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v7 v8 16 16 17 17 Item 0: Describe: 18 * Ecosystem in which May First/People Link operates 19 * Because there seems to be a main constituent group that MF/PL is conspiring to serve and connect (namely, progressive organizations), the first order of thinking would be to understand the needs of small progressive organizations, and understand their constraints, needs and values. 20 * Once we have a clear picture of that, we want to imagine these organizations being connected and served in a powerful way, and what that would look like. 18 * ECOSYSTEM: What is the ecosystem in which May First/People Link operates? 19 * What are the different stakeholders that exist in the real world ecosystems of progressive organizations and information technology? 20 * What are the needs of small progressive organizations? 21 * What types of constraints exist in small progressive organizations in general and specifically with respect to information technologies? 22 * What, coming from the perspective of a small progressive organization in this ecosystem (somewhat technologically illiterate), is valuable? 23 * As technologists, are there values we are assuming or imposing that these organizations would not think of on their own? What are they? 24 * IDEAL: Once we have a clear picture of that, we want to imagine these organizations being connected and served in a powerful way, and what that would look like. 25 * What are the benefits that might be gained from connecting and networking progressive organizations? 26 * Which of these would be obvious to the organizations? 27 * Of the benefits that would not be obvious to these organizations, what would be required to educate these organizations? 21 28 * MEMBERSHHIP: Then we want to look at how MF/PL manifests it services currently, and how that measures up with the above thinking. We want to ask ourselves: 22 29 * Does a membership model fit well with the needs, constraints and values listed above? 23 30 * Why is the membership model important? 24 31 * What has membership traditionally meant to MF/PL and how might it be re-ordered to satisfy the needs of all stakeholders better? 25 * STRATEGY: what is the path forward for accomplishing this? 26 * LEADERSHIP 27 * Given the above, what form of leadership would best serve the above 'Ecosystem'? 28 * What does leadership look like currently at MF/PL? 29 * How do these two forms of leadership compare with one another. What is the ideal? 30 * STRATEGY: how can we move this organization from where it is now with respect to leadership, to where it should ideally be? 32 31 33 32 34 Item 1: Lunch, financial review 33 35 34 Item 2: Develop: 35 * Our role in the ecosystem 36 * Plan for developing the leadership to play that role 36 37 * LEADERSHIP 38 * What would be the ideal role for the leadership of MF/PL to assume within this ecosystem? 39 * What does the leadership need from MF/PL in order to fill this role? 40 * What does leadership look like currently at MF/PL? 41 * How do these two forms of leadership compare with one another. What is the ideal? 42 43 * STRATEGY 44 * Membership / Marketing / Education 45 * Needs / Dependencies 46 * Goals (1 + 5 year) 47 * Paths forward 48 * Leadership 49 * Needs / Dependencies 50 * Goals 51 * Paths forward 52 * Finances 53 * Needs / Dependencies 54 * Goals 55 * Paths forward 37 56 * Roles of people in the room in this effort 57 * Who might be available to help with respect to moving froward, and what would these folks require of this process and of MF/PL? 58 * Who do we need to bring into this discussion to help us move forward realistically? What will their needs be? 59 * STRATEGY: what happens next? 60 * Next Meetings: Who, What, When? 61 * Plans of Actions. 62 * Beer anyone? 63 38 64 39 65