Operating Support
ACHF Arts Access
1) To plan the theatrical productions through 2017 by recruiting four to six directors, reviewing their productions choices, picking the plays, applying for rights, and scheduling the dates. 2) We want to increase the number of concerts to 15 per year. 3) To increase our attendance to an average of 100 attendees per theatrical performance and 100 attendees per concert. We now have an established baseline for theater usage based upon 2014 and 2015 numbers. We have used these numbers to set realistic and achievable goals for 2016-2017. Our goals are numerical and we will easily be able to evaluate whether or not we have reached them by keeping track of attendance and participation at events and by comparing 2016-2017 numbers with records from 2014-2015.
Measurement of goals consist of the replacement of one retired board member with another community member with electrical skills/knowledge, something that was previously lacking. He also brings knowledge and band connections gleaned from working directly with a touring band. The summer operations manager discovered the immediate need to fix a rain seepage problem and accomplished several cleaning/organizing tasks that just seemed to never get done. She also established a Google account that all the board members can access. We use it to for both internal communications and also reaching the general public. In November we had our first annual planning meeting with the new board. This was the first meeting where the board was tasked to plan a full year of events. Next year will be the first year that the Crow River Players will not be working around the schedule of school district. We now have five year goals in place such as hiring an operations manager, as previously mentioned; upgrading seating areas for handicapped persons; installing LED lights; increasing our productions to 4-6 per year, and so forth.
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