[IMC] TODAY! Important IMC 'Visioning Retreat"

[Brian Dolinar]

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From: Gary Storm <grstorm24 at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 12:11 PM
Subject: [IMC] Important IMC 'Visioning Retreat" on September 16
To: imc at ucimc.org


UCIMC Members and Supporters:

The purpose of this email 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 strategies for achieving
them. Please join us in this important endeavor. Thank you.
Gary Storm, Board President






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