[IMC] Invitation to IMC Visioning Retreat - September 16th

[David Green]

http://ucimc.org/content/important-documents

Invitation to IMC "Visioning Retreat" on September 16

UCIMC Members and Supporters:

The purpose of this posting is to invite everyone who has an interest in the future of the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (UCIMC) to participate in a "Visioning Retreat" that has been scheduled for Sunday, September 16 from 1:00-5:00 in the Sun Room of the IMC (first floor). The retreat will be followed by a potluck dinner to which everyone attending the retreat is invited--and asked to make a contribution.

The UCIMC is at an important juncture. About a year ago, we reorganized the governance system and decided to experiment with an expanded role for the Board of Directors. Ten (10) Board members were elected to serve one-year terms with an expectation that the experiment would be evaluated at the end of this period. During the year, four Standing Committees were established (Finance, Personnel, Building/Facilities and Fundraising), all of which functioned productively. In June, a Program Committee was established to serve as a vehicle for organizing programmatic initiatives both within and across Working Groups and outside of them.

The retreat will begin with a brief update of developments that have occurred through the work of the above committees and the Board. This will set the context for the visioning process. 

To prepare for this process, participants are being asked to give some advanced thought to the to the following challenge, “Describe what you would like to see the UCIMC be--or look like--over the next 2-5 years by listing specific features that you would like included in the organization and/or its activities.” These might include programming features, structural or governance features, staff-volunteer relationships, relationships with other community organizations, etc. 

From the responses to this challenge, retreat organizers will take participants through a series of structured planning activities to identify a set of priority "goals" for the UCIMC and then a set of strategies for achieving them. Please join us in this important endeavor. 
 
Thank you.