From: Paul Wolter <pawolter@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2020 12:22:01 -0500 Message-ID: <CAKv4dRXSLwOZ8GFqsp258Rrz2R5Q1036zMzhZBsYVsheR5BW7g@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Virtual Meetings
Hi all,
We use Google's online meeting platform called Google Meet. If you have a
Gmail account you can set up and invite other emails (including non-Gmail
accounts) to online conferencing through the calendar associated with
Gmail. They will provide a number for people to call into the meeting (free
for cell phones with unlimited calling but there may be a charge for
landlines from what I can see)
By the way, non-profits can apply to Google for a free G Suite which
includes a good amount of online cloud storage and other perks that a
business would typically have to pay for.
Paul Wolter
Cell 414-539-2609
On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 10:54 AM <rljpilch@pctcnet.net> wrote:
> I have a question that I hope I can get some help with. What are you usin
g
> or doing to conduct some of your virtual meetings?
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> We held our last board meeting using freeconferencecall.com. It was
> extremely easy and uncomplicated to use and went very well, however the
> problem was that some of our board members using landlines had charges fo
r
> the call on their phone bills. I believe those using cell phones with
> unlimited calling plans were fine. Needless to say some unhappiness ensue
d
> with the charges. I am in the process of contacting the service to see
> what, if any other options are available.
>
> I have been looking into zoom, because I have been part of that type of
> meeting with another group, however the no charge version gives you a 40
> minute window and that is it. When the 40 minutes are up you are abruptly
> cut off with no warning. When that occurs we just reconnect through the
> link and wrap up our business within the next 40 minutes. However, I don
’t
> know how that would work for our annual meeting, which is one thing we wa
nt
> to use zoom for along with some monthly meetings. From what I can see Zoo
m
> Pro is $14.99 per month per host. We would just have the one host, which
> would be me, but I am not sure our organization wants to pay that fee.
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> I feel like I am floundering here trying to learn the ins and outs of the
> various technology available and then trying to match it to our needs and
> get people comfortable with using it given the fact that the skill sets a
nd
> equipment that our board members have are so different. Any suggestions
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Laurie Pilch, Secretary/Treasurer
> Member, Board of Directors
> Price County Historical Society
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