MinutesJul-15-2007

Attendees: Sandipan, Barnali, Bala, Urmila, Anand, Ann, Sangeeta, JK, Ashutosh, Anil, Aditi, Anjali, Foster, and Shezad. Action items in bold.

1. Work an Hour (WAH) 2007:

July 4th- September 5th

Theme: Stop Child Labor

We need to flyer for WAH: Berkeley and South Bay – Naz, Taste of Himalayas, etc etc

E-flyer is ready. Paper flyer is still being worked on

Barnali suggests looking into a spot on KPFA (also a good idea for IOI)

Also look into KQED

Is San Francisco chapter going to help with publicity

Libraries also a good place to flyer at

Talk about WAH for the next meeting

Sandipan volunteers to look at child labor statistics and present them

2. Cash Flow

June 2006 - IBM $ 1000

May 2007 – Microsoft 1,200

CRC - $7,000 – Project Steward: Foster

Waiting for FCRA clearance

Money still in the bank

Expected funding for next year: Probably not

KGBV - $5,000 – Project Steward: Nandani

Expected funding for next year: 5,000

Sahyog - $4,000 – Project Steward: Barnali

Expected funding for next year: $5,000

WAYSSS- - Project Steward: Bala

Expected funding for next year: WAH money

Sahyog Sangiti - $5,000 – Project Steward: Sangeeta

Expected funding for next year: $5,000

Gyandeep - $2,400

Expected funding for next year: $2,500

Gyan Shakti – $0 - Project Steward: Gagan

Expected funding for next year: $0

BTS - $0 - Project Steward: Barnali

In the Sundebans area. Remote project. Expanding quite a lot. Only one contact person though

Berkeley supported the project from 2002-04. Seattle has funded it also

Got 8,000 from DC and Cornell ($4,000 from each)

Propose the project to SV – Cornell and Dc should get in touch with SV to explore options

Barnali will contact SV on the issue

Vijaya - $0 – Project Steward: Sandipan

Expected funding for next year: $2,500

Guria - $0 - Project Steward: Ann

Arpan - $6,500 - Project Steward: Anjali/Aditi/Ashutosh

Expected funding for next year: $7,000

Aseema-Igatpuri - $3,000 - Project Steward: Kamal/ Hemang

Expected funding for next year: $ Unknown

Get update form Aseema in Dec before we send the money

Sevalaya - $0 (funded by SV) - Project Steward: Anand/Anitha

Expected funding for next year: $ 0 (funded by SV)

Shilpa – $0 – Project Steward: Bala

Expected funding for next year: 0 (NYC)

15 projects overall

75,000 – Possible donation for Vijaya

How do we manage a donation that big

Foster: Asha star?

Maybe he is interested in supporting other projects

Barnali will e-mail Sandipan contact with Asha Seattle – Some guidance on how to manage large donation

3. Funding Discussion

Contact doctors – Regarding supporting projects – Health oriented ones?

Pannu businesses?

Adeeti U is at UCSF – Can she forward WAH e-mail to any lists/people

Bala is going to be gone in the end of July – will we still meet?

Guria – Propose in August

Sevalaya – Propose in August

4. Asha West Coast Conference

Regional conference next year

Better our relationship with SJ and Stanford

Meet people from other chapters

Learn processes

SV and Stanford will help host the conference

Asha Stanford did it last time – see if it works – CONTACT THEM

Find a 3 day weekend or not necessary?

Labor day? Memorial day? Veteran’s day?

President day is most promising

Anil is the main contact for this venture

5. Asha Wide E-Groups

Get Anitha on Asha Fundraising – for post IOI options

Get Ann on that group also

Publicity coordinator

Did Kavita volunteer? If she is the contact person, then add er to the Publcity yahoo group

Projects Working Group: Bala is on them

Anand and Urmila will also join and provide summaries to the rest of the group

Need someone to attend conference calls

Bala will link the group

Other Groups:

Asha Wide – General e-mails about upcoming events

Asha Treasurers – Urmila needs to get on that

Asha Health Care – Strategies on implementing health care projects. Lots of discussion but not so much implementation. Forster is on the group. Ann is interested in joining

Asha Focus Groups –example: Sanctuary – Children at risk

                         Can pursue a specific interest/topic in detail  

6. General Announcement

Anybody (Indian Citizen) can file a Right to Information Petition – even from the US

Can be a tool for Project Stewards for things such as FCRA clearance