<li>This project is managed by the [[Librarian]]</li>
<li>The establishment of a publicly accessible [[Library]] location would allow the Librarian to recruit and supervise volunteers to work on the project</li>
<li>It is estimated that between 15,000 to 2530,000 volumes remain to be cataloged.</li> <li>''Indicators of success: all books and ephemera cataloged at a rate of 10% per year'' [''Note: The current rate of cataloging is approximately 300 volumes per year, or 1% to 2% per year. Increasing this rate to 10% of the collection will require work to be transferred from Headquarters to volunteers or other projects discontinued or transferred away from Headquarters. It is patently unrealistic, though obtaining a public Headquarters could help substantially.'']</li>
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<li>Establish perennial campaigns for general support
<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. [''Note: The [[Augustæum Editor]] will publish such when received, either as articles or separate sheets.'']</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. It may also be wise to defer this until 501(c)(3) status is restored.'']</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>Suitable location to be found</li>
<li>Headquarters Chairman to be named and to assist in search[since changed to "Headquarters Building Chairman" to avoid confusion.]</li>
<li>Possible renovations or building maintenance to be performed before move in [''Note: Staff expect this to be a non-trivial expense, but a necessary one 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. A possible grant to support this work has been identified.'']</li>
<li>Need for furniture, office supplies and equipment; budget tbd for these expenses [''Note: Most such items are already on hand.'']</li>
<li>Staff Development
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<li>Paid staff or [[Executive Director]] position has been discussed [''Note: As has an An unpaid Executive Director, was discussed without action. An Executive Director would require a [[By-Laws]] amendment.</li>
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<li>It may be prudent to reach for a part-time clerk rather than a full-time Executive Director.</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 [[Staff Wiki]] [''Note: In progress; on schedule to complete first draft by Completed in December 2017.'']</li>
<li>Determine how to handle transition from the Metcalfs once they retire.</li>
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<li>Fill vacancies in leadership positions[''Note: Filling vacancies with persons holding other offices is counter-productive.'']</li>
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<li>Membership
<li>Membership drive
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<li>Identify subgroups of potential members, e.g: college history students, members of specific orders of chivalry, New England Colonial Genealogist[also individuals who have contacted the Society for research or back issues]</li> <li>Research past programs, members, publications to analyze for success, new ideas, better understanding of membership interests and needs [''Note: This study should cover the period before 2007, as no program since has had any positive impact on membershipsave the website.'']</li>
<li>The [[President]] will be reaching out to Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honors society, for articles. This may prove a worthy model (positive or negative) for other such.</li>
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<li>Geographical chapters (long term goal)
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<li>A study of member residences (in US and Canada) suggests that some areas may already have reached sufficient membership density to make this possible, the New York area in particular.[Such groups have since dispersed as our membership drops.]</li>
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<li>Special interest groups membership increased (long term goal). This is already the immediate goal of the lineage groups and an explicit assignment of the Deans.</li>
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<li>[[Member Interest Survey]]
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<li>[[Headquarters Staff]] suggests it's about time to send out another round to those who did not at first reply — though perhaps, given the largely electronic nature of our communications, it would be sufficient to contact members by email. [''Note: The [[Dean of Studies]] agreed to prepare an online survey, but work has stopped due to illness.'']</li>
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