FANN Meeting Agenda - May 24, 2021

FANN Meeting Agenda 

Monday, May 24, 2021 – 7:00 PM

1. 700 PM  - Call to order, review agenda and any housekeeping Steve Sherlock

2.    Introductions
715 PM           Franklin Senior Center
        720 PM Marsha L. Tait Consulting
        725 PM Lifelong Learning Institute - Franklin Public Schools
        730 PM Hockomock Area YMCA
        735 PM Franklin Education Foundation
        740 PM Franklin Interfaith Council
745 PM open - NPO 7
750 PM open - NPO 8
755 PM open - NPO 9
800 PM open - NPO 10

3. 805 PM FANN Topic – Social Media 101 – Steve Sherlock 

4. 820 PM Steering Committee, Actions, Next Month agenda, Wrap Up                                                                                 Bo Kinney/Steve Sherlock

5. 830 PM Adjourn

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The Franklin Area Nonprofit Network page is now live and functioning. 

https://www.franklinareanonprofitnetwork.org/

Check out the listing of nonprofits   https://www.franklinareanonprofitnetwork.org/p/area-non-profits.html

Use the form to make updates, changes, or additions

https://www.franklinareanonprofitnetwork.org/p/directory-addchange.html

Friendly reminder: Monday, May 24 - the next meeting to continue the round of introductions. 

• Organizations can sign up for the “get to know each list”  https://forms.gle/cFTsMSu5y4fwfPkP7 

The meeting has been created in Facebook to enable sharing:

Facebook event for May 24  https://www.facebook.com/events/2997576720462809?

Zoom meeting info

Stephen Sherlock is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: FANN - Introductions2

Time: May 24, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81428844425...

Meeting ID: 814 2884 4425  Passcode: wfpr1029   

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FANN Meeting Agenda - May 24, 2021

FANN Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Recall that the Franklin Area Nonprofit Network (FANN) - is a Fanntastic group!!!

Q - Why start this group?

A - We started because 

• The business community has the Franklin Downtown Partnership or the United Regional Chamber of Commerce/Milford Chamber of Commerce to provide a ‘circle of friends’ for networking, sharing, etc.

• The cultural organizations also have their new ‘circle of friends’ with the Franklin Cultural District designation and the coordination lead by the Franklin Cultural District Committee

• The nonprofits based in Franklin did not (yet) have a similar ‘circle of friends’ to coordinate with, and yet of the groups/organizations or small businesses in the area, they could very well be the group most in need of one.

• Hence, the desire to facilitate this gathering of the approx. 100 nonprofits based in Franklin. Ultimately the scope was decided to expand to include those 'serving' Franklin, not just those 'based' here.

Q - What are the Objectives for the group?

A - There are some initial objectives (so far) and we anticipate more to come as we go. Thus far we have

1. Confirm listing of nonprofits and key contacts

2. Facilitate a series of meetings to bring these folks to the table  

1. Help them understand who is around the table (introductions)

2. Record the intros for reuse by each group and by Franklin TV, wfpr.fr radio as promos for the nonprofits 

3. Determine what the group wants to do going forward

4. Minor but important detail take-aways

1. Update the social services listing kept by the Town of Franklin

2. Reinforce use of the Community calendar for event communications/awareness and importantly, planning future events 

3. Leverage Franklin.TV, wfpr.fm and Franklin Matters to "amplify the public good"

4. other items to be determined by the group

Q - How do we find out who is included in this group?

A - The working list can be found on the web page. If you don't find an org that you think should be on the listing, use the form to add it. Or notify someone within that group so they can provide the accurate information for the listing.

• Working Directory -> https://www.franklinareanonprofitnetwork.org/p/area-non-profits.html
• Form to Add/Change information -> https://www.franklinareanonprofitnetwork.org/p/directory-addchange.html

Q - Our group is not a service-oriented group, should we still participate?

A - Yes, while we have the near term goal of updating the service directory, all nonprofits serving Franklin would benefit from the work we anticipate this group to do. There are a number of problems all nonprofits face, and the power of the group to help each other is what we look to tap into.

Q - Is there a membership fee?

A - No. We anticipate this being an informal group powered by volunteers with some infrastructure support provided by Franklin.TV. We anticipate the the time and effort of individuals representing the nonprofits should be able to provide enough for the group to succeed. The group may decide to become more formal (i.e. 501(c)3, etc.) at which point it may be appropriate to discuss membership. 

FANN Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)