A Message from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Presenting the Foundation’s New and Exciting Vision -
I
have always believed that great challenges can bear great
opportunities. With that thought in mind, I am excited to join with my
fellow members of the Board of Trustees in unveiling the details of a
bold new vision for the Foundation.
Many of you may not be aware of the important role the
Foundation plays in making a difference for the future of our
profession and for our global society. Now, here is your opportunity to
find out! This past June, the Foundation adopted an exciting and broad
new vision focused on making a positive impact on our global community
through supporting research, education and scholarship in records and
information management. What does this mean? Simply, the Foundation is
committed to effecting positive change in how people access, use and
understand records and information.
All of us on the Board of Trustees believe that the
ability to freely access, use and understand information provides
individuals with the power to participate and succeed in a global
society. This ability is fundamental towards development of a global
community that can learn, interact and live harmoniously together.
Achieving this lofty vision will not be easy, but then
most important goals never are. It will take the support of many,
including all of you who may be reading this message now. It will
require support from a broad cross-section of our information
management community, ARMA members, RIM users, RIM vendors and the
like. Achieving such a grand vision, one that can reach as many people
as possible and help change our world for the better; will require
support in terms of a significant amount of funding. Therefore, your
Foundation Board of Trustees has set a goal of securing $2M in funding
through individual donations, corporate sponsorships and non-profit
organizational grants over the next two years. The Trustees and I
strongly believe this goal is achievable and have enthusiastically
developed a clearly defined fundraising strategy and plan which to
ensure success.
However, we also know that a key factor towards
achieving success will be your awareness, understanding and support of
the Foundation's efforts. Therefore, I invite you to review our vision
statement which is posted here: Vision
I invite you to review our new vision and strategy and then offer your
comments to the Board of Trustees by sending them to me directly at larry.eiring@gmail.com.
The Board of Trustees and I look forward to your
insights and to welcoming you as a partner on this exciting journey.
There's never been a better time or opportunity for you to truly make a
positive difference for the future of our profession and our global
community! Thank you in advance for your comments and support.
H. Larry Eiring, CRM, FAI
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
The ARMA International Educational Foundation
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