 2010
NJAAGP Annual Conference. The capacity of the FEA conference facility is
200. FEA is waiving all fees except the cost of food. We lost our food
sponsor this year, which will reduce our profits. We also lost our
printing sponsor; Dena will try Kinko’s. Dana asked if we plan to permit
½ or ¼ page ads in the conference program booklet to raise money. Stacey
will check to see what other organizations charge for ads; she and
Barbara Coscarello agreed to help get ad sponsors. The keynote speaker
is charging $500, but that cost is covered by a sponsor. Dana also asked
if we would consider giving awards to raise our conference profile. A
committee would need to work on that as a part of the conference
committee.
f) Member Recognition: Stacey cited Pat Bruder for an article she wrote
that appeared in the March 2010 issue of New Jersey Education
Association Review and Melanie Negrin for posting employment
opportunities on her website, www.ForGrantwritersOnly.com. Good job to
both.
g) Member Roundtable: Members shared information on projects they are
working on or need input on.
h) Other Business: Meetup.com, a website dedicated to making it easy for
anyone to organize a local group or find one of the thousands already
meeting up face-to-face, was mentioned as an affordable social
networking opportunity that the chapter should take advantage of to
market our group. Costs about $12/month.
IV. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by:
Linda Dandridge
Linda Dandridge
Minutes:
January 21, 2010
In attendance: Stacey Abate, Pat Bruder,
Stan Cohen, Joanne Di Napoli, Marge Fizur, Phyllis Freed, Janice Hill,
Lisa Mason, Melanie Negrin, Doug Otto, Patricia Phillips, Debra Polk
Guest speaker: Steve Ross, Center for
Non-Profits
11:30: Lunch
12pm: Steve Ross explained the Center’s
mission. For 25 years, the Center has been providing leadership and
services for New Jersey non-profits, and remains New Jersey's only
umbrella organization for all charities in the state.
Steve presented a wealth of information on the
Center, their resources, and their networking capabilities. They are
able to make connections with other organizations around the state. The
membership engaged in a lively conversation on how the Center can
partner with NJAAGP and various other organizations to advocate for the
various non-profits our members represent. As collaboration remains a
key element in all grant proposals, this was a very relevant discussion.
1:20: Chapter meeting highlights:
- Membership update - we are up to 49 members.
We have been hovering between 49-52 for some time. Pat Phillips, VP
NJAAGP, explained the Member Get a Member campaign with National.
- Finances are stable at $6818.66
- Conference planning is on schedule. May 17,
2010 at the FEA in Monroe. We are still uncertain about hosting a
GPC exam on May 18.
- NJAAGP Speakers Bureau. There was much
discussion about how the chapter can benefit our member and our
constituencies. This may be an income generating possibility for the
chapter but there is concern that it may inadvertently have a
negative impact on our consultants.
- Wikipedia – member Melanie Negrin has been
actively updating the grantwriting section of Wikipedia. She
encouraged everyone to be vigilant about dispelling myths around
grant writers and grant funds (e.g. ads that state that the federal
government is giving away “free” grant money). Misinformation
remains a problem; everyone needs to be responsible for
“professionalizing” the field.
- Information sharing - conversation around what
people are working on and what they need help with.
1:50: Chapter meeting adjourned.
Next meeting: March 18, 2010
Save the date: Annual conference, May 17,
2010
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