Olympia Film Society
Strategic Plan 2007
(Approved April 3, 2007)
Mission
Our mission is to enhance film appreciation within the community by promoting alternative films and by aiding and encouraging the development of allied arts. Furthermore, it is the purpose of the Society to foster, promote and present visual media and performing arts.

Goals

Our fundamental goals are:

To enrich the cultural resources of the South Puget Sound area by broadening access to film;

To encourage a deeper understanding of the film medium among ourselves and in the broader community;

To facilitate diverse avenues of engagement with filmmakers and filmmaking, reflecting the diverse interests of the membership;

To maintain high standards of participatory decision-making and fiscal accountability in keeping with the cooperative nature of our association, and our status as a nonprofit cultural and educational corporation;

To promote the spirit of an active volunteer society among the membership; and

To enliven our community by presenting and fostering the development of independent film, music, and other arts.

Board Responsibilities

Establish financial policy, including setting expenditure levels, ticket prices, and volunteer compensation, overseeing fundraising, and monitoring budgets; ensuring the fiscal health of the organization;

Establish program direction, including authorizing new projects and setting the level, kind, and frequency of activities;

Oversee management of personnel, including hiring and firing of staff, setting pay levels, and authorizing cooperative work agreements;

Establish future plans, including setting goals, designing strategies, monitoring progress, and evaluating results;

Solicit input from the membership and report to the membership on the state of the Society;

Represent the Society to the community, including setting publicity standards and communicating with the media about policy and planning; and

Recruit and orient new Board members as needed and assess Board performance.

OFS Board Strategic Objectives 2007

1. Shepherd the organization's vision and charter
2. Secure a long-term home for OFS
3. Cultivate an optimally effective board of directors
4. Effectively develop and manage the financial health of OFS
5. Increase attention to and improve management of personnel matters
6. Review and refine policies and procedures of the Society
7. Increase OFS membership
8. Improve our focus on OFS marketing
9. Enhance OFS' relationship with the South Puget Sound Community
10. Produce the best Olympia Film Festival to date
11. Develop, implement and monitor a work plan to carry out Objectives

OFS Staff Strategic Objectives 2007

1. Improve the theater to better support activities, programming, and continued quality experiences for our patrons
• Technical upgrades
• Integrate current media and audio/visual knowledge
• Physical environment, character and atmosphere
2. Work to continually expand and grow the organization
   • Explore community collaborations
   • Expand patron benefits
   • Utilize traditional and new forms of marketing

3. Support films and live events as an active and integral part of the organization
   • Fully utilize the theater

4. Foster an environment that encourages member and volunteer participation
   • Instill OFS pride and loyalty in a fun, active, nurturing, and enjoyable environment through training of staff and volunteers
   • Maintain volunteer identity though recognition and benefits

5. Cultivate an optimally effective staff collective
   • Continued knowledge of collective and consensus education

6. Facilitate the work of the Board to secure a long-term home for OFS

7. Maintain budget and financial awareness

8. Regularly review and evaluate progress of strategic objectives

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