Report on the Regional Leadership Gathering - April 13, 2008

On April 13th, thirty council members gathered together from the various Shambhala centers in Northern California to hear and discuss the Sakyong's vision of a Dzong (fortress) in San Francisco. Here are the notes, recommendations, and action items that resulted from that meeting:Download File

NCS Board of Directors Meeting 3-22-08

The Northern California Board of Directors met to discuss regional governance. The Regional Bylaws and Investment Proposal were reviewed. The Bylaws, Financial Policy, Investment Proposal, and 2008 Budget were approved. Here are the minutes from that meeting.
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NCS Board of Directors Meeting 2-6-08

The Northern California Board of Directors held a conference call to review the proposed budget for 2008. The budget was approved for the first quarter. Here are the minutes for that meeting.
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NCS Board of Directors Meeting 11-8-07

The Northern California Shambhala Board of Directors met with President Reoch to discuss the governance model for regions in the mandala. Here are the minutes from that meeting.
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NCS Executive Committee Meeting 9-18-07

Meeting of the Executive Committee. The Governance Committee reported an objective to update the NCS Bylaws. The committee reviewed proposed bookstore as a regional service. Here are the minutes from that meeting.
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NCS Executive Committee Meeting 8-22-07

The Executive Committee met to review updates on the Governance and Finance Committees progress to date. Various topics pertinent to the region from President Reoch's leadership weekend were discussed. The committee discussed requests to centralize services in the region and the possible invitation of a new member. Here are the minutes from that meeting.
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NCS Executive Committee Meeting 7-21-07

Each Executive Committee Member shared their views about the Board Meeting with President Reoch on July 13, 2007. Here are the minutes from that meeting.
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NCS Board of Directors Meeting 7-13-07

In July 2007, the Northern California Shambhala Board of Directors met to reassess how the regional structure is going to verify their commitment to working together as a regional organization. There was agreement that regional structure was important, but that it could work better. A governance committee was formed to look at what improvements could be made. Here are the minutes from that meeting.
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