To: BSA Foundation Trustees From: Laura Wernick FAIA, Chair Re: Meeting Agenda Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Our next meeting begins at 12:00 pm to 2 pm on Wednesday, May 17 at BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Boston. Lunch will be provided at 12:00 pm. AGENDA 12:00 PM Call to Order

• Approval of February Board Minutes [VOTE]

• Approval of April Board Minutes [VOTE]

12:05 PM Introduction of Victoria McKay, new Managing Director of Development

12:10 PM Strategic Planning Discussion – Conversation about the mission, vision and goals and next

steps.

• Call for Approval

1:30 PM Treasurer Report

1:40 PM Development Report

1:45 PM Next Steps + Other Business

• Nominations

• Committee Updates

2:00 PM Adjourn

ENCLOSURES

February and April 2017 Minutes p. 2 2017 BSA Foundation Trustees List p. 5 2017 Board Meeting Dates p. 6 Executive Directors Report p. 7 Development Report p. 10 Strategic Map p. 12 BSA Foundation Values DRAFT p. 15 Fiscal Q1 Report p. 16

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Minutes from the February 15 Meeting of the Board of Trustees Present:

Trustees: Rick Dimino, Nadine Gerdts, Rickie Golden, Eric Krauss, Bennet Heart, Anne-Marie Lubenau FAIA, Kelly Sherman, David Silverman AIA, Ted Touloukian AIA, Laura Wernick FAIA, Cathy Wissink. Staff: Billy Craig, Ben Cohen, Elliya Cutler, Polly Carpenter FAIA, Pamela de Oliveira-Smith, Michael Kuttner, Penny Mitchell, Gretchen Rabinkin AIA, Sheryl Snyder, Eric White

Absent:

Mike Davis FAIA, Steve Eustis, Peter Kuttner FAIA, Ken Willis

Call to order:

Noting the presence of a quorum, President Wernick called the meeting to order at 12:08 pm and welcomed the Board.

Minutes of prior meeting:

Upon a motion by Lubenau, seconded by Sherman, it was VOTED to accept the minutes of the January 11, 2017, Board meeting as submitted; Unanimous.

Welcome and Introduction: Workshop Goals:

President Wernick introduced Michael Kumer, Principal of Boards Made to Order, a boutique, non-profit board consulting firm, who facilitated a four-hour workshop. Kumer assisted the BSA Foundation Board in furthering its goals, defining its strategic plan and creating a bridge to what it would like to accomplish over the next three years. The board’s mission statement, vision and measures of community impact were reviewed. Vision proposal: By 2030, Boston will be nationally recognized as a resilient, equitable and architecturally vibrant city. Action required: The board will devote time and attention to planning the future and collaborating with other organizations who share a ‘like’ vision.

Workgroups: The Board discussed the following: (1) Where are we now relative to our measures of success? (2) Where should we be five, ten or 20 years from now? (3) What goals are necessary to achieve our vision? Action required: Executive Director, Eric White, was asked to build upon group discussions and take ownership of the Measures of Success tables (or individual group work product) by forming a strategic planning group with President Wernick and Trustees Kelly Sherman, Anne-Marie Lubenau and Rickie Golden. The planning group was asked to report back at the next board meeting (a joint BSA and BSA Foundation Board Meeting scheduled April 12, 2017).

Adjourn:

Upon a motion by Dimino, seconded by Gerdts, it was VOTED to adjourn the meeting at 4pm; unanimous. Respectfully submitted, Sheryl Snyder (on behalf of Steve Eustis, Secretary)

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April 12, 2017 Minutes of the BSA Board BSA Board Present:

BSA Foundation Board Present:

Absent:

