Project Sanctuary Executive Director’s Report

Board of Director’s Meeting January 3, 2006

Fundraising:

• The Mendocino Wine Affair: Paul and Christine presented to the MWA Foundation Board members on December 13, 2005. We have received word that Project Sanctuary has been selected (along with two other new organizations: Mendocino Community Health Clinic and Ukiah Valley Medical Center, as well as Search and Rescue) to benefit from the two Wine Affair events. The dates are June 23 and 24, 2006. Please save these dates!!! We will have more details after the first steering committee meeting in January.

South Coast:

• A letter was sent to clarify Project Sanctuary as a service provider separate from any other group, agency, or organization.

Annual Audit:

• Although Julie Sawyer completed her on-site work for the 04/05 audit year in November. Some follow-up research was needed before her report could be finalized. The research entailed reviewing financial records from the past several years. This required us to delay finalizing of the report until after the holidays. Letters requesting an extension of the report deadline from 12/31/05 to 2/28/06 were sent to the grantors. Julie’s report to the Board will be scheduled for the February Board meeting.

Program Operations and Community Outreach:

• Vagina Monologues: The Coast performance has been postponed until February 2007. Mendocino Theater Company had to back out because they did not have the personnel resources needed to produce the show and time had run out to look for another producer. The Inland show is scheduled for February 23, 24, and 25, 2006 at the Mendocino College Little Theater. Board and staff attendance and participation is welcome and encouraged. There are many ways to be involved: performing, production or house staffing, etc. Check with Christine if interested. This is a PS fundraiser!

Web-site:

• The fantastic, multi-talented Dina has made wonderful progress updating the PS web-site. Please check it out! (www.projectsanctuary.org)

Columbus Day (Indigenous People’s Day) October 2006 Research:

• Project Sanctuary now has eleven paid holidays. (Please refer to the calendar included in this packet for a list of them and their specific dates.) This seems to be right in the middle of the total number of holidays taken by other local non-profits.
• Few non-profits take this holiday. The organizations that we interact with on a regular basis who are not available this day include mostly county agencies such as the courts, Social Services, etc.)
• The cost of a holiday is the same as a day of work. There is no additional cost to the budget – just less work is done.
• Since it is a generally quiet day, it may be a perfect day to leave unscheduled and used for either special office/desk/fall cleaning time or one of the quarterly All-Team meetings.