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Strategic Plan

Mission: To preserve, promote, advance and be a public resource for the history of Lakeside, its impact on the Marblehead Peninsula, and the Chautauqua Movement in America.

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Collection Acquisition and Preservation

Goal:  Collect and preserve the history of Lakeside, and the Chautauqua Movement in accordance with current cultural and technological expectations.
 
Strategies:

  • Accept and preserve appropriate historical and contemporary artifacts

  • Digitize records and materials to preserve and to share with public

  • Enhance Heritage Hall building,  museum exhibits and satellite exhibits

  • Improve environmental safety and security controls, and establish offsite digital storage

  • Develop a disaster plan and formulate disaster recovery procedures

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Community Outreach and Education

Goal:  Collaborate with individuals and organizations throughout Ohio and the Chautauqua communities, to become a resource for historical information and programming.
 
Strategies:

  • Create a marketing plan to promote mission and goals

  • Create a cooperative working relationship with other Lakeside community organizations

  • Expand collaboration with area history-focused organizations, other Chautauqua organizations, and Lakeside Chautauqua

  • Develop a collaborative local history program with area schools

  • Enhance youth-oriented programming

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Financial Enhancement

Goal:  Develop the financial resources needed for long-term stability.

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Strategies:

  • Develop diverse fund-rising programs to better leverage staff and volunteer resources

  • Explore grant/private foundation opportunities including investments by Lakeside Chautauqua in LHS

 

Organization Enhancement

Goal:  Develop relationships needed for long-term sustainability.
 
Strategies:

  • Increase membership and strengthen relationships with existing members

  • Staff the organization to support the Mission

  • Development a strategic plan for facilities and collection storage

  • Develop succession planning for volunteer leadership, including younger adults

  • Provide ongoing Board training

  • Begin process of self-assessment through American Association of State & Local History Association (AASLH) STEP program to achieve history organization excellence

 
Approved by the Lakeside Heritage Society Board Board of Trustees
October, 2025

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