Treasurer Reports
- See Financial Reports below
- Financial operations are going through Chase account now, Citibank account will be closed out next week
- “Other donations” were for the Branching Streams conference registration. The money collected under “Other donations” was paid out to cover Branching Streams conference expenses
- Monthly supporters now account for 35% of ADZG monthly income
Financials Update
- We continue to segue to Zeffy
- At some point, the 62 monthly supporters will need to switch to Zeffy
Guiding Teacher Report
- A lot has been happening at ADZG
- Guest teachers, Branching Streams Conference
- Kudos to Douglas and Howard who worked on the conference
- Sesshin since the last Board meeting
- Ben Connelly’s program as a guest teacher was well attended
- Sejiki went well, landmark event for ADZG
- Ceremonial events are coming up
- Reuben’s priest ordination ceremony November 23, 2025 @ 2 PM
- Taigen is giving seminars
- Other guest teachers planning on coming to ADZG
Fundraising Update
- Overall, current monthly supporters pledged an increase of $170/month, $2,040/year
- New monthly supporters increased $540/month, $6,480 per year
- Total yearly increase in monthly support to $9,520 per year
- 2025 YEAA Campaign Roadmap
- Goal for this year is to raise $50K
- ADZG is entering its 20th year. Hogetsu is working with a consultant to envision goals for 5, 10, 20 years forward for ADZG
- Mailing party to be scheduled after the Sangha Meeting and potluck November 16
- Reaching out to past large donors, ask about matching donations
- Will Robertson has already made a $15K matching donation to ADZG. This will be reflected in the November 2025 financial statements
Sangha Meeting on November 16th
- Give a recap on the year, how practice is going, Branching Streams Conference, etc
- Introduce the “Visioning” project for planning for the future in light of 2026 being our 20th anniversary year
- Paula plans to introduce the slate of Board candidates
Board Elections
- The Board typically has nine directors
- Reuben’s current term ends on December 31st, 2025.
- Paula is currently filling two seats, so this would open one additional seat
- Hoping to fill two Director seats in the next election
- Introduce the slate of Board candidates at Sangha Meeting
- Open floor at Sangha Meeting to solicit nominations from other people who might want to run for the Board
- Ballots will be sent out to monthly, quarterly and annual supporters on December 1st. Results will be announced on Sunday, December 14th.
Finance Committee
- Peter Nicholson has joined the committee, now serving with David Doerksen
- Their responsibilities are:
- Quarterly objective review of financials
- Financial planning for future expansion – for exp. acquiring a property or holding events offsite – that may require more thorough financial planning before making a decision
Fundraising Committee
- ADZG Board of Directors are the committee members for now
- Paula will continue to ask Sangha members to serve
Promotions Committee
- Posting three times per week on Facebook
- Occasionally posting about non-ADZG activities
- For ex, sharing from Shohaku Okumura’s latest translation
- Trying to vary postings, keep it interesting, and not to lose followers
- How do new people hear about us?
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- There is a question on the sign-in sheet asking how new people found us
- Hogetsu talks to new folks in person to find out how they found ADZG
- Most people say they found ADZG online, through a Google search or social media post
Hospitality and Sangha Care Committee
- Gerrie has volunteered and is now serving on the HSCC Committee
- She has been extremely helpful as she has continual contact with Sangha members and related affairs
- Hogetsu continues to be very helpful in informing Chris of Sangha care needs, people who have health issues, life events taking place, etc.
Technology Committee
- Bump in site traffic occurred recently, probably from Branching Streams conference
- Otherwise, trends have been stable