Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Board of Directors Meeting

November 13th & 14th, 2015

Hotel Stays & Board Meetings at

Residence Inn by Marriott

1033 Avenue of America (6th Ave) at 39th Street

All Meetings In Fashion Room

AGENDA

Friday, November 13th – Board & Ellen Gurzinsky Only

7:30am – 8:30amBreakfast for those staying in the hotel

8:30am – 9:30amPreparation Meeting

9:30am – 11:00amInterview with Candidate

11:00am – 11:30amDebrief and Break

11:30am – 1:00pmInterview with Candidate

1:00pm – 2:00pmDebrief over Lunch and Break

2:00pm – 3:30pmInterview with Candidate

3:30pm – 4:00pmDebrief and Break

4:00pm – 4:45pmBoard Meets with Wilma for Staff Recommendation

4:45pm – 5:00pmBoard Straw Poll

5:00pmAdjourn

5:30pmEvening Event

Saturday, June 6th

7:30am – 8:30amBreakfast for those staying in the hotel

8:30am – 10:30amDecision of New President - Board Ellen Gurzinsky Only

10:30am – 10:45amBreak

10:45am – 12:15pmBoard Meeting – Board and Staff

  1. Introduction of Makshya Tolbert, Tom Ford Fellow, Stanford University
  1. Report: Decision of New President
  1. Approval of June, 2015 Meeting Minutes (pages 5 – 12)
  2. President’s Report
  3. Proposed 2016 Budget (Whitelegal in Blue Folder)
  4. Transition Matters
  5. Hain Celestial Class Action Settlement Funds

Memo to Board (Blue in Blue Folder)

  1. 2016 Board Meeting Dates
  1. Chairperson’s Report
  1. Comments: Board members attending funder meetings
  • The Noyes Foundation’s Mistake by Jenifer Getz

(Yellow in Blue Folder)

  1. Committee Reports
  2. Nominating – New Board members for 2016 term
  1. Finance (Ivory Folder)
  2. Financial Data for November Meeting (white)
  3. Noyes Community Investments
  4. Homewise - 3,000 Homewise Homeowners
  5. Craft 3 - Stories of ChangeArtisan Electric
  6. Four Bands Community Fund
  7. Noyes Foundation 2015 Investments (goldenrod)
  1. Fund Development
  • Put Your Donor Advised Fund to Work (Blue Folder)
  1. Communications
  • Report to the Committee (Pink in Blue Folder)

12:15pm – 1:15pmLunch

1:30pm – 2:30pmGrants Committee

  • Grants
  1. Grant Charts (pages 21-25)
  2. Recommended Grants (pages 27 - 58)
  3. Declinations (pages 59 - 64)
  4. Special Assistance Fund Grants (page 13)
  5. Memberships (page 65)
  • Building Power Across Movements

Grant Announcement: Progressive Leadership Alliance

of Nevada <PLAN> (Green in Blue Folder)

  • National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Report

Families Funding Change – How Social Justice Giving Honors Our Roots and Strengthens Communities(Blue Folder)

2:30pm - 2:40pmBreak

2:40pm – 4:00pmBoard Executive Session

4:00pmAdjournment