FANs: Friends of the Arts at NVC

1. Financial Sustainability:
to raise funds for Fine and Performing Arts programs and student scholarships.

Objective 1:
Establish 75 FANs membership contributions by December 31, 2021. (Identify current donors/members/employees, ensure they receive new e-magazine, invitations to follow via social media, etc.) This includes the $25 membership fee and is valid for 1 year.

Objective 2:
Increase the $ amount in our arts funds from 7.9% to 10% by December 31, 2021. Current $ amount $155,000 to $168,000. Goal is ?

2. Marketing & Engagement:
to promote Fine and Performing Art events and connect the students, faculty, staff and the surrounding community to the Fine and Performing Arts programs and events at Northwest Vista College.

Objective 1:
update and re-design website

Objective 2:
create and launch 1 page for the virtual magazine- Palmetto FB page (Palmetto FB page, IG page, webpage, scholarship, internships, donations, jobs shadowing opportunities, Champion the Creative & Communications, videos, Lisa- reach out to Shawn use gallery (widget embedded into the FANS website) images off IG or FB

Objective 3:
utilize the college’s LinkedIn

Objective 4:
create a FANs email account (submit IT ticket request) to send mass email communications (Lisa, Diana, Tim)

Shared Philosophy
Increase philanthropic support to help advance access to higher education through scholarships and innovative programmatic support. Provide life-changing gifts that help students come in, stay in, and achieve their dreams of a college education.

Shared Frameworks:

Framework for decision making.

Align with the Chancellor’s moonshot to decrease poverty in San Antonio.

Align with NVC’s strategic plan: Care, Achievement, Distinction (CAD).

Align with ACD Strategic Objectives: (1) Principle Centered-Leadership (2) Performance Excellence (3) Student Success.