1. Nourish International !
B OA R D O F D I R E C TO R S M E E T I N G
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E R A D I C AT I N G P OV E RT Y | E N GAG I N G S T U D E N T S | E M P OW E R I N G C O M M U N I T I E S

2. OUR AGENDA FOR THE EVENING INCLUDES:
ROTATIONS OF ADDITIONS
SUBTRACTIONS
THE BOARD
FUNDRAISING
NOURISH UPDATE
CHAPTER UPDATE
REPORT
ORGANIZATIONAL CHAPTER
UPDATED GOALS
GOALS
FEEDBACK
FORMALIZING
TOPICS FOR BOARD
2010 BUDGET
DISCUSSION
PROCESSES
CONSIDERATIONS

3. NOURISH WELCOMES A NEW BOARD MEMBER…
! MARCIA ANGLE
! PROFESSOR AT DUKE’S NICHOLAS SCHOOL FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT.
! BA FROM HARVARD, MD FROM DUKE AND MPH FROM
UNC.
! ALL PLACES WHERE WE HAVE CHAPTERS.
! FOUNDER OF INTRAHEALTH.
! ALL KINDS OF AWESOME.
BOARD

4. …AND BIDS FAREWELL TO ANOTHER.
! SOME OF JOSH LEE’S CONTRIBUTIONS:
! FACEBOOK CHALLENGE
! Led the organization to raise more than $53,000 through his ingenuity,
passion and hard work.
! NOURISH SUMMIT, 2007
! Worked with staff and board members to shape Nourish’s expansion plan.
! KEY PART OF THE ORIGINAL NOURISH TEAM
! Carried the banner for raising the initial money needed to take off.
BOARD

5. NOU
NEW INITIATIVES ARE IMPROVING CHAPTER H RISH
EAD N
CHA LINES F EWS
PERFORMANCE.
PTER RO
NEA M A
R YO
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! CHAPTER SUPPORT
! Launching the Venture: A Special Venture
Leader Training
! 12 students from 7 Chapters attended a
teleconference hosted by Jenna and Graham
Boone.
! UPGRADING FINANCIAL TRACKING
! Revenue and expense reports, amounts larger
thank $1k due on on the 15th of each month.
! SCRUBS VENTURE
! Pilot programs for UNC and Duke are
underway.
! Will begin as soon as we have the seed money
($2.5k of 5k needed has been raised).
UPDATES

6. NOU
FALL VENTURES HAVE BENEFITTED FROM H RISH
EAD N
CHA LINES F EWS
IMPROVED TRAINING AND SUPPORT.
PTER RO
NEA M A
R YO
U.
! YALE CHAPTER DOUBLES PROFITS ON PANCAKES FOR POVERTY.
! Debuts pancake delivery service; sees increased revenue from higher
per-order volumes and from the delivery surcharge.
! Other Chapters are considering the same concept.
! FIRST-YEAR CHAPTER MIAMI OHIO SCHEDULES 4 VENTURES
BEFORE THANKSGIVING.
! Ventures: Night Time Nourish, Pledge-a-meal partnership, Coldstone
percentage night.
! Projecting $3k in profit.
! UCLA AND UC DAVIS COLLABORATE ONART SHOW VENTURE.
! Other collaborating Chapters include Harvard/Yale, UNC/Duke.
UPDATE

7. NOU
SEVERAL CHAPTERS FAILED TO COMPLETE H RISH
EAD N
CHA LINES F EWS
LEADERSHIP TRANSITION.
PTER
NEA
ROM
R YO A
U.
! WESLEY
! The Norris (Chapter Leader)
transferred to Clemson to play
soccer.
! ELON
! No Chapter Leader stepped up
at the beginning of this year.
! AMERICAN
! No Chapter Leader stepped up
at the beginning of this year.
! Combined profit: $1900
UPDATE

8. MISSED OPPORTUNITIES HAVE KEPT THE PRESSURE ON.
REDWOOD
S GRANT:
$7,500 IN
! Redwoods Grant: $0
2009
! Frank Phoenix: $5000
FRANK
PHOENIX ! Tom and Melissa Pfeil: $0
LY: TOM AND
$10,000
MELISSA
PFEIL LY:
! Board Give or Get $2000
$5,000+
each: $11,000
BOARD
GIVE OR
! Total: $17,000/42,500
GET:
$20,000
! All numbers as of 9/30/2009.
RELIEF FROM THE
MONTH TO MONTH STRESS
UPDATE

9. DIVERSIFICATION OF REVENUE STREAMS HAS
HELPED OFFSET DECLINES IN FUNDRAISING.
• Board Giving
• Major Donors
2008 Revenue: $128,041
Donations
• Nourish donor
base
2009 Revenue: $60,573
• In Kind
• Foundations
2008 Revenue: $1,250
Institutions
• Corporate 2009 Revenue: $0
Sponsors
National
Office
Sources of
Revenue 2008 Revenue: $1,050
• Wine Tasting
Events
• Nourish Night
2009 Revenue: $18,852
• Chapter Dues
Earned
• Founders Fees
2008 Revenue: $0
Income
• Institute Fees
2009 Revenue: $18,598
All 2009 numbers are based on
UPDATE Q1-3 + Q4 projections.

