Dear all,
here are the minutes for yesterday's working group meeting.
Best regards
Anja
Minutes of the 18th alumni working group meeting
August 20th 2015
Present:
Samuel, Tijana, David, Yoshimi, Anja
Meeting convener: Tomek
Moderator: Samuel
Minutes: Anja
Agenda
Agenda it. nr 1: Objective 1 Group - weekly progress report and plan - Tomek
Agenda it. nr 2: Objective 2 Group - weekly progress report and plan -
Tijana/Jessica/David?
Agenda it. nr 3: Objective 3 Group - weekly progress report and plan -
Samuel
Agenda it. nr 4: Signing off Revised Objectives after participants
feedback - Samuel
Agenda it. nr 5: Discussion about Network Name suggestions - Samuel
Agenda it. nr 6: Other issues
Agenda it. nr 1: Objective 1 Group - weekly progress report and plan - Tomek
RED - shadow for next WG meeting - 19th August - anyone is free to bring
someone along :-)
ORANGE - outreach for peer support participants - 20th august by Yoshi,
Anja, Tomek + all WG members
GREEN - send out invitation for next Skype Consultation - 14th August by
Tomek
GREEN - send out question about possible name for alumni network - 15th
August by Tomek GREEN - update alumni network's kanthari plus website
with latest meeting minutes - 16th August - Tomek
Plan for coming week:
- replying to emails - Anja - ongoing
- FB consultation post/poll about possible name of our network - Yoshi,
23rd August
- send out draft of Elections and Finance - 22nd August
- creating a FB event about next week's Skype consultation -
Yoshi/Tomek, 24th August
- preparing agenda for next weeks Skype consultation - Tomek - 24th August
- sending out agenda to next week's Skype Consultation - Tomek - 26th August
sending out first total draft of governing document - Tomek - 27th August
Agenda it. nr 2: Objective 2 Group - weekly progress report and plan -
Tijana/Jessica/David?
ORANGE - peer support individual report by Jessica by when?
ORANGE - preparing peer support agenda - 17th August - Jessica
GREEN - follow up on Aravind - 14th August - Tomek and Tijana
GREEN - email enquiry for making a website for our network-
Objective 2 Group (TJ, Jessi, David)
plan for coming week:
- 3rd peer support session - 21st August - moderator: Jessica +
convener: Tomek
- follow up on email website enquiry - David? asap!
- due 2nd peer support individual report - Jessica - by when?
Comments / decisions
About the website:
An unresolved issue between Kanthari and UST Global prevents progress in
negotiations about the website, but no further information is available
There was a reply from idealist.org ofering help to build a website, an
enquiry by David had no response.
Anja got the same email through idealist
Yoshi has doubts about the seriousness of the reply from idealist.org
and is worrid about the delay caused by the issue with UST Global, we
should find someone else to take care of the website.
The website process is stuck, waiting for more replies through
idealist.org and need to research in our own networks, as the deadline
of September is approaching.
Peer support:
1. Odion Anavhe (Nigeria) - 3.30pm - getting peer support
2. Carter Makwarimba (Zimbabwe) - 4.30pm - getting peer support
3. Stephen Onyang (Kenya) - 5.30pm - getting peer support
4. Monicah Kaguithia (Kenya) - 5.30pm - contributor
5. Nagendra Rijal (Nepal) - 8.15pm - contributor/reserve list for
getting peer support
6. Lorena Acula (Phillipines) - 10.30pm contributor
7. Anja Pfaffenzeller (Brazil) - 11.30am reserve list for
contributor/getting peer support
Agenda it. nr 3: Objective 3 Group - weekly progress report and plan -
Samuel
ORANGE - Advantages and disadvantages of legal registration in
Germany/Poland - 15th August - Jessica and Tomek, postponed to 2nd week
of September as priority is given to Erasmus+ proposal)
GREEN - preparing email asking for alumni network name suggestion - 14th
August - Samuel
GREEN - Meeting on Remaining Parts of governing document - 18th August -
Anja, Samuel, Tomek, (Jessica)
GREEN - sending draft project brief for Erasmus+ capacity building in
the field of youth project - 15th August - Tomek
plan for coming week:
- preparing project proposal for Erasmus + Capacity Building in the
field of Youth Programme - Tomek/Jessi/Anja/Graham + others
- putting together the final governing document draft - 24th August -
Samuel / Tomek
Comments:
tomek will prepare the Erasmus `+ proposal with the help of a friend and
support from Jessica
Tijana> has Challenges to find an umbrella organization.
David cannot participate through Bethany Society.
We need to figure out through which organization to participate and
register organizations with the European Commission (PIC numbers) until
end of the week
ItAgenda it. nr 4: Signing off Revised Objectives after participants
feedback - Samuel
The objectives have been revised including feedback of Kanthari
participants.
1. To provide a sustainable and efficient means of engaging alumni to
implement their concepts and ideas for positive social change
2. To offer peer support and promote interaction amongst kanthari alumni
as well as with kanthari participants.
3. To promote effective communication, sharing of information and
learning resources amongst kanthari institute, its participants,
Faculties and the Alumni.
4. To promote projects and activities of members by enhancing their
visibility on an international level through various Medias and forms of
presentation.
5. To initiate programs for the benefit of the alumni by establishing
region-based or project-based subgroups or branches in different countries.
6. To serve as a platform through which alumni may coordinate their
fundraising efforts after graduation from kanthari.
7. To assist kanthari alumni to establish partnerships, and access
resources necessary for their successful project implementation.
Including but not limited to: volunteers, experts, potential donors and
media.
8. To establish collaborative links with other alumni bodies,
organizations and the rest of the world with similar interests and to
participate in any other worthwhile national and international
development activities.
9. To pursue any other objectives consistent with the above aims and
objectives of the Association independent of political, religious,
gender, racial, tribal and personal bias or any other attribute of
discrimination.
Comments / decisions
Revised objectives were approved by all working group members.
An action plan will be made in the future to specify the objectives and
decide on their implementation.
Agenda it. nr 5: Discussion about Network Name suggestions - Samuel
Propositions:
- kanthari Alumni network(s) (KAN) - 2 votes
All the others: 1 vote each: kanthari alumni Association, Kanthari
Global Movement, Kanthari Global Network, kanthari Social Entrepreneurs
Network ( KSEN), Association of Kanthari alumni networks (AKAN),
kanthari Alumni Networking Association (KANA), kanthari association of
Changemakers (KAC), kanthari Association of Social Entrepreneurs (KASE),
Association of kanthari entrepreneurs network (AKEN)
Comments / Decisions
The name should not include the word alumni as alumni organizations
usually have the objective to give financial support to institutions.
The word Kanthari should be included to show the link to Kanthari Institute.
Possibly the word network should be included as it describes best our
struccture.
Suggestions: Kanthari Global Network and Kanthari Changemakers Network
were favourites.
We should explain our thoughts about the name and make another
consultation, possibly through facebook.
Agenda it. nr 6: Other issues
Moderator for next week: Samuel
Minutes: Anja
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Anja Pfaffenzeller
Bats in Action - Morcegos em Ação
Ubajara - Ceará - Brasil
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