New England NCV Circle -  Minutes Feb 23, 2009

Present: Jerry Koch-Gonzalez, Pan Vera, Bonnie Mioduchoski, Joe Brummer, Peggy Smith, Karen Andrews

Absent: Judy Nommik

1.       ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS

1.1.    Consented to Jerry Koch-Gonzalez being the facilitator & notetaker for today.

1.2.    Approved minutes of January 2009 meeting

1.3.    Next meeting: March 23 Noon to 8PM face to face meeting in Cambridge

1.4.    Consented to the agenda for today

2.       Coordinator’s report

2.1.    The focus this month has been on continuing work on the newengalndnvc.org website. The database is now populated with close to 2000 names and we have a system for adding lists of new names. Supporting the development of local circles continues to be the primary focus of the next phase, and I have done little on that front this month as I have been preoccupied with cases of terminal cancer in my mother and my best friend. Did have some dialog with Gina and with Peggy about New England NVC, and have talked with Joe re CT, Karen Andrews re Berkshires, several people in New Hampshire, and Bonnie in Boston. Did not connect with Gail Carroll in Boston.

2.2.    Financial report (not final figures):

2.2.1. Income from appeal: $4136 (includes $300 from Vermont NVC and $300 from IPC). Expenses: $1667 (coordinator), $1053 IT Professional fees, $43 IT, $998 funding appeal. Balance: $375.

2.2.2.  Donations come from Jerry’s personal connections ($1601), from Jerry’s NVC connections ($1002), from NVC general $1505 (includes VT NVC)

Reactions: generally pleased with the appeal results.

3.       Organizing New England NVC

3.1.    NVC around New England: many workshops happening throughout the region. Most except Maine are posted onnewenglnadnvc.org website. Maine workshops are on manenvcnetwork.org

3.2.    Local circle development: Action step: jerry will send newsletter to New England NVC mailing list and ask people to identify themselves who want to be active on local circles promoting NVC. Jerry will work with Joe in CT, Karen in Berkshires and Bonnie in Boston to schedule local meetings of these folks.

3.3.    NE Circle Membership: By consent, we welcomed Peggy Smith as a Maine delegate to the New England NVC Circle.

3.4.    New England Circle face to face meeting set for March 19, from Noon to 8PM in Cambridge. Those invited to attend are the delegates serving on the New England Circle, and also Gina Cenciose (Maine NVC), Karen Andrews (BerskhireNVC), Gail Carroll (Boston NVC). If any Circle member wishes to invite anyone else, they will ask for consent from the Circle by email.

4.       Financial Sustainability of New England NVC – This discussion was tabled to the face to face meeting in March

5.       CLOSING ROUND

5.1.    Bonnie – excited, jazzed to get together in person, glad to plan to have the sustainability discussion in person

5.2.    Peggy – calm and contented. Need for connection met. Excited about shared interest with Bonnie about mindfulness and NVC

5.3.    Jerry- excited about plan to meet face to face and build community and trust

5.4.    Pan – delighted

5.5.    Karen and Joe checked out before the meeting ended. Both reported finding the meeting useful and connecting.

Supporting Information: New England NVC Aims
1. Provide a means of information exchange among NVC groups and with CNVC leadership
2. Support cooperation and collaboration among those
contributing to the spread of NVC
3. Increase participation in, and quality, number and
variety of opportunities to learn NVC.
4. Provide ways for all those interested to contribute time, skills
and money to the growth of the NVC community.
5. Improve access for all to information about NVC and
opportunities
to learn NVC.
6. Create and sustain a structure for decision making that models partnership.