<aside> ⭐ If you are nervous or you aren’t sure what to say in your first NPO meeting, this is for you! This should be a very quick intro meeting between the leadership team and the NPO.

Feel free to make a copy of this to take notes (remember to place it in your team)

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<aside> 💡 In this meeting, the VP SWE will be the main speaker

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Introduction

<aside> 💡 Introduce VP Design & SWE, designer(s), project lead, as well as your NPO representative(s)

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What we Know

<aside> 💡 - Repeat what we know about the problem background and the problem

• Repeat the proposed solution that was discussed in the intro meeting
• If NPO has concern, let them address the concern and take notes (this could be we understood the problem incorrectly, or the solution needs to be updated)
• Make sure everyone is on the same page before moving forward

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What’s Next

<aside> 💡 1. Schedule regular meeting times and confirm point of contact 2. Let your NPO know that for the next few meetings, it will be completely scoping, and the goal is to have a requirement frozen by the end of the month 3. Confirm with NPO that regardless of the stage of the project, regardless if there are updates, there will be at least 1 meeting per month to check-in

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Conclusion

<aside> 💡 Thank them for their time and express your excitement to a great semester of collaboration!

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