FOCUS FORWARD: NADFAS 2006
This paper sets out the strategic directions agreed by the Trustee Board to provide a coherent but prudent and cost-effective policy for developing NADFAS as the Association approaches the 40th Anniversary of its formation. Trustees recognise that in addition to these strategic aims, there are natural overriding principles to which any charity must commit; such as the maintenance of high standards in relation to governance and a stable and healthy financial position.
Our Six Priorities
A. To support and develop our Societies.
B. To broaden the membership base.
C. To provide an efficient and professional base at NADFAS House for both paid staff and volunteers to enable optimum support for members.
D. To enhance opportunities for arts education at every level.
E. To raise the public awareness of NADFAS.
F. To identify and foster partnerships of mutual benefit with other key organisations.
G. To make a contribution to heritage and the decorative and fine arts through effective grant giving.
To fulfil these Priorities we have set the following objectives.
A. To support and develop our Societies.
1. To foster the development and training of Area and Society Committees
2. To strengthen quality assurance of lectures and lecturers.
3. To offer support to struggling Societies, including mentoring by successful Societies.
4. To be proactive in targeting and encouraging new people in new locations to become members.
5. To encourage local initiatives in fostering the formation and development of Societies.
6. To raise awareness of the opportunities provided by the National Association within the membership, especially in volunteering at all levels.
7. To encourage Societies and Areas to create and develop links with arts/heritage organisations in their localities.
B. To broaden the membership base
1. To develop new types of Society and membership, eg City Arts, and encourage Areas and Societies to adapt them to their particular situation.
2. To identify and to address barriers to potential new members.
3. To broaden range of Volunteer activities and opportunities through partnerships with like-minded institutions (e.g. Friends of War Memorials).
4. To communicate more effectively all that NADFAS has to offer.
C. To provide and efficient and professional base at NADFAS House for both paid staff and volunteers to enable optimum, support for members.
1. To refurbish and improve facilities at NADFAS House .
2. To develop a coherent database from which useful intelligence can be drawn.
3. To use NADFAS Review as a tool for profile raising through wider distribution and development of content.
4. To resource Area committees appropriately.
5. To encourage skilled volunteers through training.
D. To enhance opportunities for arts education at every level.
1. To identify joint projects with appropriate colleagues/competitors in the education world.
2. To liaise with other institutions in the field to offer members arts education at more specialist level.
3. To identify and pursue programmes with a small but high quality group of 'neighbour' museums and galleries e.g. the Foundling Museum.
E. To raise the public awareness of NADFAS.
1. To develop NADFAS as an authoritative voice in the wider world.
2. To encourage media coverage both nationally and locally.
3. To make wider world aware of the achievements and the potential of NADFAS volunteers.
4. To invest properly in profile raising work e.g. the development of the website.
F. To identify and foster partnerships of mutual benefit with other key organisations.
1. To seek strategic medium to long term partnerships, especially where publicity can be gained for NADFAS.
2. To join with other organisations to demonstrate the benefits NADFAS provides to local communities.
G. To make a contribution to heritage and the decorative and fine arts through effective grant giving.
1. To Continue to develop links with relevant bodies involved with Arts Education.
2. To establish a scheme to assist funding of apprentices in conservation and related fields.