Rebecca Berry AIA, Greg Bialecki, Jeffry Burchard AIA, Carol Burns FAIA, Jean Carroon FAIA, Brandon Clifford, Jim Collins FAIA, Christine Dunn AIA, Natasha Espada AIA, David Fannon AIA, Shauna Gillies-Smith ASLA, Kelly Hutzell AIA, Blake Jackson AIA, Amy Korté AIA, Peter Kuttner FAIA, Malia Lazu, Glen LeRoy FAIA, Elizabeth Minnis AIA, Tamara Roy AIA, Patti Seitz AIA, Jay Wickersham FAIA Mike Davis FAIA, Rick Dimino, Nadine Gerdts, Bennet Heart, Eric Krauss, Anne Marie Lubenau FAIA, Kelly Sherman, David Silverman AIA, Ted Touloukian, Laura Wernick, Cathy Wissink Staff: Polly Carpenter FAIA, Billy Craig, Ben Cohen, Susan Green, John Nunnari, Pamela de Oliveira-Smith, Gretchen Rabinkin AIA, Sheryl Snyder, Eric White Guest: Sam Batchelor AIA Steve Eustis, Rickie Golden, Mary Anne O’Campo AIA, Josiah Stevenson FAIA, Ken Willis

Call to order

Noting the presence of a quorum, Wernick called the meeting to order at 12:10 pm and welcomed members of both boards.

Introductions

Wernick welcomed and introduced Michael Kumer (Boards Made to Order) as meeting facilitator.

History and Review

White provided a brief history and review of the BSA & BSA Foundation relationship and shared a draft of the BSA Foundation’s Strategic Planning Process Map. Shared goals include: (1) collaborate and develop ways to allocate both organizations’ resources as effectively as possible; (2) continue to develop strategies to engage the public in the importance and power of design; (3) continue to drive vibrancy and resiliency throughout the city of Boston and its neighborhoods; (4) work to build a cohesive message advancing a shared civic vision.

Workgroups review of BSA Foundation goals

The boards separated into five groups to discuss ways of working together, maximizing their partnership and how to advance the strategic goals the BSA Foundation. Groups discussed measures of success and delivery tools necessary to implement the strategic plan.

Wrap-up and next steps:

Wickersham thanked attendees (on behalf of the BSA Board) for their work and input. He commended the BSA Foundation Board’s strategic plan and pledged ongoing collaboration. White reminded the BSA Board to cast votes for AIA Proposed Bylaws Amendments, Resolutions and Candidates before the upcoming business meeting at AIA Conference on Architecture 2017.

Adjourn Upon a motion by Kuttner, seconded by Silverman, it was

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VOTED to adjourn the meeting; Unanimous.

Respectfully submitted,

Rebecca Berry AIA Steve Eustis Secretary Secretary

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2017 BSA Foundation Board Meetings

Wednesday, January 11 – Board Orientation Noon to 2pm

Wednesday, February 15 – Board Strategic Planning Workshop Noon to 4pm

Wednesday, April 12 – Joint Meeting with BSA Board Noon to 2pm

Wednesday, May 17 – Board Meeting Noon to 2pm

Wednesday, June 14 – Board Meeting Noon to 2pm

Wednesday, September 13 – Board Meeting Noon to 2pm

Wednesday, October 11 – Annual Board & Budget Meeting Noon to 2pm

Wednesday, December 6 – Board Meeting Noon to 2pm

BSA & BSA Foundation Reception Thursday, January 19 (social event for both boards) 6 to 8pm Location: BSA Space

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To: BSA Foundation Board of Trustees From: Eric White, Executive Director Re: Executive Director’s Report Date: May 17, 2017 Administrative Two new staff members, Sean Mulcahy and Olivia Portegello recently joined us as receptionist/facility coordinators to facilitate all of our meeting room needs beginning at 7am and ending at 8:30pm. Li Lam, who worked with us for a number of years, also rejoined us. Financials The audit for fiscal year 2016 is being completed and we anticipate their report will be ready for the Finance committee to review and for the June meeting. FY1 is being closed out and is generally good. Civic/Community: Funded by the Chleck Family Foundation, we hosted national and international speakers for four conversations about the Emerald Necklace/Columbia Road corridor. Workshops for Sumner elementary school students have occurred throughout April and May, leading up to a professional ideas charrette on May 31, where ideas will inform a BPS RFP process to follow. The 44 students of Harvard GSD's core planning studio added enormous capacity to the BSA's technical support to NOAH and their Climate CARE/Kresge resiliency work in East Boston. Ideas were presented at a neighborhood meeting April 25, studio review April 27, and Adaptation Planning Working Group professionals meeting May 16. The National Park Service professional workshop will take place at BSA Space May 31; the Boston Athletic Association design workshop launched with an info session Marathon weekend, and will pick up again late May/early June. Programs: The 25th anniversary of KidsBuild! was celebrated with gusto! A new logo (won via a design competition), an adult-only building evening and a sold out crowd during the event on April 8 & 9th engaged over 900 people with thousands more enjoying the city during the subsequent week. On the Community front, the engagement portion of the Sumner BPS Schoolyard redesign has begun with every student ‘bead voting’ and completing design sheets. Family and a professional workshop commence this month. Common Boston is fast approaching on June 3rd and 4th. Communications – The newly mounted exhibition “The New Inflatable Moment” has resulted in heavy early press coverage. The Boston Architecture Diary launched, and catalogs architecture and design events throughout the city.

