Your Input Invited (and Needed) for Strategic Planning

Later this month, the Board of Directors of Alliance for Audience & ShowUp.com will engage in a facilitated “strategic planning” discussion which will address a variety of topics including the organization’s mission, its core business activities, and the needs/expectations of our member organizations.

This is an opportunity for BIG thinking – for the Board to consider and offer policy-level guidance about how best to advance the cause of audience development in Arizona – focusing on mission and vision and overall strategy. 

And this discussion couldn’t come at a better time!  So many things are in flux…  technology, the economy, management practices, consumer attitudes, competition for leisure time, philanthropy, business models, demographic shifts and more.    

As a service organization to Arizona’s arts and cultural community, it’s especially important to know that our thinking is firmly grounded in YOUR insights, expectations and priorities. 

So, please, may I invite you to either write to me directly at MLehrman@allianceforaudience.org or post a reply to this message at http://notes.allianceforaudience.org/ and share your thoughts on any (or all) of these questions:

· What is it about the work of Alliance for Audience & ShowUp.com that is MOST IMPORTANT to you and your organization?

· What are we doing now that we should be doing MORE (or LESS) of going forward? (Or STOP completely?)

· If we could START doing something new that would be really valuable – what would it be?

· What are we doing now that you would consider SACRED – that is, it’s working really well for you and your organization so that we’d better be extremely careful before making any changes to it.

Please share your comments by Tuesday, April 20.  I promise to use this space in coming weeks to keep you apprised of what new visions and strategies arise, to discuss them, and to continually welcome and invite your comments and guidance.