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Five-Year Plan

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<li>Updates would be done on an as-needed basis.</li>
<li>Link to Wiki would be regularly provided to all members, perhaps in the ''August&aelig;um'' and in the members section of the website.</li>
<li>Infrastructure to be developed by Kimon Andreou and Bruce Metcalf. Updates to be entered by Consuls and responsible volunteers.</li>
<li>Regular review of content to be scheduled as part of communications calendar.</li>
<li>Regular promotion of specific content to be scheduled as part of communication calendar. I, i.e.: including a link to the nominations section when [[Board]] nominations are mentioned in print to members.</li>
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<li>Invitation to [[Annual Convention]]</li>
<li>''[[Rose Newsletter]]''</li>
<li>''The [[Augustan Omnibus]]''
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<li>Published twice annually</li>
<li>Social Media Updates
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<li>[[Facebook]] - optimal updates are daily or multiple updates per dayposts to be entered not less than monthly.
<li>Twitter - optimal updates are daily or multiple updates per day (Note: The Society does not have a Twitter account.)
<li>Use a platform such as HootSuite to pre-load updates and release them according to a planned schedule.
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<li>''Indicators of success: annual schedule is created, with 75% of deadlines met in 2015. 80% in 2016. 85% in 2017. 90% in 2018. 90% of deadlines met is ultimate goal.''<br>(Note: We have met 100% of the deadlines between January and April 2015.)</li>
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<li>Staff expect that the opening of our [[Library]] will encourage and enable local volunteers. (Note: A distinction needs to be made between Library accessibility, which exists now, and a public Library facility that would permit the use of volunteers.)
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<li>Broadcast this opportunity using online resources such as [http://volunteermatch.orgvolunteermatch.org].
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<li>For non-local volunteers, staff feels the need for a Volunteer Coordinator.(Note: See [[Study Groups]] for a slightly different approach.)
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<li>Advertise this opportunity to members via the ''[[August&aelig;um]]'' (Note: Presently awaiting receipt delivery of copy by to the ''August&aelig;um '' Editor.)</li>
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<li>''Indicators of success: increase in number of volunteers, number of volunteer hours and number of projects successfully undertaken. More specific data needed to cast these goals into concrete numbers.'' (Note: Volunteer hours have been tallied since 2007; details of existing and proposed programs are available, much of it within this Wiki.)</li>
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<li>The Investment Fund is currently earning approximately $11,000 annually with a very cautious approach to investment that is yielding about 4% return.</li>
<li>''Indicators of success: continue to gain 4% return.''(Question: 4% over what period of time?)</li>
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<li>2015 - Augustan Library Fund(Note: 2015 has seen an "Annual Fundraiser" unrelated to the Library.)</li>
<li>2016 - Augustan Special Collections Fund (to repair, rebind or replace volumes in unusable condition) (Note: Consuls recommend this line item be added to the budget.)</li>
<li>2017 - Augustan Headquarters Fund (to purchase permanent location) (Note: Consuls feel this a purchase is unlikely in this decade, barring a major donation.)</li>
<li>2018 - suggestion needed</li>
<li>2019 - suggestion needed</li>
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<li>Continue "Buy-A-Box" campaign until all books are unpacked(Note: Perhaps the goal of "all books and other materials are properly shelved"?)
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<li>In mid 2014 it was determined that a critical lack of shelving space required borrowing from the Cataloging Fund to purchase more storage shelving.</li>
<li>Requests for donation to the "Buy-A-Box" fund have been included in recent member communications and have yielded some return. The debt to the Cataloging Fund has been repaid as of October 2014.</li>
<li>''Indicators of success: close deficit by end of 2014.''(Note: This was achieved.)</li>
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<li>A $10,000 donation was made in 2011, with the stipulation that it be used to fund the expenses incurred by cataloging the book collection.</li>
<li>An online book catalog has been established</li>
<li>Over 3,000 200 books have been cataloged to date</li>
<li>This project is managed by the Consuls at Headquarters</li>
<li>The establishment of a publicly accessible Library location would allow Consuls to recruit and supervise volunteers to work on the project</li>
<li>Trusts, Wills and Life Insurance, life annuities
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<li>Mention of these donation options may be made in regular member communications. (The ''August&aelig;um '' Editor has not yet received any will publish such submissionswhen received.)</li> <li>A direct mail project is recommended, with a letter to be sent to all members suggesting that the Society be remembered in wills, trusts and life insurance, with relevant information such as tax ID. (Note: It would be imprudent to publish the Society's Tax ID number.)</li>
<li>A direct mail project is recommended, with a letter to be sent to all members suggesting that book and ephemera collections and personal papers be donated to the Society
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<li>''Indicators of success: mailing sent on annual basis, mentions made three times annually in various publications.''(Note: ''August&aelig;um'' will publish this once these programs have been launched.)</li>
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<li>Memberships in scholarly organizations</li>
<li>Board members and Consuls attend relevant events and conventions, representing Society</li>
<li>Identify top salable items and services and advertise those in relevant websites and publications (Note: Consuls are unconvinced that the following list includes the "top" items. A survey of "bestsellers" could be provided on requestif the unit of measurement is defined.)
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<li>[[Registration of Arms]]</li>
<li>Suitable location to be found</li>
<li>Headquarters Chairman to be named and to assist in search</li>
<li>Possible renovations or building maintenance to be performed before move in (Note: Staff expect this to be a non-trivial expense, especially as it will be quite difficult to reach the walls, floors, and ceilings after move-in, and we would at the least need to replace acoustic tile ceilings.)</li>
<li>Need for furniture, office supplies and equipment; budget tbd for these expenses (Note: Most such items are already on hand.)</li>
<li>''Indicators of success: location found, secured and occupied''</li>
<li>A post-Metcalf plan needs to be established</li>
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<li>Capture institutional knowledge and directions for processes in the [[Wiki]](Note: In progress.)</li>
<li>Determine how to handle transition from [[Consuls]] once they retire</li>
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