WHAT ARE SOME IDEAS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS GROUP? BEST COMMUNICATIONS, SHARING , AND MOMENTUM?
oGoogle Groups
oResourse clearinghouse site
oQuarterly Newsletter/e-newsletter time/money issues –Lindsay B4Schools
oCommonly shared wiki site: - way for each group to post own info and resources, turn it into collaborative website rather than putting it all on one individual; youth also update, participating
oSurvey monkey: Information Barter system- survey to everyone, ‘check resources you have,’ to know that we all have x or y resource Future meetings- breakout around specific topics?- involve youth: get to share what they’re doing- Youth Advisory Council: youth get to help identify and lead finding hew topics/ needs
oPossibly quarterly YEC meetings - different tracks within YEC, i.e. EJ, Nat Sciences
oSecond meeting: two months, all bring one youth
oCREEC- California Regional Environmental Education Community- www.creec.org -add info to this database (i.e. use what’s already there, people paid to already do this)
oWe need more people at table
oWeb resource: who wants to help set up? - April MYA—can design, Faith has resource ET, Joanne EAC—can design, have model website- RSS feed for online resource- Who is the web resource for? Youth, adults
oCommon Bay Area goal and project, i.e. make all school climate neutral- common curriculum- calendar
oSubcommittees to streamline, i.e. how to organize an action project, best stat/ resources
oCommon zine: RAN example for youth with resources
oContinuum: what prog/ resources by age/ grade pre-k to 12-share with school districts- school board mtg reps
oMeeting idea—activity share: budget, org structure, funding plan, number of employees, benefits offered to employees, best practice: books, databases- propose to an environmental fund to create coordinator to sustain YEC- resource: CREEC.org
oPolitical access- support for E.E- - debrief today: subcommittee topics—who will organize?
oDocument Holder: Lindsay Hasselt, Wendy—Audobon
oWhat’s already out there? Subcommittee: transportation
oVisuals: how orgs interconnect
oAre other cities doing this?- if so, follow their lead- if not, develop model to share- offer each other trainings: invite to each other’s centers, share resources through hands on workshops for each other
oInvest in Community Connectors, being groups together
oFormalized structure for YEC- reward for participating: Slide Ranch diner event- share incentives ie Cal Academy

Future of YEC
oWendy—(part of her job is to do this!) Audubon wants to be part of planning
oFacebook? YahooGroups? WISEREARTH, future 5000
oReg. MTG- Are we sharing resources? Who else should be involved- monthly meetings on different topics—some folks at each one but also new folks- also quarterly big meeting without folks- like greendrinks
oPlanning group—formalized commit for a year? Some structure around it
oLaura CREEC, AEOE? Compiles list but not as much interaction with list
oMonthly enewsletter: events for that month? Stories? Upcoming needs? Who would take that on? Incentive for that person? So they’re not too busy, or simply send monthly reminder to check website.
oYelp: blog? People post questions/ respond online
oMtg—youth involvement: social networking then breakout; youth, adults
oFind foundation or nonprofit that will fund someone to do this coordination - Betina would be willing to take this on
oDefine mission statement and purpose: planning group should prioritize this


YEC – Models Discussion
oStatewide model (GSEC) Golden State Envt. Coalition
oCCC models lg at college
oYouth development model: gain skills/ abilities over a series of years, mentoring younger youth
oContinuem of models
oHow to share models (AEOE): have a youth conference
oCal. Academy of Science (not EE model, science model)- model from American Museum of Natural History
oCall AEOE to do a strand at the conference
oBreak up four models (and other) to an organizational level to work on
oCombination of models/ organizations: join forces with other, similar local groups
oClarity of model info (websites, on-line newsletter)
oNetwork with other organizations for PR/ marketing
oModels (organization) forum!!
oLaura at CRECC, get on board with YEC, help to build model-related connections