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Recent Press • An inflatable architecture exhibition will open at

BSA space (boston.com)

• El nuevo momento de los inflables en BSA Space (metalocus.es)

• Today’s Architects Are Obsessed With Inflatable Design–Here’s Why Inflatable architecture, which was wildly popular in the 1960s and ’70s, is back (fastcodesign.com)

• A New Exhibition Explores Inflatable Structures in Architecture (bostonmagazine.com)

• Tracing the evolution of inflatable architecture and utopia in “The New Inflatable Moment” at BSA Space (bustler.net)

• The Bubble is Back: Exhibit Highlights Inflatable Structures’ Resurgence (metropolismag.com)

• Boston Design Week Celebrates a Successful Fourth Year - Fifth Annual festival will take place April 4-15, 2018 (artfixdaily.com)

• 'The New Inflatable Moment' at BSA Space will explore the role of pneumatic architecture in envisioning utopia (archinect.com)

• 2016-17 Rotch Travelling Scholarship awarded to Jennifer Ly for “New Common” (bustler.net)

• Jennifer Ly wins 2017 Rotch Travelling Scholarship (archinect.com)

• Boston Planners See a Greenway Where There’s a High-Traffic Road (nextcity.org)

• Boston Society of Architects advocates to add more green space to Emerald Necklace (dailyfreepress.com)

• The BSA Launched a New Boston Architecture Website (bostonmagazine.com)

• The Skinny House is on the market (bostonglobe.com)

• Six Can’t-Miss Events During Boston Design Week (bostonmagazine.com)

• Register now for Sustainable Design Perspectives: The Drive towards Healthier Buildings Seminar on March 30th at the BSA Space! (prnewswire.com)

• NADAAA overhauls brick Virginia house with ample glazing and a plywood interior (dezeen.com)

• What’s that thing on top of the Sanofi-Genzyme building anyway? (bizjournals.com)

• Finally, Boston architecture gets its act together (bostonglobe.com)

• Shepley Bulfinch Partners with BSA Space on Exhibition of Cuban Architecture (high-profile.com)

• Sustainable Design: BSA 2016 BSA Design Awards Winners (high-profile.com)

• The Boston Society of Architects/AIA 2016 Winners in Education Category (high-profile.com)

• Finegold Alexander Receives Citation Award for Methuen High School From Boston Society of Architects (businesswire.com)

• BSA Space exhibit charts architectural designer’s trek across Cuba (boston.curbed.com)

• Boston Society of Architects Fetes Bolling Building, Alex Krieger (therealreporter.com)

• Framingham, Upton, W’borough buildings win awards (metrowestdailynews.com)

• Alex Krieger receives Boston Society of Architects Award of Honor (gsd.harvard.edu)

• Mecanoo's Bruce C. Bolling Building Wins 2017 Harleston Parker Medal (archdaily.com)

• Winners of 2016 BSA Design Awards Announced (buildingenclosureonline.com)

• Is the world finally ready for uhü, the plug and play prefab? (treehugger.com)

• Five things you should know about Tamara Roy (bostonglobe.com)

• Boston's Modular Take on Urban Housing (builderonline.com)

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• Proposals are in for city’s Roxbury housing competition (baystatebanner.com)

• Mayor Walsh tours energy positive homes under construction in Roxbury (sampan.org)

• The Skinny House is on the market (bostonglobe.com)

• Six Can’t-Miss Events During Boston Design Week (bostonmagazine.com)

