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October 21, 2003
In attendance:
Bill Blaikie
Tessa Hebb
Kealey Cummings
Ted Jackson
Anne Scotton
Marion Dewar
By phone: David Mackenzie
Regrets:
Fraser Green
Nanci Morrison
Joy Langan
Robert Needham
David Woodbury
Guest(s): Audrey Moey
President’s Report
Tessa reported that DCF was involved in 2 big projects
this year – Mining Watch and ETAG – we contributed $7500
to each project
Other contributions were:
$3000 – Carleton University Conference
$3000 – Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Conference
$4000 – scholarships to various universities (see below)
Annual donations are almost meeting
our administrative costs.
Woodsworth College scholarships been
awarded at the University of Toronto in this last year.
The Kaplanski and Bell scholarships at Carleton University
are now listed in the university calendar, and are expected
to be awarded this year.
CALM awards have not been given out
over these last few years. We have followed up with
CLC to see if these awards will be reinstated in the
future.
Larger donations and larger grants
means we garner more respect with organizations we are
funding, thus increasing our profile.
Fraser Green will work on expanding
our membership base. We hope to put together a list
of 300 – 500 names, with the help of our board members,
and Fraser will organize a call centre to do a membership
drive. NDP MP’s and MLA’s should be on this list.
We are aiming to have donations sustain
our admin costs, and use our portfolio for grants only.
The website is being kept up to date
now, as we have hired someone locally to update the
web site regularly – the website helps with increasing
the transparency of the foundation.
Tessa thanked Adam Hodgins for his
contribution over the last six years.
M/S/C Kealey Cummings/Anne Scotton
Secretary’s report (Anne Scotton)
Membership is holding steady at under 100. Membership
dues are at approximately $3600 annually; we would like
to take that up to $6000.
Tessa circulated minutes of the last
meeting.
Errors/omissions/changes – correction to the spelling
of Kealey’s name noted.
M?S/C TedJackson/ Bill Blaikie Minutes
approved
Treasurer’s Report (Tessa for
Nanci)
Officers met in September.
It was noted that the Royal Bank will
be our VISA account and the Bank of Montreal remains
our primary account.
Our portfolio continues to grow: it
brings in $25,000 a year to distribute.
As of August 29, 2003, our US portfolio
investments were at US$77,000, which translates to C$100,000.
Our Canadian holdings were at $517,000
– up from $500,000, bringing our total value to almost
$650,000. It would be great to bring that up to a million.
We are remaining an affiliated member
of SHARE, and are even more committed to socially responsible
investment practices. Joy Langan will attend the SHARE
meeting (in BC) and provide us with an update.
Our portfolio manager has been sensitized.
Audited statement was presented at
last meeting, so only cash flow to report.
We are working on getting the website
set up to accept online donations. Fraser will help
us solicit automatic credit card deductions once this
is set-up.
New Projects
John Polanyi Annual Conference at Concordia University,
12 – 16 November 2003 – a $5000 contribution was recommended.
M/S/C – unanimous support
Tessa also encouraged board members
to be proactive in seeking another university that we
can extend our profile in, especially in Quebec and
BC. Joy Langan has been encouraged to look out for BC
opportunities, e.g. the BOAG Foundation.
Georges Campeau’s book on unemployment
has been translated into English, with an acknowledgement
of the DCF. We are providing $1,000 of support for publication.
Board members should keep an eye out
for interesting ideas about how the country is changing,
e.g. multiculturalism, and the integration of new Canadians.
Ted Jackson spoke to the need to find creative ways/projects
to engage new constituencies/communities, and encourage
them to be partners in bringing about institutional
and policy change.
Anne and Ted to do informal scouting
of opportunities.
New 5-year plan –
it was noted that the present 5-year plan has worked
well for the foundation, therefore we should propose
another at the spring meeting.
Shirley Douglas is being considered
as a potential Board member. Her acceptance will bring
gender equity to the board.
Adjournment. 11:00 am M/S/C BillBlaikie/
Marion Dewar
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