Resources
Our committees and interest groups have asked us to post these links to materials they are discussing. Hope you will share your comments and ideas for additional links with the committee and interest group coordinators. These websites are recommended by our members as helpful, but What's Next does not endorse them or review and approve their content.
Board of Directors:
Current Board, elected Jan 2023 (2023 officers elected at February 17, 2023 board meeting):
Kini Collins* (2023 President, Stepped down as president June 2023).
Board member 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Mollie Fein (2023 Vice President, 2023 President, June 2023).
Board member 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Jacki Gilbert (2023 Treasurer). Board member 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Nancy Supik* (June 2023, Vice President) Board member 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Karyn Haasen (2023 Secretary). Board member 2022, 2023
Ann Wolfe. Board member 2022, 2023
Sharon Moore. Elected to the board January 2023
Thank you to our outgoing board members
Kini Collins* (Board member 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Beth Braun*. (Board member 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Sue Colley*. (Board member 2018, 2019)
Jan Angevine*. (Board member 2018, 2019)
Nancy Newman*. (Board member 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Leslie LaBrecque. (Board member 2021)
*Founding Steering Committee Member
What's Next Incorporation Documents (May 2018): Articles of Incorporation
What’s Next Bylaws: Original Bylaws, Revised Bylaws, Jan 2023
Annual Meeting Treasurer’s Report: January 2019
Annual Meeting Annual Report: Annual Report for 2019
Board Meeting Minutes & Treasurer’s Report: May 2019
Board Meeting Minutes & Treasurer’s Report: August 2019
Board Meeting Minutes & Treasurer’s Report: November 2019
Board Meeting Minutes & Treasurer’s Report: May 2020
Board Meeting Minutes & Treasurer’s Report: August 2020
Board Meeting Minutes & Treasurer’s Report: November 2020
Annual Meeting Annual Report for 2020
Treasurer’s Report for 2020, Proposed Budget for 2021
Board Meeting Minutes & Treasurer’s Report for Feb 2021
Board Meeting Minutes & Treasurer’s Report page 1 and page 2 for May 2021
Board Meeting Minutes & Treasurer’s Report for August 2021
Board Meeting Minutes & Treasurer’s Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss for December 17th
Treasurer’s Report for 2021 (and proposed budget for 2022)
Board Meeting Minutes and Treasurer’s Report for Feb 2022
Treasurer’s Report and Minutes for May 2022
Treasurer’s Report and Minutes for August 2022
Treasurer’s Report and Minutes for November 2022
Treasurer’s Report for 2022 and approved budget for 2023 and Annual Meeting Minutes
Board Meeting Minutes and Treasurer’s Report for Feb 2023
Board Meeting Minutes and Treasurer’s Report for May 2023
Board Meeting Minutes and Treasurer’s Report for August 2023
What’s Next Event Organizing Links
Event Coordinator Tips (for event coordinators)
Event Evaluation Form (blank)
Evaluations of Past Events (2022)
Forms & Wine Workshop
(some helpful links on advanced directives and end of life decisions from the Forms & Wine workshop)
CODA Alliance
The Anatomy Board
Advanced Directives
Housing Interest Group:
Liberty Village in Frederick, MD
Takoma Village Cohousing
Village to Village Movement
New York Times Article on Co-Housing
Co-Housing in Germany
Videos we'll be watching together on March 29th
Lack of Diversity in Co-Housing
New York Times Article on house sharing for baby boomers
To join our discussion about shared housing ideas, contact Mollie
Deb Clark’s Organizing Your Paper Presentation - April 2022
Thanks, once more, to our member and owner of GotoGirl Solutions, Deb Clark, for donating her time to present a workshop for us. This time she gave us some great tips on organizing papers, what to save and what to throw away. The attached handout (ORGANIZING PAPER) might be helpful to those of you who couldn't join us. Her newsletter is always helpful and inspiring.
Deb Clark, Owner
Go to Girl Solutions
Managing the "stuff" of life.
410-299-2022 | www.gotogirlmd.com
http://www.facebook.com/GotoGirlMD
Downsizing (from our 2018 meeting with Deb Clark):
On 9/6/18 we got together for some great food and a lively discussion on "downsizing" led by Deb Clark, our friend and neighbor, of Go To Girl Organizing Services. Deb offered these resources for help getting started with downsizing and we'd like to add the list with suggestions from other What's Next members. Any suggestions for additions to this list, contact Nancy S.
Hauling Services, BumbleJunk, www.bumblejunk.com, 1.888.286.2535 (1-888-BumbleJunk)
Ebay consignment seller: Liz McDonnell, 410.900.4142
Household donations: Second Chance www.secondchanceinc.org
Household donations: Habitat for Humanity/Restore www.chesapeakerestore.org
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, Margareta Magnusson (book)
Organizing During the Big Q, Zoom Meeting with Deb Clark 4/23/20
www.MaxSold.com (auction site Deb talked about)
What personal documents should you keep and for how long? www.SuzeOrman.com/resources/record-keeping
Another tip about books from Betsy W. Blind Industries & Services of MD www.blindism.org
Organizing Your Paper
Thanks, once more, to our member and owner of GotoGirl Solutions, Deb Clark, for donating her time to present a workshop for us. This time she gave us some great tips on organizing papers, what to save and what to throw away. The attached handout (ORGANIZING PAPER) might be helpful to those of you who couldn't join us. Her newsletter is always helpful and inspiring.
Deb Clark, Owner
Go to Girl Solutions
Managing the "stuff" of life.
410-299-2022 | www.gotogirlmd.com
http://www.facebook.com/GotoGirlMD
Safety Camera Help
Thanks to Arch McKoewn for his presentation in August 2022 about home security cameras. Here’s a copy of his powerpoint presentation.
Thank You Geoff
October 2022. Thanks to member Geoff Moore for leading us in a discussion of the Mystic Poets and to Carl and Lydia for making their space available to us. We received lots of positive feedback about the program and are hoping to continue this type of discussion in the new year. Geoff often reflects on mystic poets in his blog: TheLivingConversation.com.
Some websites our members have found helpful:
Maryland Health Department Long Term Care Planning Toolkit (recommended by member, Trish White)
Baltimore City Tree Inventory (recommended on our tree walk)
Patterson Park Bird Inventory (recommended on our bird walk)
a TED Talk: The Fountain of Youth, living longer and better lives.
www.caring.com
www.payingforseniorcare.com
Grants for Seniors: https://grantsforseniors.org
from The Washington Post: Considering a medical alert device? Here’s what you should know before buying.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/considering-a-medical-alert-device-think-again/2019/02/22/320938d8-23f5-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html
Interesting article about ‘ caring collaboratives ‘.
http://bit.ly/2GNJJfh