Contact emails for Dara (Graphics) and Kelly (Event Posting, Web design and updates)

Sharing emails here in case you need to contact either one:

Dara (pronounced "dare-uh": dara.hopp@gmail.com

Kelly (a guy): kelly@speedyblogsetup.com

Remember, they are both being paid a minimal amount but still less than they deserve, so please consi

Need feedback and example sites: Adding a paid membership tier

Today in Ops Comm we talked about ideas to develop a paid membership base. We discussed many scenarios, but I mentioned (and a couple of us agree) that I would still hope we might keep the online community mostly free--but appeal to members to join t

Friday Ops Comm Agenda Items

Greetings, all.

Here are some suggested agenda items for the Ops Comm meeting on Friday, 2-26. Let's keep the meeting to 90 minutes.

REMINDER: Everyone is welcome to join at Noon PT, same access info as Board meetings.

1. Sustaining membership option

January 2016 Board Meeting Minutes

Attached, as well as the draft document that details six general areas of need as relates to call, vocation, work, or career that our members may have.

2016-01-08--JanuaryBdMtgMins.doc

Pollinate--Who do we serve.docx

Regional In-Person Events/Groups for Depth Alliance

Hi everyone. As you know, we’ve been talking for years about setting up a network of “real-world” hives—local/regional meetings or groups that gather under the umbrella of the Alliance. 

Needed: ideas for what to offer subscribers

Hi everyone,

Bonnie and I were talking today about the various levels of membership possible, including one that would be ongoing (six months, a year, whatever). What sorts of gifts or services can we offer these subscribers and, once we do it, fundr

Overwhelming them with offerings?

Hi everyone,

I just sent around our first State of the Alliance newsletter, and while writing it I felt a bit overwhelmed by all the different services, forums, and offerings we make available. Which to choose from? Perhaps it's because I'm so busy (

Committee Structure and Responsibilities as of October 2015

Based on our new four offerings—D-E-E-P: Dialogue, Explore, Experience, Pollinate—the committees have been realigned slightly to correlate. 

The D (Dialogue) corresponds in great part to the Membership experience committee, who will focus on how to c

DEEP Branding Document shared at October Board Meeting

Here's the detailed chart Dorene put together to encompass the four offerings we have chosen to "hang our hats on" so to speak.

These four offerings, Dialogue, Explore, Experience, Pollinate, spell out the word DEEP.

Our intention is to start ramping

Contact List--Admin Board

Attached is the Contact List for all of us--hopefully, this will make it easier to schedule meetings and offline conversations.

Contact List--Administrative Board.docx

Poem "Song of a Man who has Come Through - D.H. Lawrence

 POEM
SONG OF A MAN WHO HAS COME THROUGH

Not I, not I, but the wind that blows through me!
A fine wind is blowing the new direction of Time.
If only I let it bear me, carry me, if only it carry me!
If only I am sensitive, subtle, oh, delicate, a winged gi

idea: ad hoc committee participation

Hi everyone,

I've been thinking about how for some of us our committees feel a bit like silos and pondering Dorene's and Bonnie's ideas about where they might go. Based on that, I'd like to offer a suggestion and see what you think:

Namely, that comm

Upcoming Alliance events for December/January -- (Internal events/committee meetings are in bold)

Immersed in the Depth Discourse: Living an Ordinary Life In an Extraordinary Way

I sent this message the wrong way before. Since a couple of you have tried to respond, I am reposting essentially the same message in a discussion thread. Just something to think about, since we on the Alliance board are so committed to extending dep

The Executive Council Meets are Open to All Board Members

The Alliance Executive Council meets every Wednesday for 2 hours from 2pm to 4pm PT. You are invited to join us anytime.

These meetings focus primarily on Alliance Operations--creating or implementing processes, clarifying direction, or forming initi

Using the Right Moniker to Strengthen Our Brand

I am seeing "DPA" and "Alliance" used interchangeably in board discussions, emails, and documents. I was also using both terms, alternating between the two simply for variety. Then, Bonnie called me on it. While very nice about it, she drew from her

Web Traffic/Visits - Analytics for the Alliance

Mark made a good point about measuring success in our board meeting and followed up by suggesting it might be helpful for board members to actually to see traffic data on regular occasion. Even I hadn't looked at it for awhile, so did so today on his

What is depth?

Greetings,

This is a question we should expect of every new visitor: "What is depth?" So I thought I'd start a discussion here about what it means to us.

Off the cuff:

Early psychoanalysts (and some later ones) say that depth = early. Like, childhood

Monetizing DPA

Greetings DPA Board Friends!

I have been thinking as we have been discussing for a while now how to bring more sustainable funds into The Alliance. I have a suggestion, which our Founder can veto if she feels called, for our next board meeting in Ju

Next Alliance Panel Webinar: June 20

Hi everyone,