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Mandarin Museum Strategic Planning
Organization Community Feedback Survey
1.
What are Mandarin Museum & Historical Society's strengths?
Liablity
Weakness
Strength
Major strength
Best thing about the Museum
Permanent exhibits in Mandarin Museum’s galleries (Always the River: A History of Mandarin, The Untold Story of Black Mandarin, The Maple Leaf Shipwreck)
Semi-annual rotating art exhibitions
Mission-minded programming and special events (Third Thursday Lectures, Meet the Maple Leaf Divers, Music Under the Oaks, Winter Celebration, Walking Tours)
Maintaining a comprehensive archive and historical and art collections related to Mandarin
Providing a place where one feels connected to their community
Other
Please feel free to add any other strengths we may not have listed here.
2.
What are Mandarin Museum & Historical Society’s areas for improvements?
Needs much improvement
Needs improvement
Needs very little improvement
Needs no changes
I do not know
Number of days/hours open to the public
Awareness in the community of the organization
Availability of staff and volunteers to assist the public
Representing diverse perspectives reflective of Mandarin’s past and present population
Quality of exhibits
Quality of programming
Other
Please feel free to add to our list of areas of improvements here.
3.
What are Mandarin Museum & Historical Society’s opportunities in the next 5 years?
Introduce new programming
Increase awareness of the organization in the community
Increase educational online footprint
Foster strategic partnerships
Work with the City of Jacksonville to improve security measures in Walter Jones Historical Park
Other
Other (please specify)
4.
What obstacles do you think Mandarin Museum & Historical Society might face in the next 5 years?
Availability of public funding (e.g. local, state, and national grants)
Availability of private funding (individual and corporate support, memberships)
Continued relevance in a changing world and community
Space constraints for expanding operations
Other (please specify)
5.
Please share what progress you would like Mandarin Museum & Historical Society to make in the next 5 years.
6.
What is your relationship to Mandarin Museum & Historical Society? (0ptional)
Member
Non-member visitor
Board member
Volunteer
Employee
Partner organization representative
Colleague in the arts &; culture sector
Other (please specify)