[Flyingbrickvolunteers] updates and all-volunteer meeting for march

[claire schoen]

folks,

i'm writing in this email about(for clarity's sake):
a. next all-volunteer meetings and volunteering in general
b. goings-on thus far
c. thoughts about process

a.
i'd be happy to be the point person for setting up the next all-volunteer
meeting, if that's cool.

maybe the person who is point person for meeting set up can be in charge of
making sure someone takes on the task of setting up the next meeting, too,
so there is continuity.

some folks have already emailed me about the first week of march, so maybe
everyone could email me availability for the first week of march, i'll see
what time works best for most of us.  depending on how that pans out, it
might be necessary to set up two meetings to include everyone. please send
an email to ME, not the entire list-serve, so we don't crowd in-boxes.
tanks.)

if you are interested in volunteering and haven't come out to a meeting yet,
or if you came out to a meeting and haven't been able to return, email me
your availablity!  i think everyone is interested in making this an
inclusive project, and while we definitely need to work out the kinks, i
think this is feasible.

b.
the newsletter group put together the first newsletter (yay) and i'll be
making copies tonight.  i'll either bring the copies to the brick tonight or
early tomorrow.  (have we talked about how we are going to distribute
these?)

i know the black history month working group finalized plans this morning.
this thursday, 7pm.  sounds great :o)

c.
finally, things seem to be starting up well.  a lot of things have taken off
with great speed!  some things need work, but we're just getting started, so
that's to be expected.  already we've seen things starting to happen.

so some things that need our attention are:

-transparency (getting notes out promptly, letting folks know what's going
on/when meetings are happening) (maybe we should make a timeline/time frame
for setting meeting times/getting notes out. thoughts?)

-inclusiveness.  let's be welcoming, and reach out to volunteers/potential
volunteers.  we want this project to grow and be self-sustaining, and not
become a burn-out machine!  also, this project is for everyone!   formality
sucks sometimes, but things like check-ins during meetings, sitting in
circles, and setting agendas/taking stack help this...really...makes
everyone's day better.)

that's all i can think of right now.  additional thoughts?  good job so far
everyone.  i'm excited!

-claire
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