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I am attaching a couple of samples of the Treasurer's Report <br>
according to the ideas we discussed in July. These are as of June
30. <br>
I'll also do them for July 31.<br>
Version A includes most of what we discussed: more detail, a <br>
(zero) line for Grants, clearer labels, an asset breakdown. I've
only <br>
added one note--more may be appropriate.<br>
Version B is a more ambitious attempt to relate amounts to the <br>
things we actually do. But sometimes the underlying accounts don't <br>
reflect our activity accurately (or often our activity moves in
novel <br>
directions). Several amounts should likely be moved around (or
posted <br>
to new accounts). One thing I've done is move most of Mark's
contract <br>
into Advocacy, Outreach, and Bike Racks, (using $250/mo. more or
less <br>
and leaving the remainder under Staff payments). This could be <br>
augmented by a more detailed time accounting report from Mark (but
not <br>
too detailed :-).<br>
I have also included a column for last month's Net which helps <br>
clarify what has happened in the last month and gives a general
sense of <br>
progress.<br>
I am also introducing the idea of Core Competencies--here <br>
Advocacy, Outreach, and Projects--more or less corresponding to "Our
<br>
Work" as it appears on the website. More specifically they are the <br>
things that we do well, that we are known and respected for. They
are <br>
the things on which we want to spend money as opposed to the things
we <br>
do to raise money. (Raising money is more of a "hygienic priority"
in <br>
the terminology of 20th century business seminars.)<br>
We have never really discussed Core Competencies in relation to <br>
our mission (or even our mission for quite a while now). Focusing on
<br>
Core Competencies can help us choose the right things to do and
avoid <br>
getting diverted into things that miss the mark.<br>
More discussion would be good. Our basic mission, our Core <br>
Competencies, our website menus/pages and our financial account
names <br>
should all reflect the same underlying understanding. So far they
don't.<br>
I feel there lots of opportunities for improving things here.<br>
--Bill<br>
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