Accomplishments 2016, Priorities 2017

Accomplishments 2016   GRFCI
 

Membership

• started Member-owner campaign, membership numbers grew to 30 members
• 3 house parties
• newsletter set up
• online member set up
• attended community meetings to spread the word
• made many contacts, held many conversations and  heard many perspectives

Finance

• incorporation occurred
• mini-grant approved
• started bank account
• bookkeeping set up
• banking set up

 
Overall

• by-laws written and approved
• dozens of active volunteers
• looked at locations for store 
• ties with PFC strengthened
• WMCoop collaboration initiated
• action circle  enthusiasm
• diversity 
• Initiated Website and Facebook and Meetup
• Consistent meetings
• sociocracy implementation
• circle establishment
• 3 members attended Up and Coming Conference
• Consult with CDI
• Email Set up
• promo film started
• volunteers wearing many hats
• survived turnover

 
2016 Improvements:

• participation and involvement
• more volunteers, retention and engagement
• are we doing too much?
• engagement with member owners
• diversity needs to be better represented, stronger
• sociocracy: education, better assessment (scheduled policy reviews), better use of process in meetings, plan training of new volunteers and member-owners, solve problems as a circle
• Basecamp: better communications between circles, training for new volunteers and owners
• own our work and let others own theirs
• newsletter backup help
• visibility tracking for initiatives (great ideas that are lost, implementing procedure to track them)

Priorities for 2017

Top Circle:  Collaboration with food co-ops nearby, use current grant money, board training

Diversity: Bolster diversity/reach out to all communities

Finance: Funding/grant partnerships, income accessibility/voice for all

Marketing: outreach and advocacy, grow membership

Membership: plan for membership growth, effectively engage volunteers