This document provides a summary of Generator Inc's finances, programs, and upcoming activities for their January 31, 2015 board retreat. It outlines that as of January 2015, Generator Inc had $126,145 cash on hand, a 1% increase from the previous month. It reviews the organization's financial position, burn rate assumptions, and program areas including outreach, education, operations, and member activities. Upcoming activities noted include a Maker day in Montpelier in March and member challenge voting.
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Cash on hand, January 2015
$126,145
December 2015
$123,945
Percentage Change
+1%
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Cash on hand, January 2015
$126,145
Outstanding Income, January 2015
$4,500
Income-Expense, December 2014
$87,861 / $23,280
Income-Expense, January 2015
$14,336 / $13,776
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Income Expense Balance
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Burn Rate for the Remainder of FY15
Baseline assumptions to June 30
• $50,000 contributions
• ~$40,000 earned income
• ~$144,000 expenses
47 percent burn by June 30, 2015, or
8 percent per month (~$9,200)
~$50,000 in hand July 1, 2015
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Program Areas
• Outreach
* Scope redefined, workplan developed
* Budget development - Round 1 $4k to June 30
* Social hours evolving well
• Education program
* Coordinator hired
* Budget development - under way
* Outreach under way
* Course scheduling under way
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Operations
• Budget development - Round 1 $38k to June 30
• Woodshop - $6k buildout under way
• Member sign-in - TBD
Finance and Administration
• 2015 membership structure, rates implemented
• Redesigned web presence launched
• New payments gateway underway
• Member directory live
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Program Areas
• Outreach
* UVM MFI Prototyping challenge
* Maker day in Montpelier March 19
* Designbook social market
• Education program
* Hiring, evaluation process in development
* Vermont Libraries curriculum support
* Vermont Woodworking School course offerings
* Search for long-term hire to get under way
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Operations
• Metal shop ventilation assessment (with BCA)
• Storage, workbenches, shelving builds
• Tool acquisition assessment under way
Finance and Administration
• Overhaul of QuickBooks being assessed
• Hiring processes
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Member Activities
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Member Activities
• Generator in Residence reviews underway
• “Make Time” challenge voting under way
• Library project in development
• Microelectronics MOOC underway
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