[Businessmtg] Opportunities to grow

Sat Jan 27 21:25:10 PST 2024

Hi Tori,

Thanks!  This MIGHT be something that we could do.  There are some issues that would need to be addressed, such as:

1.  Cost #1.  Does our current account with Zoom allow us to hold a "meeting" with a group larger than our Steering Committee?  I'm guessing that we would need to make changes to our Zoom account, which would probably incur additional expenses to ASP.  Anne would know more about this than I do as she is the one that set up our Zoom account and knows about that stuff.

2.  Cost #2.  Once we knew about the financial impact(s), we could discuss things like (a) number of members participating, (b) frequency (monthly, quarterly, ?).  Going back to when I was a District Rep, my District held speaker potlucks randomly.  They were randomly successful, so I upped the ante and made them monthly.  Within 3 months, attendance went from 20-30 to over 100.  My gut feeling is that ASP might see 50-100 ASP members attend.  

3.   Cost #3.  Do we limit participation to ASP or not?  Obviously, this needs to be discussed in the Business Meeting.  The BM may decide to limit attendance, or to give that decision authority to the Steering Committee, or to . . . ???

4.  Cost #4.  Does ASP absorb this cost into our annual budget?  Or do we develop a way of passing the basket?  Or do we simply request a donation/door entry fee to participate.  It's easy to pass the basket in real-time in a face-to-face speaker meeting; not so easy in a Zoom meeting.   

4.  Workshop Chair.  Who chairs the workshop(s)?  My current thinking is that the Workshop Chair would be appointed by the Steering Committee.  This would avoid having to elect new Workshop Chairs and give the Steering Committee working oversight on the workshops and the ability to make adjustments and/or course corrections quickly, if needed.  

5.  Limits on Topics.  More thoughts for the Business Meeting and Steering Committee.  For example, we have a long history at ASP of not having a sponsorship list (a list of members who are available as sponsors).  We do not do this for a variety of reasons. . . for instance, unlike a f2f meeting, it is impossible for us to vet anyone that wants to be on the list, experience has shown us that folks that want to be on such a list are not necessarily the best choices for being a sponsor. 
So, in the case of a Sponsorship Workshop, we would not want 'speakers' promoting something that is contrary to ASP practices and policies.  

6.  Format.  I'm envisioning two possible formats.  There may be more.  One is a Workshop format with multiple short speakers, say 10-minute talks each, with a discussion Q&A after.  Second is a pure speaker-meeting with a 30 to 45-minute speaker, possibly with some fellowship time after.  

Lastly, the decision on whether to venture down this path belongs to the membership in the Business Meeting.  I would like to suggest that we put this on the agenda for a future March Business Meeting. 

Love and SERENITY,
Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Businessmtg On Behalf Of Tori Sciacca via Businessmtg
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2024 6:31 AM
To: steve at serenitysys.com
Cc: ASP Business <businessmtg at asp-afg.org>
Subject: [Businessmtg] Opportunities to grow

   I would love to see ASP offer these and other workshops to its members.
   Received from another email group.

   Global Electronic Area = GEA

   SPONSORSHIP WORKSHOP - Limited to 1,000  Participants

   [1]https://bit.ly/48rP5Xo

   MEETING ID:  892 2789 8013

   Passcode:   589938

   /--------------------------------- YOUTH
   WORKSHOP-----------------------------------/

   From: @groups.io [2]3legs at groups.io On Behalf Of m d
   Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2024 5:23 AM
   To: @groups.io
   Subject: OT: Update to The Sponsorship Workshop

   Some people may also be interested in the series of speakers meetings
   about working with teens and children:

   Flyer attached is same text as below.

   In Service,

   Marc D.

                Helping Children from Families of Alcoholics

                        A monthly series of Speakers

                    Via Zoom Online / Open to the Public

      Sponsored by Hope and Serenity in the Galil Al-Anon Family Group

              First Speaker of the Series:  Monday, 5 February

                              Time of meeting:

                           7:00 PM (19:00) Israel

                             5:00 PM (17:00) GMT

   On Jan 21, 2024, at 10:14AM, Gerald McFarland
   via groups.io <[3]BigWuf=yahoo.com at groups.io> wrote:

                         12:00 Noon USA Eastern Time

                                    Zoom
   Link:  [4]https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86502787198?pwd=K1llaE1GeVhwOHk1VEN
                                ob3ozNzg1dz09

                          Meeting ID: 865 0278 7198
                              Passcode: 12steps

            For more information email:  [5]twelve at outlook.co.il

   Intended for everyone:  the general public, members of all twelve-step
      fellowships, all parents, grandparents, health care professionals

    Our goals:  To provide information that will encourage development of
   groups for children and teenagers and help improve groups that already
                                   exist.

                            First speaker topic:

   Stories of successful 12-Step groups, for young children, for teenagers
                 and teenagers inside a locked institution.

                  How children and adults helped each other

   Tori �����+-)��

References

   1. https://bit.ly/48rP5Xo
   2. mailto:3legs at groups.io
   3. mailto:BigWuf=yahoo.com at groups.io
   4. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86502787198?pwd=K1llaE1GeVhwOHk1VENob3ozNzg1dz09
   5. mailto:twelve at outlook.co.il