Mr. Biggar Meeting (5/14/20)

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Today is Thursday, May 14, 2020. Ella and I had our first project check-in with Mr. Biggar. For our meeting, we decided to create an initial Power Point Presentation to present to him. We made a presentation that incorporated all of our work leading up to the meeting. During our meeting, Mr. Biggar gave us feedback at the end of each slide, and he asked us questions. Throughout the first week, Ella and I struggled with understanding the boundaries and limits the Hawken Philanthropy Leadership Board should have. It was unclear to us how much authority the board would have, and we did not know what projects were feasible and that the board could peruse next year. Mr. Biggar provided clarification and refined our current ideas. He emphasized the importance of thinking strategically in order to simplify the parameters of the board and make it feasible for the first year roll out. He also recommended that we reach out to Mr. Looney, Ms. Samson, and Ms. Dyer about our project. It was essential that our endeavors were endorsed by the current administration at Hawken. Ella and I were extremely grateful for the new information, contacts, and feedback he gave us. I believe that the critical feedback we obtain during the preliminary stages of our meeting will be vital to the success of the project but also the board. Over the next week, we need to do a tremendous amount of work. Our goal is to create the Bylaws of the board, conduct numerous interviews, and contact dozens of student leaders within the Hawken community. We also need to identify potential projects for the board to work on and obtain approval for these potential projects. We are going to continue to identify and refine the specific tasks and objectives of the board in the coming days and weeks.

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