Agenda

Board of Directors Meeting

Friday, August 18th 2023
1:00-3:00 pm Meeting
Zoom

Vision: All Coloradans are environmentally literate and make choices that support the health and well-
being of all life on our planet.
Mission: CAEE’s mission is to advance environmental education in Colorado by fostering collaboration,
mobilizing support, and driving excellence.
Values: Collaboration, Community, Equity and Inclusion, Leadership, Impact Oriented
Ways of Being: We are present. ~ We are imperfect. ~ We are transparent, empathetic
communicators. ~We actively engage and welcome meaningful participation. ~ We value process. ~ We
are better together.

Present: Katie, Rachel, Erika, Kathryn, Tim, Chris A., Susan B., Sherry, Maya, Liz, Susan T.

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Welcome and Introductions
 Check in and Board Community Building: Erika Update 20
o How is everyone doing? Share personal or
professional update.
o Favorite Song
 Review ways of being
Approval of Board Minutes from last meeting Rachel Moved- 5
Susan B.
Second- Chris
A.
All Pass

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Denver, CO 80202
Ph. 303.273.9527
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 New Business & Discussion Items
-Katie has reached out to 5 different bookkeepers and is Katie -Maya moves
leaning towards Joan Hunter (charges hourly). Prices would to approve
double with her. $350 flat now (per month). $500 to 600 a amendment
month with Joan. to support
-Sherry has been involved in the process, seems like a good fit. additional
-We have reserve to support increase and will save us time. costs around
-Chris-Supportive bookkeeping.
-Rachel-Supportive/Do we need a vote? Yes -Sherry
-Liz- best to cover with a vote second.
-Maya-what is budget shift? Double cost. All pass.

 Strategic Planning Katie 25

o Member Involvement in Planning: 5 Questions
for the Annual Meeting
-How do we engage our members? Questions
for members at conference.
-Room reserved for feedback during lunch.
-Retreat to guide new things in Sept.
-Few meetings to go through ideas after retreat.
-Second retreat in 2024 for big questions to be
answered.
-Trends:
What to do around climate change?
How do we support org needs around members
(hiring, recruiting, retention)?
Advocacy goals?
How to support teachers?
Communications beyond our constituency?
Funding and fundraising?
-Jamboard to decide questions to ask members:
Will continue to evolve. Katie will distill down.

o Brainstorm: What are the most important things Katie Discuss 40

we can do in the next 5 years to advance Equity
and Inclusion?
Katie-2020- PointV strategies to put together plan. Have been
working through. 2021- training with PMBushman for
members and staff did coaching sessions.
Note- a lot of repetition between plans. Would like one plan
to keep track of and integrate these into strategic plan.

-2 groups to explore/answer questions: breakout.

-Any Q’s about strategic planning?
-Pull Q about belonging for conference

1536 Wynkoop St. #314

Denver, CO 80202
Ph. 303.273.9527
www.caee.org
  Summer Committee Update: Fundraising Katie Discuss 5
-Overarching year plan
-Not doing much with acquire stage (not outside net)-
talked about strategies.
-What does end of year campaign look like?
Segmenting list of folks with different messaging.
-12% at individual giving.

 Next Meeting: September 15th 1-2pm, Virtual Erika Update

 Oct. 16th board retreat
Executive Session (If Time Allows) NA NA

1536 Wynkoop St. #314

Denver, CO 80202
Ph. 303.273.9527
www.caee.org