Board Notes 2/4/20

  • Board Hours
    • Mon: Carina, Victoria, Sam, Gina
    • Tues:  Lulu, Cormac
    • Wed: Luke, Dylan
    • Thurs: Leith
    • Fri: Jen (6-8)
    • Dillon, Ben Spencer tbd
  • Training
    • Activities fair coming up; need to figure out how to get the word out about training
    • Lulu will post on all cylinders
      • Twitter password??
  • Pledge Drive
    • Ben M estimates that we need only about 40 more donations to get us there; could be helpful to promote it as # of donations as opposed to total $ amount still needed
    • Luke working on new promos
    • Lulu: press release about goal we need to hit
      • Should be very direct: i.e. “ask yourself: what have you done to raise a fair share based on your commitment?”
        • It’s outrageous that this has been going on so long…
        • We need to hold staff accountable
    • Possible other ideas:
      • Send an email to staff saying that we need 40 more donations; remind staff about lower cost for pledge gifts (i.e. hoodie = $25 instead of $70 or whatever it is)
        • Dillon will do this
      • Ask Board of Trustees?
      • Set up merch table geared toward students?
        • Will use venmo
        • Carina and Dylan can both table in Usdan
      • Do we have adequate means to reach WESU alumni to ask for donations?
        • Apparently Ben M has a list of alumni… we should run it by him
      • Would be helpful to start pledge drives sooner (i.e. before students are leaving for winter break)
        • Leith will talk to Ben about this
      • New board position to help out with pledge drive? Should probably be community member? Or paid student position?
        • Will talk with Ben during Exec board meeting
      • Music trivia fundraising night at Jerry’s (i.e. like event at La Boca a couple years ago)?
        • Jen will pursue this
      • Make use of underwriting exchanges with local businesses?
        • Carina will try to tackle this
      • Charge entrance fee for record fairs? (Free for Wes students, $1-2 for everyone else). Raise table price to $50?
        • Conversation with Ben M exec board meeting
  • Board email list
    • Lulu’s personal email isn’t connected (?), but she is connected to PR account
    • So seems like we’re all good
  • PR
    • Spotlight series: Q&A with DJs that have especially unique content if possible
      • If anyone has any suggestions, reach out to Lulu
    • SoundCloud
      • Getting our Public Affairs (not music) shows up on SoundCloud would be amazing for PR
      • Would be in addition to StreamRewind
  • Training
    • DJs know to call PSafe and such if they’re last… it was on the written exam… also CODE to station is needed a staff-wide email couldn’t hurt
      • Dillon will send staff-wide email
  • MDs
    • We have a music budget of about $2000 – MDs should use it!
  • Studio B
    • Not live streaming… 
    • Carina and Luke will touch base with Ben M about timeline/nuts and bolts of whole shebang
  • Personnel issue [board has retired to executive session]