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Strategic Planning for Successful Archival Programs

Explore reflections on leading a small archival program by Colleen McFarland, focusing on autonomy, community strength, SWOT analysis, and aligning mission/vision statements. Engage via mission/vision to inspire followers of Christ worldwide.

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Strategic Planning for Successful Archival Programs

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  1. Strategic Planning for OneReflections on Leading a Small Archival Program Colleen McFarland Archivist and Interim Director Mennonite Church USA Archives 25 July 2012

  2. Cooking for One

  3. Autonomy ≠ Successful Archives

  4. Community Strengthens Archival Programs

  5. SWOT Analysis Align Mission / Vision Statement Engage via Mission /Vision Plan from Vision Statement

  6. 1. SWOT ANALYSIS

  7. 2. ALIGN MISSION / VISION

  8. Mennonite Church USA“Missional Vision” God calls us to be followers of Jesus Christ and, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to grow as communities of grace, joy and peaceso that God’s healing and hope flow through us to the world.

  9. Mennonite Church USAHistorical Committee & Archives Mission Statement God calls us to preserve our heritage, to interpret our faith stories, and to proclaim God’s work among us.

  10. Proposed Mission Statement The Mennonite Church USA Archives seeks to inspire people worldwide to follow Christ by engaging them with the historical record of Mennonite Christian discipleship.

  11. 3. ENGAGE VIA MISSION / VISION

  12. What are Archives?? ? ? ?

  13. Archives = Christian Formation

  14. Archives = Community across Time and Space

  15. 4. PLAN FROM VISION STATEMENT

  16. Your Annual Review as Planning Tool

  17. Archives as Banquet Table

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