On Friday the 22nd of June, CityHive was packed with members, coworkers and the general public for what was an anticipated evening… GeroSoup is an innovative event that crowdfunds support for local innovations and ideas that benefit the wider community. On the night there were four ventures pitched. Every person in the room not only […]
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Pollinators GeroSoup & AGM – Postponed to June!
AGM
Pollinators is inviting everyone to join us for our AGM or “Awesome Gathering of Members”.
Pollinators Inc is a member-based Incorporated Association and it the annual AGM is required so members can consider the accounts of the organisation, elect new Directors and consider any other business.
GeroSoup
GeroSoup is an innovative event that crowdfunds support for local innovations and ideas that benefit the wider community. On the night there will be 3-5 ventures ‘pitched’. Every person in the room not only hears about great ideas but can also invest through committing $$ to each of these exciting new ventures.
The meal, venue and event is FREE thanks to our partners, while the $20 you bring is yours to allocate to your favourite venture pitch. A huge thank you to Hope Community Services for supplying the soup and bread on the night!
Got a great idea? We want to know about it.
Pollinators is currently looking for enthusiastic individuals/groups to pitch their ideas on the night.
This is a great opportunity to pitch about anything you like! Increase awareness of your venture while earning some extra money to support it.
Only Pollinators members and coworkers are able to pitch for GeroSoup. Not a member? Why not become one today and reap the benefits of being an active member of our community and thriving coworking space in the CBD!
For more information or to pitch your venture, please email: buzz@pollinators.org.au
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages can be purchased by donation on the night.
Agenda
The formal Agenda for the AGM and Proxy forms are attached. Nominations for Directors can be submitted online: http://bit.ly/poll_director
- 17:30 AGM
- 18:00 Geraldton Soup Pitches
- 18:30 Dinner (soup) and voting
- 19:00 Winning ventures announced, networking
- 19:30 Close
If you are unable to attend you can complete a proxy voting form and return to Board Secretary Natasha Colliver: natasha.colliver@westnet.com.au or to CityHive, 184 Marine Terrace, Geraldton, WA 6530
Download the following documents for more information on AGM:
- 2018 AGM_Agenda
- 2018 Pollinators Inc Board Nomination form
- 2017 AGM Minutes
- 2017 Pollinators Proxy Voting Form
- Final_Pollinators Constitution v 7 cleaned
Register your interest to pitch by emailing buzz@pollinators.org.au
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Members can view the event on Podio>
We look forward to seeing you there!
Community Groups Pledge for Goodness
CityHive was jam-packed on August the 11th with over 30 people, both members of the public and community groups. The crowd gathered to “share the goodness” within the community and to promote National Science Week through Goodness Festival 2017. A whopping 9 community representatives got up and spoke about their local community group. Although each […]
GeroSoup – Pledge for Goodness
Are you a group doing amazing things for your community? Come to Cityhive THIS FRIDAY for our GeroSoup – Pledge for Goodness and “share the goodness” you are doing in your community!
Pollinators’ GeroSoup Pledge for Goodness event is not only an evening of community ideas, great food and drink but also a chance to learn more about the upcoming Goodness Festival 2017!
Goodness Festival
The Goodness Festival 2017 was created to inspire and engage more than 3000 people in science, sustainability and innovation engagement activities through a week-long festival of activities. We have specific purposes aligned with National Science Week, Pollinators and Scinapse strategies.
Goodness Festival 2017 runs from August 12th to August 20th and has many exciting events lined up already; Astrophotography exhibition, ‘Inspiring Women in Science’ breakfast with Dr Rowena Ball, Ministry of Data Hackathon, a Prehistoric Aquarium, Science Communication workshops, many guest speakers and guided tours of ‘secret spaces’.
What is GeroSoup?
GeroSoup is an innovative event that crowdfunds support for local innovations and ideas. This GeroSoup, Pollinators are targeting local community groups to talk about the work they are currently doing to spread the Goodness in their community.
Whether you are a sports group, charity, animal rescue, dance group, arts group, school group or something else – we want to know about what you are doing for your community. Pollinators invites you to come and speak about your local group while learning about others.
Every person in the room not only hears about great ideas but can also pledge $$ to each of these inspiring community groups.
The meal, venue and event is FREE thanks to our partners, while the $20 you bring is yours to allocate to the community groups you want to support on the night.
Want to Pitch for your community group?
For more information or to pitch on the night, please email: buzz@pollinators.org.au
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please RSVP!
Pitches, Soup and Ideas Flying the Coop
On Wednesday the 26th of April, Pollinators hosted this year’s Australia Post Regional Pitchfest information session. The session was led by former Learning Lead of Pollinators, Andrew Outhwaite, who shared his top tips for how to give a short and sharp pitch. Australia Post Regional Pitchfest acts as a platform for regional innovations and ideas, giving […]
GeroSoup Feeds Funding Into Local Ventures
Three local social entrepreneurs attracted cash investment from a well-fed crowd of micro-funders on Friday night. [alpine-phototile-for-smugmug src=”user_gallery” ugal=”49545659″ ugalkey=”NdX5kZ” imgl=”smugmug” style=”gallery” row=”4″ grwidth=”400″ grheight=”300″ num=”8″ size=”Th” border=”1″ highlight=”1″ curve=”1″ align=”center” max=”100″ nocredit=”1″] Lara from Leaning Tree Community School received investment to grow a vertical garden, Angie from Kids Hub got seed-funding to pilot a program of recycling that provides materials for children’s education, […]