Woodlands Partnership- Finance and Budgeting Committee
Wednesday, June 18, 10:00 am until 11:15 am
hybrid
A meeting of the Woodlands Partnership
MEETING NOTICE
The Finance & Budgeting Committee of the Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts
will meet on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 10 – 11:15 a.m.
This is a hybrid meeting. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
In-person: New England Forestry Foundation, Littleton, MA
To request the Zoom link at any time, contact lhayden@newenglandforestry.org
Agenda
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Call to order and welcome; Introductions
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Approval of minutes from April 10, 2025
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Overview & discussion of Partnership grant budget accounts and Agent contract; plan for routine financial reporting
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Discuss next steps regarding future financial structure of WP to receive donations, direct grant funding and potential to work with community foundations; seeking attorney or accountant advice re: fiscal sponsor
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Guidance on renewing Board Director & Officer Liability insurance expiring this fall
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Confirming appointments for June 24 & 25 visit with fundraising consultant Stephanie Schilling
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Agent updates: state & federal funding status; Collins Center study on public safety & PILOT due June 30; Heritage Area consultant interviews underway; Events: June 19 Shelburne Falls event on edible & medicinal forest plants; Final count due for June 24 Annual Meeting dinner at Greylock Glen; recorded June 12 webinar: How Do Forests Grow?
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Scheduling next meeting(s)
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Any item(s) not anticipated within 48 hours
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Public comment
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Adjourn
Finance & Budgeting Committee members: Joe Nowak – Adams (chair); Dicken Crane – Windsor (board chair); Chris Cozzaglio – Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (board treasurer); Robert O’Connor – Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs; Keith Ross – Society of American Foresters, Massachusetts Chapter