December 11, 2024 Meeting Agenda

Agenda – Royal Oak Civic Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting
December 11, 2024, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 122 • 203 S. Troy Street Royal Oak, MI 48067

1. Call to order/welcome guests/introductions (5 minutes)
2. Public comment
3. Agenda Adoption
4. Consent agenda 
   • A. October minutes
   • B. November minutes
   • C. Executive committee meeting November 19, 2024
     • Directed donations
       •  $50 to the library
       •  $575 to the animal shelter
5. Shop with a Hero – 15 minutes
6. Report to member – 30 minutes
7. Finalize strategic plan – 30 minutes
8. Annual giving campaign recommendations  – 30 minutes  A. Action to approve the plan and modify the budget.
9. Committee reports – 45 minutes
   • Governance – Fike
   • Fundraising/stewardship/grants – Collens
     • Proposal for micro grants
   • Finance – Neubecker
   • Marketing – Bower
   • Operations – Lyons Bricker
10. Next meeting agenda
11. Adjourn

 Parking Lot

1. Annual fundraising event: ABE5 or a foundation-controlled event
2. Should the foundation plan for a future split from the city?
3. Additional policies to consider: Investment policy (following financial set-up  completion), Gift Acceptance Policy, 3rd Party Fundraising, Pass Through  Policy and Practice
4. Partnering with Service Clubs (Rotary for example, Animal Shelter  Friends, etc.)
5. Royal Oak branded merchandise sales {define project, priority/timing)
6. City Attorney/Kitch/Rehmann- status of staff compensation/MOU
7. Royal Oak city staff interface: chart functions and additional relationship  development
8. Constant Contact Discussions