The document summarizes the agenda for an Altered Esthetics board meeting in November 2008. The agenda included reviewing the organization's mission, accomplishments, and goals, presenting a proposal for a new decentralized structure and sustainability plan, and introducing a wiki system to help share information. The proposal suggested breaking up major roles, increasing participation and clarity in roles, and establishing 3-year terms to help with transitions and planning. Board members were asked to provide feedback and help transition to the new structure and wiki over the following months.

1. Altered Esthetics Structure and Sustainability November 2008 Board meeting

2. Ae-genda - Review mission - Review accomplishments - Review goals - Present proposal - Present Wiki - The End!

3. Our Mission Altered Esthetics works to sustain the historical role of artists as a voice of society through our exhibits, events, services, workshops and programs.

4. Accomplishments - Helping over 800 artists show their work - Hosting 41 group exhibitions - Founding the Arts District bike map - Starting the internship program - Engaging volunteers, artists and the community

5. Goals - Continuing to serve artists - Continuing a rigorous exhibition schedule - Continuing our services - Continuing our internship program - Sustainability!

6. Sustainability Includes - Maintaining the quality of our exhibitions & our internship program - Increased funding - More engaged, purposive participation - A solid infrastructure!

7. Proposal - Moving further into a “ decentralized” structure - Using various tools to help

9. Ae's Old Structure - Young initial structure - Much radiated out from one person - Not as engaged - Not as interactive - Not sustainable

11. Ae's Current Structure - Transitional - More engaged - More participation - Increased funding - Lack of clarity in roles

13. Proposal: New Structure - Major single role broken down - Fully engaged - Even more participation - More interactivity & community involvement - Increased funding (hopefully!) - Clarity in roles - Mission-driven - Sustainable!!!

14. Goals & Timelines for the Board - Tonight: Introduce structure - December: Review - January: Regroup, establish - Feb-May: Recruit for specific roles & interview potential board members - June: New roles in place

15. Proposal – 3 year terms for roles - 1 st year training - 2 nd year sustaining, developing - 3 rd year developing, training replacement - Helps plan ahead - Helps ease transitions

16. The Wiki! - Content management system for Ae - Helpful tool for sharing information - “One stop” connection point - Role-based user system

17. Goals & Timelines for the Wiki - Tonight: Introduce structure - December: Review, get familiar - January: Regroup - Feb-May: Import and link information - June: Transition to Wiki complete

18. Review - Guided by mission - Organization's current goal = sustainability - Pushing for a solid, engaged infrastructure - Wiki tool to help w/ information sharing

19. Is that enough information or what? - questions? immediate comments?

20. Thank you!!! - now... let's look at the Wiki!