The Crossway Foundation
Board Meeting Tuesday 24th October, 2023 Minutes Call to order 6.30 pm – Cecilia Armour Attendance: Present: Charity K, Tawana W, Bob K, Susan B, Becca D, Cecilia A Absent: Shelley D, Lori K Round the table and catch up with each other– Cecilia Armour Introductions to Susan Borskowski, CPA with Borskowski CPA. Susan has agreed to be the Treasurer. Review of Mission and Purpose of The Crossway Foundation – Cecilia Armour Cecilia Armour restated the 3 purposes of: Equality of access through scholarships Bridging the gap between tuition and the actual cost of educating children at Crossway Retain and recruit high-quality teachers and provide professional development and increased benefits. Business of the Board: Adopt the Minutes from the previous meeting. TW proposed a motion to adopt last months minutes BK seconded the motion The minutes of the previous meeting were adopted. Update on the filing process CA reported that the IRS EIN has been issued and the next step is to file through NC State then the solicitation license before we ask for the status of 501 c 3 given. CA stated that the NC State filing is trickier than the IRS filing. SB and CA will get on a call on 10.25.2023 to discuss how SB can help. Update on finances - Bob Kunik BK would like to connect with our families who work at BOA or Wachovia. BK will then connect them with the respective bank's NP department. BK to donate $3,500 to the Foundation for start-up costs and has a friend who will donate $1,500 to that cause also. SB informed us it is better to wait until approved before giving money. Events - round-the-table discussion on solicitation opportunities CA updated Board Members on how we can fundraise and how FLS does it with their wine event. CA then ran through the list below. Significant event that already exists that would want to donate or take us on annually Venmo Instagram page with Venmo link Fall Fest sponsored by The Crossway Foundation Grants Marketing update - C Armour and B Dillard BD stated that social media (FB, Instagram, LinkedIn, Foundation website) CA discussed swag to be worn at family events Expansion of our school Where does that leave us, and how do we get there? CA discussed all the ways Crossway Academy can grow ( numbers, through HS, purpose-built building, kiosks in other schools) Promoting The Crossway Foundation CA to allocate specific time each week to drive fundraising Open bank account AOB Events from takeovers: can they include external families? It was discussed, and for the short term, keep those events to CA families, expand to families and friends, and the general public. CK stated that we could invite music therapists, art therapists, etc for activities during the events. All agreed. Agenda items for the next meeting: CA proposed inviting the PSO or the President to the next Board meeting. All agreed Next Board Meeting date 11.28.2023 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm Google Meet Close of business CA closed the meeting at 7.28 pm
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