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Association of ADFAS Strategic Plan 2020-2026: ‘Embracing the Arts, enriching Australia’

5.4 Our Values 5.6 What we do

Our Values guide the way we work with each other, and with our members To provide the support structure that enables our purpose, which includes:
and supplies of services. ADFAS is:
• Respectful: A positive regard for others. • Educate/inform/entertain members and guests via annual lecture
• Inclusive/collegial/tolerant: We acknowledge and embrace series with Australian and International experts, supplemented by
difference and diversity. additional interactive arts related activities.
• Responsive. • Financial support and interest to help young Australians engage
• Transparent. with the arts: helps emerging artists to realise their potential,
• Innovative: Drawing on the creative talents of our staff and provides enriching arts experiences to young students, and
independent consultants to address the needs of our members. supports the conservation of Australian cultural material.
• Ethical and Responsible: Acting with integrity in an honest, fair,
equitable and accountable manner in all of our dealings. • Church Recording, Church Study and Schools of Arts/Mechanics’
Institutes research projects.
ADFAS recognises: • A range of overseas and domestic tours focussed on culture,
• Responsible, fair and transparent Governance. archaeology, architecture, visual and performing arts.
• That cultural and artistic diversity enriches Australia.
• The Arts contribute to the social, health and economic well-being of • Web presence. Publications (online and print).
our community. • Other membership benefits.
• The preservation of our historical heritage is important to Australia’s
national identity.
For example, ADFAS lectures are enjoyable social events where International
• Volunteers in the organisation are a valued team who freely and local speakers share their enthusiasm for the arts. Experienced arts
contribute their talents, time and energy to create a positive ADFAS professionals, including curators, artists, authors and performers present
experience for members and their guests. informal illustrated lectures which both explain and entertain. Lectures are
• Access to the arts and culture in their many diverse forms is a basic held most months in a convivial environment for each respective Society’s
human right. members and are frequently followed by light refreshments. Due to COVID-19
• Philanthropy enables positive outcomes that would otherwise not restrictions, online lectures were initiated by many Societies from ~April 2020,
occur. and proved to be a viable alternative to conventional lectures.
• Sustainability: We strive to support sustainable business practices 5.7 Baseline Key Metrics
that deliver value and quality to our members.
A baseline is a quantitative value that describes current performance. Goals
5.5 Our Community developed from relevant baseline metrics will help ADFAS to set a more
realistic expectation of the Strategic Plan, and the associated Business Plan,
Our members and their friends are a diverse group of curious people, open to Financial Plan and Marketing Plan. This sub-section depicts selected baseline
new ideas and concepts. They come from a variety of professional and metrics for ADFAS.
educational backgrounds but share a common belief in the importance of the
arts in society.

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