[Communications] Newsletter, Survey, and Motion to Support

[M Toy]

For the groups that I work with, I usually send an email asking for a yes
or no vote.  It tends to get a better result for commenting.  I think we
need to do the survey first to understand how great the need is for help.
 The go-fund me is fine for cost of the RPZ since that is more a one-time
cost.  For the liability insurance, that's an annual operational expense
which is not a good match for a go-fund me campaign.   I think we need to
run it at break-even and pass the expense back to the gardens who need it.
I'm not that familiar with CCGA's finances but unless there is a regular
stream of revenue coming in, it, that's a large expense to absorb.

- May

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On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 10:29 AM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:

> Amy, May, JW
>
> CCGA generally does not send out an email blast such as the newsletter and
> the survey one immediately after the other. Our choices are to include the
> survey in the newsletter or provide a link to it.  In the height of garden
> season would we likely get a good response?
>
> We can send the newsletter with a reference to it, then call a zoom
> meeting to get a motion and full working committee support for this
> endeavor and hear how strongly CCGA is willing to go for liability
> insurance and how in practical terms we can do it, ie. a GO FUND ME
> campaign.  Then send the survey a week later.
>
> Or any combination of the above, but I've heard nothing from anyone how we
> might get this going.
>
> Not surprisingly there has yet been no response to an email I sent
> Saturday to the working groups about the water hydrant policy.
>
> In it I said "Many felt we should advocate for ourselves as community
> gardeners. May Toy has volunteered to act as an advocate for us with the
> city. This thread will be open to hearing from you.
>
> We do need to address this as an organization with possibly a zoom meeting
> or an in person meeting."
>
> Lorraine
>
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