Overview of the Strategic Planning Process

The GCAC five-year strategic plan, released in July, is intended to provide us with guidance as we strive to fulfill our mission and vision over the next five years, through the city’s bicentennial.

The process to complete our plan, the first in more than 20 years, took seven months and included participation and insights from staff, board members, community leaders, representatives of arts and cultural organizations and artists. In February, staff and board members conducted a daylong retreat, from which a Strategic Planning Committee was formed, composed of four staff members and four board members. The Committee led three listening sessions with GCAC constituents in April and ten one-on-one interviews with representatives of Columbus’ civic and corporate leadership. The information gathered through these activities was disseminated and discussed at four Strategic Planning Committee meetings. In May, a strategic plan was drafted by our planning facilitator and reviewed by the Strategic Planning Committee. The committee reviewed a final draft on June 22 before being forwarded to the complete GCAC Board of Trustees for adoption and implementation.

To download a full copy of our strategic plan, click here.