• Register now for Sustainable Design Perspectives: The Drive towards Healthier Buildings Seminar on March 30th at the BSA Space! (prnewswire.com)

• NADAAA overhauls brick Virginia house with ample glazing and a plywood interior (dezeen.com)

• What’s that thing on top of the Sanofi-Genzyme building anyway? (bizjournals.com)

• Finally, Boston architecture gets its act together (bostonglobe.com)

• Shepley Bulfinch Partners with BSA Space on Exhibition of Cuban Architecture (high-profile.com)

• Sustainable Design: BSA 2016 BSA Design Awards Winners (high-profile.com)

• The Boston Society of Architects/AIA 2016 Winners in Education Category (high-profile.com)

• Finegold Alexander Receives Citation Award for Methuen High School From Boston Society of Architects (businesswire.com)

• BSA Space exhibit charts architectural designer’s trek across Cuba (boston.curbed.com)

• Boston Society of Architects Fetes Bolling Building, Alex Krieger (therealreporter.com)

• Framingham, Upton, W’borough buildings win awards (metrowestdailynews.com)

• Alex Krieger receives Boston Society of Architects Award of Honor (gsd.harvard.edu)

• Mecanoo's Bruce C. Bolling Building Wins 2017 Harleston Parker Medal (archdaily.com)

• Winners of 2016 BSA Design Awards Announced (buildingenclosureonline.com)

• Is the world finally ready for uhü, the plug and play prefab? (treehugger.com)

• Five things you should know about Tamara Roy (bostonglobe.com)

• Boston's Modular Take on Urban Housing (builderonline.com)

• Proposals are in for city’s Roxbury housing competition (baystatebanner.com)

• Mayor Walsh tours energy positive homes under construction in Roxbury (sampan.org)

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To: BSA Foundation Trustees From: Penny Mitchell, outgoing Development Director + Polly Carpenter FAIA, Director of Public Programs Re: February Development Report Date: May 16, 2017 SUSTAINABLE FUNDING PROGRAM Implemented by the BSA Foundation Institutional Advancement Committee (IAC) IAC 2017 Members Cultivation Team Pipeline Team Laura Wernick FAIA, Vice-Chair Jeanne Lukenda ASLA, LEED Mike Davis FAIA, Trustee Patrick McCafferty PE Peter Kuttner FAIA, Trustee David Silverman AIA, Trustee Ted Touloukian AIA, Trustee Nedith Wikina Jess Garnitz, Associate AIA Milly Baker AIA Vernon Woodworth FAIA Staff members Eric White (executive director) Polly Carpenter FAIA (senior mgr. of public prog.) Victoria McKay (managing director of advancement) Pamela de Oliveira-Smith (managing dir. of comm.) TBD (development manager) 2017 Benchmarks:

1. Pipeline – BSA Foundation Conversations January – 2 sessions – 6 and 7 attendees February – 4 and 4 attendees March – 1 session – 4 attendees (IAC attended Benevon training session) April 3 sessions – 13 attendees, @ HMFH, @ Payette DECISION TO HOST ONE REGULAR EVENING SESSION EACH MONTH

2. Ambassadors for the Foundation – Laura Wernick, and Milly Baker 3. Number of Legacy Circle Members after Breakfast Fundraiser: 110 4. Cultivation/Stewardship—

a. In person conversation: at least 2/year with 110 LC. This is being assigned to the Cultivation Team + new development staff

b. Receptions: at least 2/year. January 31 Foundation Reception, May 17 (today) Special Curator Tour & Donor Reception, and a late year architecture cruise

c. Communication: A communication plan by donor type is underway, including personal calls and email, targeted bulk email, BSA Space e-newsletter, AB magazine

BSA Foundation annual video is underway. Videotaping of interviews and events occurred on May 10 and 13 in advance of a premier at the annual BSA Foundation Breakfast in December. The video addresses three Foundation stories represented through the Sumner School design exploration (engaging communities), which informs, and is informed by, a professional charrette (inspiring vision), and the workshop series

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addressing the Columbia Road corridor – Fulfilling the Promise: Community Building and the Emerald Necklace (provoking change). BSA Trustee participation:

Be an Ambassador: Each year, attend and bring eight to ten guests to a BSA Foundation Conversation. This is a one of the most important ways to help the Foundation. You may host a special an event at your office or at BSA Space, or may invite guests to attend one of our regular bimonthly introductions to the Foundation. Cultivation of Legacy Circle: Assist in thank you calls to new Legacy Circle Members; attend cultivation breakfasts or lunches with Legacy Circle members. Host a table at the 2017 BSA Foundation Breakfast (all Board members are expected to host a table at least once and may host additional years—with 75% new guests.

