Time to change - Gavin Give-A-Hoot plans to change the Board of Directors

Time to change - Gavin Give-A-Hoot plans to change the Board of Directors

It has been over a year now since the Tinyville Arts Council came together. Gavin wrote many emails this year to get the members of the board to meet so they can make plans for next season. It ate him up that everyone seemed to be too busy to meet, and they all just sent emails around to make sure everyone did his or her part.

Gavin was concerned about this behavior, that it would lead to complaints and possibly losing the organization’s 501(c) 3 status. Gavin had learned from books and seminars that every nonprofit organization has to have public meetings as a part of their status.

He was tired of reading all the emails from Mrs. Know-it-all, who is still the president. The program has not changed for the last few years; there was nothing new, and everyone seems to just follow the lead without question. There was no plan in place about how to create a new program or how to find a way to fulfill the needs of the community. The strategic plan that the Tinyville Arts Council created last year never got finished, and the good ideas we had never got implemented because the board didn’t come together often enough. Another problem that is becoming more and more threatening to the organization is that members and board members are losing interest in the Arts Council.

Gavin was talking to his wife one night, and he decided it was time to change everything. Full of energy, he started calling all the board members to have a board meeting the next morning. Now the next thing to do is to get as many members of the Tinyville Arts Council together as possible to come to the meeting. He used Facebook Invitation and email as a tool to reach out. It is fast and free.

His agenda:

• Summary of the last year’s program
• Report from the Treasurer
• Discuss next season
• Release the Board of Directors
• Voting for a new Board of Directors

He tried to find a date for the meeting that many could attend, and also that gave him enough time to find people who are interested in a new direction.

Stay tuned to see how the Give-A-Hoots change the world of this small volunteer organization.