Feb 05 2010
Board Meeting, February 3, 2010
The RDIA board of directors has been meeting monthly since September 2008. Since December 2009, in addition to monthly meetings, the board has been holding shorter weekly discussions to develop vision, mission, and values for the organization.
Among the values that we have been discussing is a desire to have decision making of the organization be transparent for members. In that spirit of transparency, we have decided to publish minutes of all of our meetings.
If you have any questions, please contact any board member. Board members are listed on the website, and all members’ contact details are listed in the member directory.
Lori Taylor
Fuzbaby and Firefly Diapers
Secretary, Real Diaper Industry Association
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Real Diaper Industry Association
Board Meeting, February 3, 2010
Conference Call
Present: Dave Milligan, Leah Carter, Dennis Frederick, Lori Taylor, Shirley Murdock, Shayla Boyd-Gill, Jennifer Liptrot, Judy Aagard, Ann-Marie Speirs. Facilitating: Leah Carter, Chair. Notes: Lori Taylor, Secretary.
Meeting called to order 1:05PM Eastern Time.
Policy Vote. Board approved Membership Policy Regarding Closing or Selling of a Business.
Vacant Position. Discussed appointment to vacant diaper service board seat.
Director Farewell. For departing board members, we will now give them an opportunity to send a farewell message to members through blog & newsletter.
Emeritus Advisory Board. Board will create an advisory group of retired board members.
Nominations for Board. Make board recruiting suggestions to Lori, Cari, or Leah.
Administrative Assistant. Hope to introduce new admin assistant to board and members next week.
Annual Meeting. General consensus: no early meetings Thursday, meetings through the day, lunch social, meetings Friday morning. Dates: Thursday and Friday, October 14-15.
Board retreat. Thurs & Friday, August 26-27 in Atlanta.
Member dues increase. The only feedback received was very positive.
Proposed bylaw changes to take to members. Three potential bylaw changes: manufacturers of disposable products, Jr Member category, clarification of board eligibility. Also discussed potentially adding one board member in retailer category. Needs more discussion.
Member Conference Calls. Conference calls will be planned collaboratively after mission discussions are finished.
Project Proposals. Due March 1st. May see 2-3 proposals of the five projects.
Real Nappy Week. How RDIA could be involved and what materials we could provide.
Diaper Comparison Calculator. Because of unhealthy competition and programming complexity, we are going to pass on this project.
Discussion of Vision / Mission / Values. Tabled until next week. Slow, thoughtful progress has worked out very well.
Meeting adjourned 3:03PM Eastern Time.
Thanks for posting this – very interesting to see what the board is up to. Certainly looks like you make the most of your time together.