10. Q4 PROJECTIONS ARE ESPECIALLY LEAN, BUT THE FIRST Q1
HOLDS NEW OPPORTUNITIES.
Quarter 4 2009
Quarter 1 2010
DONORS
Board Giving
8.5 k in commitments.
5k committed already.
Donor Base
4.5 k projected.
-
Major Donors
-
5k committed.
INSTITUTIONS
Foundations
-
40k applied for.
Corporations
-
15k applied for.
EVENTS
8.5 k projected.
5k projected.
EARNED INCOME
.5 k yet to collect.
3k projected.
Total:
22 k projected.
73 k possible.
UPDATE

11. GLOBAL BRIGADES HAS PROPOSED THAT WE MERGE WITH THEM.
Nourish’s Value to GB
GB’s Value to Nourish
Structural Changes
• Promote GB on • Ensure budget for • Nourish becomes a
campuses where they next two years.
program of Global
aren’t already.
• Increase staff benefits Brigades.
• Nourish staff’s ability (health benefits).
• Nourish Board may
to help expand GB’s • Administrative services continue to control its
programming.
(Legal, Travel, budget, but
• Social Venture and 6 Marketing and PR) relinquishes all
week project model
covered.
liability.
• Expand Nourish • Potential for one
programming over Nourish leader to join
GB’s campuses (100+ GB Board (preferably
Worldwide).
James).
UPDATES

12. ORIGINAL GOALS PRESENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FOCUSED ON SCALE.
! INVEST IN CHAPTER SUCCESS:
! 50 chapters earning $5k+ per year and leading their own
project by the end of 2013.
! MEASURING OUR IMPACT:
! Develop and implement a robust process for measuring impact
on communities and campuses by the end of 2013.
! INCREASE NOURISH’S SUSTAINABILITY:
! Raise cash reserves to the 6-9 month level by the end of 2013.
GOALS

13. STUDENT FEEDBACK CENTERED ON EXPANDING
EXISTING CHAPTERS.
! “It looks good.”
! Growth goals seem too ambitious: let’s focus more on
building quality chapters.
! Doing more with impact measurement is good, but can
we have do it sooner?
! What opportunities will students have to influence the
strategies used to accomplish these goals?
! Too much of a focus on numbers risk dehumanizing
what we do.
! Missing any mention of the advocacy and awareness
role of our organization.
GOALS

14. UPDATED GOALS ALIGN THESE INTERESTS.
Goal
By 36 months (end of By 60 months (end of
• Reasons behind the goal
2013)
2015)
Investing in Chapter Success 20 Chapters earning 5k or 25 Chapters at 10k or
more in net-profit annually. more in net-profit annually.
• Vibrant culture of entrepreneurship.
• Advocacy and awareness.
• Scale our impact.
Measuring our Social Return: Develop an initial process Refine the process to better
for measuring impact on reflect our goals and
• Accountability for our actions.
students and communities. values.
• Credibility to new partners.
• Increase our ability to raise funds.
Achieving sustainability Build up to 6 months of Build up to 9 months of
cash reserves. cash reserves.
• Attract and retain a quality staff.
• Allow our organization to be flexible.
• Engage in more long-term planning.
GOALS

15. KEY TOPICS TO ADDRESS THIS MEETING:
! Formalizing Board Processes.
! Fundraising opportunities.
! 2010 Budget Considerations.
TOPICS

16. THE BOARD NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO FORMALIZE
IT’S PROCESSES.
! Formalizing Board Processes
! Rotations, Recruitment and Orientation
! Making sure that new Board Members feel properly informed.
! Making sure that outgoing Board Members are recognized for their service.
! We need a volunteer!
! Board Commitments and Fundraising
! The best method for ensuring that in 2010 that we’re not seeing such peaks and
valleys.
TOPICS

17. OUR FUNDRAISING SCHEDULE NEEDS TO BE ACCELERATED.
! New Fundraising Opportunities
! Making up the 5k we’re missing
! Accelerating the events schedule.
! Calling on Past Donors.
! Capitalizing on new opportunities.
! Spreading out expenses.
TOPICS

18. THE 2010 BUDGET PRESENTS MORE OPTIONS THAN EVER
BEFORE.
! 2010 Budget Considerations
! How many staff members do we want?
! What level of fundraising commitment is the board prepared to
make?
! What other support can the board offer?
! What would we like to do with the Brigades proposal?
! How does this fit into our long term goals?
TOPICS

19. THANK YOU AND DRIVE HOME SAFELY.
! Future Board/Executive Committee Meetings:
! November 12, 2010: Fundraising Meeting!
! December 17: Approving the Budget!
! January 14, 2009: Big Board Meeting
! April 22, 2010: Big Board Meeting
! July 15, 2010: Big Board Meeting
! October 14, 2010: Big Board Meeting
TOPICS