SPONSORSHIPS

BSA Foundation seeks sponsors for many programs and events including the BSA Foundation Breakfast, KidsBuild! ($6,700 to date), Common Boston ($2,500 to date), Golf Tournament, and College Fair.

GRANTS

Grants Received-2016/2017:

• National Endowment for the Arts: $20,000 to support Common Boston (2016) • Massachusetts Cultural Council: $500 to support Common Boston (new program to support all

festivals across the state, provides webinars on data collection plus other tools) (2016 and 2017) • Massachusetts Cultural Council Cultural Investment Portfolio (CIP) Project Grant: $2,500 to support

KidsBuild! (2017) • Boston Cultural Council: $2,000 for organizational support (2016) • American Institute of Architects / Armstrong K-8 Initiative: $2,500 to support, “We Design

Together,” a new partnership with Boston Public Schools Early Childhood Department to support a kindergarten curriculum to start Fall 2017 (2017)

Grants Written:

• Massachusetts Cultural Council Cultural Investment Portfolio (CIP) Project Grant ($2,500 for KidsBuild!) for 2018

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BSA Foundation Values

We live in an amazing time of civic planning and we support intelligent planning, zoning and land use, physical and social connectors, to advance Greater Boston as a model healthy, resilient, equitable, accessible and architecturally dynamic region. We help bring together plans from around the region to encourage communities to work together, while integrating proposals that foreground the need for a thoughtfully designed public realm that results in more equitable and sustainable development.

Relationships & Convener

The BSA Foundation’s ability to engage diverse people in Greater Boston, paired with the BSA’s access to the great intellectual resources of the design profession provides the base of our work. It is through this and our partnerships with civic and community groups and government agencies that we are recognized as an effective convener bringing together distinct voices of our communities to help address the needs of our region.

Engage

We build public awareness of the importance of design in the environments where we live, work, play and learn. We are also a bridge between the design/building industry who serve as a resource in social action and the communities we serve and live in. We are most successful when we give people a voice to speak out for what they need and providing the tools and resources to attain their goals. These tools include our ability to draw upon the personal interests, learning styles and motivations of the participant.

Envision

We help the Greater Boston region, cities, neighborhoods and people define their future. We do this by providing people with the design skills required to explore the potential for what might be and the tools to make their dreams a reality. Using the design process we help people see the potential and build equitable and sustainable communities.

Design Excellence

We employ the principals of design excellence to transcend the limitations of individual projects, areas of expertise, and privileged interests so that we can find a common ground for positive change. While design excellence is difficult to define, we believe there are common principals that result in excellence. These include a strong relationship to the landscape and to the context in clear meaningful ways; enlivening open spaces; details and materials that bring design to life and scale them to the human body; and interiors that are shaped by the uses they accommodate and a connection to the surrounding community. These designs intensify the experience to create a shared sense of delight and emotional impact that transcends utilitarian concerns. Design excellence broadens our perceptions of personal and social possibilities and inspires our thinking about the world around us.

Equity & Social Cohesion

We believe that “flourishing spaces make for flourishing people” and the built environment can profoundly affect the inequity facing many in our region. The principles of diversity, inclusion and accessibility are fundamental to building just, fair and vibrant communities. Excellent design helps leaders and communities make informed choices to assure equal access to society’s benefits for all people.

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BSA Foundatlon

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BSA FoundationPledge Receivables Dueas of March 31,,2017

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20L4 39,150 85,000 (45,850)

20LS t2L,275 95,000 26,275

20L6 L47,66L 80,000 67,66L

2017 46,075 46,O75

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2018 s 157,460

2Or9 s 104,460

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