Families with Children from China, Greater NY

Minutes of FCCNY Board Meeting

November 7, 2005
Held at: Huron Consulting, New York City

Current FCCNY Board Members Attending:
Lily Cardlin, Deb Levine, Kevin Matthews, David Youtz, Barry Radick, Aileen Koger, Tim Stoenner, Ross Lewis, Margie Berman

Honorary Board Members Attending:

Cara Blouin recording
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6:30 Commenced

Review of October 26^th Phone Call & Decision to Proceed with Adoption Nation Book Project

Review of Last Meeting’s Conversation on going forward

General Conclusions

The Board will set broad direction for FCC, and try to avoid

managing smaller events

Activities and Programs will be more closely linked to the

mission statement

New project goals should be identified and planned

The board should reconstitute its Subcommittees

Create a survey about what members really want

“Educate” means within and without our community

Board Subcommittees- Past and Existing:

Information and Publications

Treasurer and Finance

Organizational Development

Charitable Initiatives

Programs Committees

Waiting and New Parent Programs

Going Forward

Questions going forward?

Focus on what we can attain, or sketch broadly and fill in?

What belongs to the regions, what belongs to the board?

Events

Bring membership into planning

Make templates available so regions can use, and share

with each other

Potential:

Chinese Community Outreach

Public Relations

Public Affairs, Governmental Affairs

Race and Identity

Older Children’s Programming

Practical Workshops

Small Events Committee

Events Template

Programs- with subcommittees

Must Keep

Organizational Development

Orphanage Assistance

Treasurer and Finance

Are new board members needed at this time?

Board Member to do pro-bono PR work?

FCCNY Newsletter- Latest Issue

Following up on developmental issues raised by FCCNE 2006

Newsletter Issue that we distributed to FCCNY Members

We have started a Developmental Issues database

and Learning issues list serve

New Designer- Roe Intrieri is working out wonderfully!

National FCC Newsletter

Is this going out of business?

Current Editor Amy Klatzkin wants to step down

Joe Kelly had been doing layout and printing for this small

publication. What are the options for the future with this

publication?

Could we identify a new editor from existing FCC newsletter

editors across the country?

Would there be interest if we offer our newsletter to other

chapters for a fee?

Adoption Nation Book

Finding places to promote it

Available on website

How do we make it available to distributors?

Beginning with presales

Others available through the store

We break even in selling the books if we sell them all

Sell online?

Order form for more copies with book sent out

Promote to our members’ travel groups

Is the price set for shipping and handling right to cover our costs?

Orphanage Assistance

Annual Appeal- written materials and website

Change in format

Focusing on tenth year of Orphanage Assistance

This is Amity’s 20^th anniversary as well and FOC’s 10^th year

$230,000 dollars to Amity this year

Over a million dollars of the the years.

National Appeal Website

Volunteers from NE would coordinate and run

Donations could go through pay pal

Makes it impersonal- Aileen can now identify donors

Will it dilute our “brand”?

Will it cause financial losses to us?

China Cares Event at NYU – Deb Levine and Aileen Koger

exploring their offer of Playgroups: to what extent are these

a way to fundraise to FCC parents and is that a concern?

Asia For Kids

Offering a Chinese Language Training Program

Will donate a dollar for each $10 program sold

Questions regarding FCC Selling Merchandise

Protecting Ross’ work

Sending our T-Shirts and Designs to FCC AZ and others

Can this be a source of funding revenue for Orphanage Asst.?

Expanding and improving Promotion

Orphanage Assistance needs to reach beyond the

community

We may not be communicating or able to “compete” with

other charities

More needs to be done to market our work

Can all the FCC OA be combined?

Aileen- has suggested it is time for her to Rotate off of Board

Membership. David invited her to become a Member of the

FCCNY Advisory Board – where she can continue to

participate.

Revitalizing the committee- bringing new people in

Upcoming Events

National Adoption Day Benefit

In Cooperation with Morgan Stanley

Also celebrating adoption of 50,000^th Child from China

David as MC with speech from Margie, FCC parent novelist, and Adam Pertman

Planning Lunch for CNY

Forest Hills Event

Culture Day organizing committees meeting

Meeting Adjourned 9:15