Regardless, the time for commenting is now over! What comments we have received will be integrated at the next revision session with Eric Shinfeld. The final version of the strategic plan will be rolled out at our next Town Hall meeting, post-BM.

For those who are interested, the current plan is still available for your review, here.

Ivan
Secretary, Ignition Northwest

Some of the things that would make you a good candidate for a Lead Producer role would be:

– If you are a passionate and vocal leader
– If you know how to lead by example
– If you are dedicated to developing art and community
– Effective at making sound decisions
– Able to share responsibility and delegate decisions
– Capable of adaptability and change
– Willing to compromise
– A consensus-builder

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It’s been about a month Since Critical Massive 2007 and while you probably haven’t forgotten all the amazing art that was there, there are probably a few things that you missed out on, that need to be recognized…

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Led by its Board of Directors, Ignition NW embarked on a strategic planning process in December 2006. At that time, Ignition NW’s top strategic priorities were to clarify its mission and programs, and to develop a plan to pursue its work. These goals reflected the organization’s status as a group in transition, moving from a local affiliate of the Burning Man arts festival to a fully independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization focused on strengthening and facilitating the Burner-based community in the Pacific Northwest region. The 2008-2010 plan is meant as a guide through that process.
In clarifying Ignition NW’s goals, the strategic planning process focused on three main questions:

1. How does the organization define its target community?
2. What should the mission be for a nonprofit that serves this community?
3. What programs should that organization provide to fulfill this mission?

Continue reading…Then please leave your comments in the field below, or, email them to ivan@ignitionnw.org.

Dane Johnson

Stuart Updegrave

Erin Pimm

Marco Mazzoni

The full set of candidates can be found on the election 2007 archive page.

161 of 285 registered members voted. Here is how your votes broke down:

117 Stuart Updegrave
116 Dane Johnson
113 Erin Pimm
82 Marco Mazzoni
74 Donia Love
46 Bill Ratcliffe
22 Compass
14 John Dickinson

Want to vote next year? Become a member!

Thanks,

Corprew

Your (outgoing) Ignition NW Secretary.

Ignition NW Board Meeting 6/12/7

Critical Massive

• Next leads meeting Wed Jun 13, 2007
• 12,300, 1st tier sold, most of 2nd tier, approx 200 sold
• Corprew would like a future public conversation about “radical self-entitlement”
• Comp policy for board members has never been clearly stated. What is it?
• Ivan speaks for production team: no comps for board members this year
• Brian to write policy statement based on Steven Raspa
• Board to vote on Brian’s policy statement at next meeting to decide permanent policy
• Comp policy for artists is also unclear. What is it? Has been stated as no comps for artists.
• Dane: artist reduced tix have been offered last two years. Unclear policy is unfair.
• Randy: reduced artist tix reasonable and usually expected
• Kay: Are there artists who will not return if no discount/comp?
• Big question: has policy been published?
• Heather: unpublished policy is not policy
• Comes down to: $10k in art grants was in error, we’ve overspent
• Ivan speaks for production team: no artist reductions/comps this year
• General agreement that the board is responsible for budget error, and must fix this and state policy clearly for future
• Brian suggests Friday night grilled cheese/tomato soup line. Board: no budget for it.
• Suggestion: INW board dunk tank for future fund raising event
• Board vote: INW board project for CM? Vote: no.

• Elections are go
• Close on Friday the 22nd

• Major changes frozen until after CM
• Corprew not making major changes to site until Secretary position is passed on
• Position changes at next retreat, Sept/Oct
• Logo designer needs to clean up logo for final, fix vector & text
• Did logo designer get his comp CM ticket?

• Eric Shinfeld wrote impressive 9 page doc
• Comments were worked in
• Ali was to bring for vote, not present
• Next step: present to people who participated in focus group
• Kay to forward to focus group
• Will use to develop policy over next 2 years

• Good job, Dane!
• Dane recommends Horsehead installation at Strawberry fest
• Dane has meeting two weeks from now to finalize temporary art proposal

• Kay: Plan in place to be executed by end of September
• Talked to RV, BRAF and Tabasco, to make steel bench + steel tree for RV

• Annalisa Guist asked to rent Ignition sound system, for money, and for board announcement
• Board agreed to lend sound, no money, and invited Lisa to make her own announcement
• Randy: OT how much do we charge to rent sound system? Dane: $200
• Heather: can we announce that CM is not in competition with Pride?
• General board position is to not get involved in Pride split
• Ok for board members to post as individuals, not as board rep

• Corprew: regional orgs want their own mailing list independent of BM & regional reps
• To be run by Corprew on INW site
• Dane: responsibilities? Ownership if Corprew leaves?
• If Corprew leaves, list to be handed to another lead ranger.
• Some concern voiced about clarity of list roles
• Kay & Dane request clear written description of list rules, policies & membership

• Corpew: BM sponsors CPR classes in SF, would like to sponsor in Seattle
• If BMORG doesn’t, would like Ignition to sponsor
• No $ cost

• Dane: South King County arts commission wants to do something like what Burien’s doing
• Tukwila, Kent, etc have $300k in arts money
• Dane contacted by 4Culture
• Donating $ to INW: Heather donated w/matching via Shunpike

Burien is tired of being seen as a sign on the road to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. But even city hall will admit: It’s hard to know how to draw more people in.

Someone should ask Dane Johnson, a new member of the city’s arts commission, and the operations manager at Seattle radio station KUOW-FM. He’s got it all worked out.

[…]

There were good reasons to come. The houses were affordable. The city showed signs of promise. So after years of living in Seattle, Johnson, a former gallery owner, and his wife, Kathy Justin, a lighting designer, took the teasing, crossed their fingers and made the move.

“We saw a lot of potential — not only communitywise, but artswise,” said Johnson, a founding board member of Ignition NW, an arts group associated with Burning Man.

Six years later, the couple are on the city’s arts commission, and Johnson is trying to bring Burning Man art to Town Square. With Seattle moving toward high-profile art, he said, Burien could really make a name for itself as an upstart on the emerging arts scene.

Read the rest of the article here.

Ignition NW is the only democratically elected arts board in the Burning Man regional network, and it’s time to do your civic duty. Four tired, hoary, old members of the Ignition NW board are stepping down, to make room for four young, energetic, attractive new board members, and it’s up to you to choose them.

Eight awesome, splendiforous, and *truly attractive* candidates are waiting for you. To learn about them, read their candidate statements on the INW elections page.

Voting is open NOW! Only registered Ignition NW members may vote in this election. If you are a member, you should have received (or will within 24 hours) a unique link to your voting page. If you believe that you are registered but have not received a link, contact ivan@ignitionnw.org.

If you are NOT a member, you may not vote in this election, but you may still REGISTER to vote in future elections.

Board elections will be open until midnight on Friday, June 22nd. The results will be revealed at Critical Massive on Friday, June 29th, during the Nathan Esch Memorial Pig-Roast.

Remember: if you don’t vote, you can’t bitch, BITCH!

Sincerely,
Your friends at Ignition NW
“We kick more ass than most people sit on.”