By-laws changes - 2017
Proposed amendments to NARGS Bylaws: 2017
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Directors' Forum
2017 Budget Discussion
Hi Richard and all
I've been looking at the budget and have a couple of questions:
Finding an Editor
As you have probably already heard, Malcolm has decided to end his editorship with the NARGS Quarterly after the winter 2017 issue.
I think we can all agree that he has raised the bar in regards to quality, imagery and content with what is perhaps our greatest asset and benefit.
Chapter Committee
Dear Directors,
At our AGM, we acknowledged the importance of the Chapters to NARGS and our desire to strengthen ties. We found the Chapter presidents receptive - they had suggestions for both the Chapters and NARGS and expressed a willingness to consider an annual contribution to NARGS. To turn this effort into action, we’re making 2017 the Year of the Chapters and creating a Chapters Committee. Our past Director at Large, Don LaFond, has agreed to chair the Chapters Committee.
NARGS Appeals Letter & Annual Report
This is a letter proposed to be sent to our NARGS membership by Matt Mattus and Betty Anne Spar by the end of November 2016 as an annual appeals letter for financial support AND an overall summary of NARGS 2106 activities, its current financial state, plans for the future, including proposed changes in membership fee structure (not yet codified), additional membership levels, appointing Don LaFond as NARGS-Chapter Liaison, upcoming meetings, and more.
Your comments are welcomed and appreciated.
Chapter Toolkit for Membership
How do you sell NARGS to non NARGS chapter members? How do you attract new chapter members? At the Steamboat Springs annual meeting, it was suggested that our website host a place for chapters to exchange ideas on marketing.
This Directors Forum provides the place for this new toolkit. Although rights to it are only for "chapter chair", we can extend access to any member of your board that would be interested. But they must be a NARGS member to log in. Feel free to contact me when you wish to add someone.
Meeting for Chapter Chairs - A Strategic Plan for NARGS
We have scheduled a meeting for Chapter Chairs at 10 am on Thursday, May 7 in conjunction with the Ann Arbor AGM.
We want to use this meeting to kickoff the development of a Strategic Plan for NARGS. While it will take some time to develop the Strategic Plan, we hope to use this meeting to gather your insights:
NARGS Investment Policy
You have been sent a copy of an advanced draft of the NARGS Investment Policy. A copy is also posted under About Us > Meetings > Board of Directors Reports.
At the Board meeting in Santa Fe, that the Investment Committee was directed to begin investing Restricted Funds in instruments comprised of 70% equities. Michael Riley has agreed to continue as chair of the Investment Committee.