GARTH NEWEL MUSIC CENTER FOUNDATION

GOAL I: GARTH NEWEL MUSIC CENTER WILL ACHIEVE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY.
GOAL II: GARTH NEWEL MUSIC CENTER WILL EXPAND ITS AUDIENCE.
GOAL III: GARTH NEWEL STRIVES TO BE A ROLE MODEL OF BEST PRACTICES IN NON-PROFIT ARTS ADMINISTRATION
GOAL IV: GARTH NEWEL MUSIC CENTER WILL MAXIMIZE THE NATURAL AND HISTORICAL ASSETS OF ITS CAMPUS

In 2015 the Garth Newel Music Center under a new Executive Director undertook a long overdue Strategic Planning session. At the time of the undertaking, many board members and core supporters expressed the need to develop a living document that could be used as a guiding map for the work of the Board of Directors and the Executive Director over the next several years. It became apparent during the planning sessions that, although there were many exciting hopes and dreams for the organization, before they could be tackled, the Music Center needed to align its organization with best practices to the best of its abilities. The resulting document was ratified in December in 2015 and an implementation plan was presented and adopted in February 2016 by the Board of Directors.

Specific pieces of the plan have given to committees and sub-committees within the Board of Directors. Members of the administrative team are part of the working committees and updates to work accomplished to-date are presented at quarterly board meetings with new objectives and deliverable results requested by the next meeting.

The final meeting of the year in December is dedicated to revisiting the entire plan and testing for fit of each goal and objective. The resulting revised document will be used to drive the work to be accomplished at the Center in the following year.

The Garth Newel Music Center has been purposefully recruiting and attracting members to its active, working Board of Directors with specific skill sets to help it achieve its goals. There is a great feeling of excitement and vitalization that has resulted in the adoption and implementation of the Strategic Plan.

The Music Center has a dedicated, professional staff, some with over 30 years of experience in non-profit arts management. The organization's donor base is dedicated and strong and the Music Center has strong policies and procedures in place, both at board and staff levels.

In December, 2017, the Board of Directors and Staff members met to adopt a plan of implementation for 2018. Stock was taken of the accomplishments made to date, specifically of inventories created, policies and processes adopted and planned completion of deferred maintenance of many of the historic structures. 2018 will see the launch of a concerted effort to increase our Legacy Giving Program. A fundraising consultant will be hired in 2018 to help us do wealth screening and work with our organizaton on the best plan to move forward.