Here's some thoughts along the same lines of what Bob was saying the other thread about the role of the AIC going forward.
First, let me break down the AIC's mission statement into discrete chunks for the purposes of discussion:
So with that in mind, here's an idea.Our mission is to
(a) promote improvisational theatre in Central Texas and
(b) develop sustainable performance, practice, management, and teaching skills for Austin's improvisational theatre community.
We believe that improvisation is a vital and viable art form which provides unique and invaluable benefits to the individual and the community and
(c) we strive to raise awareness of improvisational theatre through performance, teaching, and community outreach.
At its resting state, the AIC would:
1. Staff, schedule, and oversee the AIC shows- The Double Barrel, The Cagematch, The Thursday Night Awesome, and The Threefer.
This supports (a), (b) & (c)*
2. Maintain an up-to-date AustinImprov.com, which will strive to list all improv happening in Austin, in terms of schedule, troupes and classes.
This supports (a).
3. Submit show information on a regular basis to press outlets.
This supports (a).
4. Promote the AIC produced shows and The Tuesday Night Jam, through flyers and online promotion.
This suports (a) & (c)
5. Maintain up-to-date documentation of its activities and decisions on an easy to navigate webpage, be it the wiki or whatever.
This supports the internal structure of the AIC.
And that's it. The good news is that the AIC can accomplish that list with a small staff of dedicated people.
Beyond that, the AIC would only take on projects if:
a) A person or group of people have a proposal for a plan that they want to head up.
b) The proposal is detailed, and clearly outlines:
i. what it wants from the AIC (money, people, webspace, performance slots, etc... see Asaf's list of assets.),
ii. the duration of the project, and a rough timetable of the project.
iii. the goals of the project, and how they relate to the AIC's mission
iv. the risks involved
v. the assumptions made.
c) The AIC votes to approve it.
So yes, there'd still be the problem of getting people to man any new projects, but that no different than today.
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*More specifically:
The Double Barrel supports (a) & (c) because it puts our best foot forward by scheduling 'veteran' troupes.
The Threefer supports (b) and (c) because it gives improvisers a chance to perform.
The TNA supports the community outreach goal of (c)
The Cagematch supports (c).
The Tuesday Night Jam (though only loosely related to the AIC) supports (b) and (c).
