Steering Committee Minutes

Oneida and Herkimer Nonprofit Executive Directors Group
Steering Committee Meeting Aug 4th

Attended by: C. Sonia Martinez, NIA Group, Inc; Amy Turner, Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. (MVCAA); Lorraine Kinney-Kitchen, Mid-York Child Care Coordinating Council, Inc; Cornelia E. Brown, MAMI Interpreters; Rev. Bill Dodge, Rescue Mission; Cassandra Sheets, Mohawk Valley Council of Alcoholism/Addictions; Darlene Ford, Mid-York Library Council

• Discussed the ED Group’s purpose and focus
• Will revisit the ED Group’s name
  o Currently is Oneida and Herkimer Nonprofit Executive Directors Group
  o Other ideas
  § Mohawk Valley Nonprofit Executive Directors
  § Mohawk Valley Nonprofit Leaders
  § Mohawk Valley Nonprofit Directors Action Group
  § Nonprofit Directors of Mohawk Valley
  § Nonprofit Directors Action Group of Mohawk Valley
  · Will revisit mission statement of the Group
  · Suggested the following mission statement for discussion
  o The mission of the (name tbd) is to individually and collectively strengthen and empower nonprofit organizations; and to foster a highly valued recognition of the economic and social benefits of the nonprofit sector.
• Discussed Economic Impact Meeting
  · Need economic impact statement for own nonprofit
  o Many nonprofits have impact statements internally
  o What is contribution to community
  o What is savings for community
  § For example, what is the community savings for people not sent to jail?
  · Models out there
  o Cornell University model for Child Coordinating Councils http://government.cce.cornell.edu/doc/reports/childcare/regional_economic_importance.asp
  · Tools and info available (related to childcare)
  · Facilitate discussion for own nonprofit
  · Educate nonprofits about impact
  · What if nonprofits didn’t exist?
  · How can we do what we do better?
  · Speak with Rick Sebastian at HTC about approach
• Discussed sharing services
  · Really need to investigate and address
  · Partnerships need to be focus
  o Such as Rescue Mission and Catholic Charities working together
• Other ideas for programs
  · How evaluated personnel structure?
  · Cost analysis internally
  · Will ask for feedback on 2010 priorities and trends in survey
• Next Steps:
  · Next Program meeting tentatively scheduled for 9/30 from 8am to 11am
  o Strategic Management in Tough Times workshop as program (to be confirmed)