Minutes for February 27, 2023 meeting of the Fresh Air, Inc. Board of Directors

The February board packet can be found at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15a7MA7ph9K0rXecCjt9DS6c646E1SKdf

1. Call to order and roll call
   Appoint Timekeeper

Jacque called the meeting to order and read the mission statement and land acknowledgement.  Kevin volunteered to serve as timekeeper.

Members in attendance: Kevin, Jacque, Chris, Michael (and cub), TJ
Members absent: David
KFAI Staff present: Nora
Public guests: None present

2. Welcome and opening remarks

Jacque is running the meeting and hopes we can breeze through with several members flying in late.

3. Approve consent agenda
   Meeting agenda
   Minutes of January 2023 meeting

By unanimous consent, items were approved.

4. Introduction of guests

No guests present.

Board Business

5. Board Orientation and Retreat March 12–further discussion of the plan with Sam Choo as facilitator of retreat (Jacque)

This Sunday date does fall into the window of the Spring Member Drive, but because it’s a weekend we might not be too in the way of the pledge producers.  Jacque feels we might be able to cover orientation and “retreat” function from 9-3 if we include a working lunch.  Nora and Sam will attend and there may be other guests to consult with the board.  One of the goals is to come out with an updated packet of board materials to bring (what we hope will be) new appointees up to speed quickly when they are appointed outside of the yearly election cycle.  Kevin, Jacque and Michael will have a separate meeting in advance to take a closer look at what we already have and what may obviously need alteration.

Business Reports

6. General Manager’s report (Nora)

After a couple minutes of Zoom fun, Nora shared her screen and her report.

Welcome Ciara Cagemoe (she/her) to the underwriting team!  Onboarding is underway and Nora is completing a “warm transfer.”

A replacement computer for Studio 1 is on order and should be installed in time for the first refresher session for board certification (currently scheduled 03 Apr)!

The Annual Volunteer Celebration has been rescheduled to May and will coincide with KFAI’s 45th birthday celebration.

The Spring Member Drive will take place 03-22 March.  Facebook and Instagram fundraisers will continue to be suggested as an ever larger percentage of our overall contributions are coming from these sources.  Nora offered to train anybody who’d like to start an online fundraiser but may not know how.  Nora hopes the board might serve as “co-producers” of the Spring drive.

Nora thanked TJ for his recent engagement and community outreach and teased that there was more to come!

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access content is still being developed.  This month we had a chance to work on our community responsiveness as we received feedback about the Black History Month carts and special programming on 25 Feb as well as the voices delivering spots heard on air.

Nora shared nine submissions of MinneCulture segments to the MN SPJ Page One Awards.

We’ll receive notification about our MDH grant proposal in March.

New to the schedule: Good Medicine (Friday 6-7PM) hosted by Roya Taylor (she/her) provides uplifting content about Native American and other Indigenous communities with a focus on art, culture and music.

Just wrapped special BHM programming for 25 hours on 25 Feb (Sat)

IWD (International Women’s Day) programinng set for 08 Mar (Wed) – all 24 hours devoted to featuring trans wommen and femmes – press release has been sent

More events for 2023 can be found in the report

No new updates on the Community Advisory Board – more in item 8 below

7. Treasurer’s report

Jacque needs to connect with Steve to update the budget tracker.  The balance sheet shows +$5,506 from December to January.

8. Discussion: Community Advisory Board (Nora and Jacque)

Jacque said that we haven’t had a chance to meet on this topic recently but I imagine we’ll be meeting with Sam Choo to discuss the future.  Our CPB grant funding mandates the existence of this board but we’d really like to expand it out to bring in more public input – and perhaps even use the CAB to recruit future members of the Board of Directors.  Hoping for monthly updates.  Jacque hopes that part of the CAB mandate will be to fill the void of the sunsetted Content Advisory Committee in that it will help provide feedback on our programming.  Nora added that she’s considering a new space for existing programmers to get together and discuss programming as well as feedback/grievances regarding some decisions about programmers – more voices are welcomed!  Jacque thinks this might be a good agenda item and topic for discussion during the Board retreat.

9. Preview goals for next month’s board meeting.

The next board meeting is 27 Mar.  We expect that the retreat will reveal agenda items and discussion items we currently aren’t even thinking about.

10. Public comment (three-minute limit OR one question/followup each)

Jim Frey appeared just in time but remained muted 🙂

11. Adjourn

Motion to adjourn passed.

Respectfully submitted,
Christopher R. Zimmerman
Secretary

This month’s Fresh Air, Inc. Board of Directors meeting takes place on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023, at 7:00 pm.

Please Note
This is a virtual meeting; participants can participate online or by phone.

If you have questions about the meeting or wish to add an agenda item, please email board@kfai.org before the meeting. In addition, the Board roster, contact information, previous board minutes, and financials are available at kfai.org/board.

KFAI Board meetings are open to the public, and everyone interested will be encouraged to attend. The meeting begins promptly at 7 pm.

Meeting Details
Monday, February 27, 2023, starting at 7:00 pm (CT).

Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqcemgqTksH9Mi4MeC2_uO1UPXSAoYLRFv

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The packet of public documents for this month’s meeting can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15a7MA7ph9K0rXecCjt9DS6c646E1SKdf

KFAI BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA FOR January 30, 2023

This month’s meeting of the Fresh Air, Inc. Board of Directors will be held on Monday, January 30, 2023,  at 7:00 p.m.

Important note: This month’s meeting will be held virtually. Participants can take part online or by phone. Above and below the agenda is the registration link for Monday’s Zoom meeting. You must pre-register to attend the meeting–this is to protect our public meeting.

Read More › “KFAI Board of Directors January Meeting Notice and Agenda”

KFAI BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING NOTICE FOR November 28, 2022

This month’s meeting of the Fresh Air, Inc. Board of Directors will be held on Monday, November 28, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.

Important note: This month’s meeting will be held virtually. Participants can take part online or by phone. Above and below the agenda is the registration link for Monday’s Zoom meeting. You must pre-register to attend the meeting–this is to protect our public meeting.

If you have questions about the meeting or wish to add an agenda item, please email the Board at board@kfai.org prior to the meeting. The Board roster, contact information, and prior meeting minutes and financials are available at kfai.org/board.

KFAI Board meetings are open to the public; all interested persons are welcome to attend. The meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 pm.

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Here is the information and link for next week’s meeting:
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Nov 28, 2022 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclc-qurjMtGNO1kW5tsm-M_zdtuCapieGc.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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The packet of public documents for this month’s meeting, including the agenda, can be found at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Gc6E4wKDVKHerf4kf_hGIz7W_6CvU42R?usp=share_link.