Friends of Occupy Portland

Board of Directors/Annual Meeting minutes

Friday, June 20, 2014
In attendance: M !ade, J De"ue, # Jo$nson, " %orton, D &ong, ' A Morrigan
Reports
'(ring)summer (ledge dri*e and de*elo(ment +or,grou( u(date
'ara$ con*ened t$e ne+ De*elo(ment !or,grou( in Marc$ 2014 and
discussed *arious fundraising strategies Daniel &ong and Daniel -eller
$a*e .een (art of t$e +or,grou(
"ledge dri*e +as launc$ed in May 2014 and is ongoing/ of 01,000 annual
goal, at least 01,220 $as .een (ledged "ledge dri*e $as .een slo+ and
.elo+ e3(ectation
A fundraising e*ent at 4ed 5 Blac, #afe featuring li*e music (erformance
and silent auction raised a total of 0160, after t$e 708 cut of t$e 010
admission fee for 4ed 5 Blac, #afe for $osting t$e e*ent
It a((ears from e3(erience t$at (eo(le are more li,ely to res(ond to a
concrete and s(ecific dollar amount, for somet$ing t$ey also get in return,
t$an a *ague message of 9(lease donate: or 9ma,e a (ledge:
'ummer outreac$ e*ents
Daniel &ong $as made reser*ations ;and contri.uted *endor fees< for
se*eral u(coming street fairs and neig$.or$ood festi*als
In June +e $ad a (resence at "itc$)A)=ent ;4ose Festi*al</ +e also +ere
9intersection su(er$eroes: at .ot$ May and June 'unday "ar,+ays
>(coming e*ents: 1/22)Di*ision #linton/ 1/21)%ort$east 'unday "ar,+ays/
?/2)Fremont ;o*erla(s +it$ %ational @at$ering</ ?/11)&a+t$orne/ ?/24)
'out$east 'unday "ar,+ays/ 6/A)Bolunteer C3(o/ 6/1)#ele.ration of
Boring/ 6/17)Belmont/ 6/22)Fun on Foster/ 6/21)'out$+est 'unday
"ar,+ays !e may need to .e selecti*e on e*ents, due to logistics issues
#om(liance matters
#or(orate registration fee ;'ecretary of 'tate<: (ast due
Annual re(ort ;De(artment of Justice< and fee: (ast due
A)Board sign license ;#ity of "ortland<: due August D e3(ense s$ared +it$
BEF !or,ers Cducation "roGect
New discussions
1 "ortia %orton (ro(osed mont$ly ;t$ird Fridays< e*ent, 9Boices of t$e "eo(le,: an
e*ent t$at +ould raise funds for .ot$ FEE" and 't Francis Dining &all
With a suggested donation of any amount people would like to contribute, we
otherwise would facilitate a continued community inspiration in a family,
homeless, non-profit organization friendly sharing forum. A to-be-determined
percentage would go to St. Francis. A means of feeding people would be
established. would be !oyed to refine e"ent insurance and kitchen legality with
pastoral administrator #alerie $hapman.
%"ery third Friday of the month from &'() p.m., to a *) p.m. +a,imum could
be an ideal time for working families of youth to participate. -his is an all-ages,
drug- and alcohol-free en"ironment. -here is an ideal way to see this e"ent begins
with the best template and continue with e,pansion in goal.
For the kick-off e"ening ha"e .ccupy-inspired poets and musicians who
would like to do a created set list. +yself would "olunteer to +ic $ontrol
announcing who is to perform ne,t. Anyone is welcome to share announcements
at designated times. -his would pro"ide a "isual idea of what this e"ent is to ha"e
a motion of. #oices of the /eople e"ening thereafter would proceed as follows'
&-0 p.m. Sign-up open
&'() p.m. %"ent begins
-he large space of the cafeteria is deal for non-profit groups and partners
who may like to set up a booth. t can ha"e room to stand and dance as well as sit
and rela,. As this e"ent e"ol"es we could ha"e a pro"ided babysitter on hand.1
4e*enue (roGection: For a +or,)intensi*e e*ent suc$ as t$is, +e +ould li,e
to $a*e a sufficient re*enue (roGection to .e +ort$ t$e effort By ma,ing it
for 9a suggested donation of any amount: +e mig$t e3(ose oursel*es to
financial ris, .y not communicating our financial needs clearly
Food ser*ice and security concerns: In (ast e*ents t$e c$urc$
administration $a*e e3(ressed concerns regarding a*aila.ility of free
food at our e*ents, +$ic$ may attract $omeless (o(ulation +$o may cause
trou.les ;including e3cluded ones< =$e c$urc$ maintains no security
guard after 1 (m, on site and ne3t (atrol round +ould not .e until
around 10:70 (m, ma,ing t$is +indo+ of time *ulnera.le !e +ould
need to $a*e a firm security o(eration (lan, including use of .ouncers and
good entrance control to discourage incidents
"ossi.le (artners$i( +it$ #ommunity 'u((orted C*eryt$ing ;#'C< could
.e e3(lored
Huality of e*ent (rogramming is im(ortant in attracting attendees and
(ositi*e (u.licity
"ortia says s$e is a.le to start t$is as early as July
2. I01;c<;4< to I01;c<;7< status con*ersion
A discussion regarding a (ossi.ility of con*erting our status to I01;c<;7<
$as .een re*i*ed =$is discussion did occur in (rior to FEE"Js incor(oration in
2012, .ut +e find it to .e a good time to re*isit t$e Kuestion
=$ere are ad*antages and disad*antages to $a*ing a I01;c<;7< designation
"ossi.le disad*antages
Increased com(liance .urden and associated costs ;t$ird)
(arty #"A audit reKuiredA<
#on*ersion costs ;I4'<
Furt$er legal and regulatory restriction on our acti*itiesA ;=$e
ne+ I4' regulation already (laces a stricter limit on our
(olitical acti*ities, es(ecially +it$in 20 days in (rior to an
election< )) En t$e ot$er $and, many ad*ocacy organiLations
are eit$er I01;c<;7< ;'isters Ef =$e 4oad, #ausa Eregon, BEF
!or,ers Cducation "roGect, etc< or maintain a dual .oard
+it$ I01;c<;7< and ;4< ;A#M> and A#M> Foundation/ Basic
4ig$ts Eregon and Basic 4ig$ts Cducation Fund, etc< !e may
need a clear legal ad*ice on +$at +e can or cannot do
"ossi.le ad*antages
@rants and s(onsors$i(s, including M4@
In),ind donations from .usinesses ;free food for e*ents, etc<
Better deals on certain goods and ser*ices
Donations +ill .e ta3)deducti.le
Announcements
Clder #aucus no+ meets semimont$ly, on first and t$ird Fridays
%e3t de.torsJ assem.ly +ill .e July 12