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* Maintained along-term average membership growth rate of no less d1alJ 3%.
* Encouraged the development of Student Chapters.
* Continued to present awards to many of the most well-known people
in our field.
* Increased the number of awards available to young designers and
technicians. Established the KM Award for Technical Production and
the Clear-Com Sound Achievement Award in 1994-1995.

GOAL 5

Maintain and enhance the
opel'ational efficency and
effecth'eness of USITT

Objectives achieved:
* Relocated the national office to Syracuse, New York and began a process to reorganize all of the operational systems of USITT. The move
will continue to save the Institute thousands of dollars in operating
overhead over the next few years.
* Restructured the Officer duties of the Treasurer in conjunction with
the hiring of new support staff in the national office.
* Maintained steady growdl in the fund balances of the Institute and opet~
ated \\~th balanced revenue and expense budgets over the past dlree years.
GOAL 6

Expand the financial resources
of SITT

Objectives achieved:
* Increased the Kook Endowment Fund to more than $100,000 t1uuugh
successful at1 auctions and indi~dual ghmg.

SPECIALIZING IN BOOKS ON EVERY ASPECT OF
THE PERFORMING ARTS

* Established five new gift accounts under the ew Century Fund with
the support of: KM Fabrics Inc., Clear-Com Intercom Inc., Barbizon
Companies, Rose Brand Fabrics, Inc., and Zelma Weisfeld.
* Established a Platlned Giving program with the USITI Fellows.
* Adjusted membership dues rates and Conference & Stage Expo fees
to insure future solvency of the Institute.
Till" Fulul'('

We learned many valuable lessons the first time through the planning
process. Teaching ourselves the vocabulary and the discipline of platlning was as important as the plan we developed. We anticipate our second Strategic Plan will be informed by the past while addressing our
needs in the future. The USITI leadership recognizes we must constantly
evaluate "how we at'e doing" as an organization, and we must work to
continually improve what we do, while meeting the challenges that will
no doubt face us.
This summer we started a new round of planning for USITI. We began by assessing what we have accomplished and contemplating the options we have available to us in the future. One of tlle initial steps in the
process is gatllering input from you, the members. One of our strengtlls
is the diversity of our membership and we an ticipate the dch mix of your
opinions will help enhance our planning process. We hope you will join
us in charting the direction of the Institute. Please contact us at 1-80093USITI with your ideas, questions or concerns about SITI. Our tinletable calls for forming our revised plans before the middle of December.
We look forward to your input in this process. Thank you. *:.
William]. Bymes, VP for Marketing & Development

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