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Conduct capital campaign in <br />partnership with Foundation, <br />residents, City of Louisville. <br />Refine building plans. <br />Develop exhibition concepts <br />and design. <br />Build new building, reconfigure <br />campus. <br />Build new brand identity. <br />Expand staff after opening new <br />building. <br />Launch year round <br />programming, 3 +exhibits per <br />year. <br />Launch facility rental program. <br />Expand summer interpretive <br />exhibits (living history) and <br />charge admission accordingly. <br />2021 -2022 <br />Complete capital campaign. <br />With the Museum, develop <br />retail merchandising plan and <br />provide volunteer assistance for <br />operating museum store. <br />Establish docent program. <br />Expand membership to 1,200 <br />HHs. <br />Continue annual fundraising <br />and annual signature event(s). <br />With a best practice annual schedule of programs and services, the Museum should seek accreditation <br />after it opens the new facility, to be positioned as one of Colorado's finest small historical museums. <br />This will continue to attract tourists and will ensure capacity to seek and win annual grant funding. <br />TIMELINE <br />WPM <br />2016 <br />Plan and prepare for visitor <br />center. <br />2017 -2018 <br />Launch small visitor center. <br />Improve exhibit signage. <br />Start education outreach <br />programming. <br />Expand hours. <br />Ask voters for Extension of <br />Historic Preservation Tax <br />Foundation <br />2016 <br />Undertake Foundation Strategic <br />Planning to position it as strong <br />partner with Museum. <br />2017 -2018 <br />Begin raising annual funds <br />through grants, fund raising <br />events. <br />Assist the Museum in <br />funding /partnership effort for <br />visitor center, and in operating <br />the visitor center with <br />volunteer support. <br />M <br />M <br />2019 -2020 <br />Begin summer camps. <br />Begin one "special exhibit" per <br />year. <br />Add children's exhibit <br />area /corner. <br />Expand summer camps. <br />Begin summer "interpretive" <br />experience. <br />Start signature annual event <br />(with Foundation partnership) <br />Prepare for capital campaign: <br />establish case for support, <br />public awareness. <br />2019 -2020 <br />Launch annual signature event <br />for fundraising. <br />Raise targeted funds for annual <br />special exhibit, education <br />programs. <br />Conduct capital campaign <br />feasibility study, develop case <br />for support with the Museum, <br />structure capital fundraising <br />committee /campaign. Begin <br />lead donor cultivation. <br />Launch capital campaign. <br />M <br />M <br />1111::1° <br />Page 1 4 Louisville Historical Museum Business Plan Recommendations <br />