HMH 2021-2024 Strategic Plan

BOARD ADMINISTRATION OBJECTIVES Improve awareness of human rights discussions at HMH Have all actions be guided by the HMH mission Establish HMH as a beacon of diversity and knowledge Promote accessibility as a priority

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OBJECTIVES Create timely data analysis tools for all departments Enhance our IT environment (intranet, internal systems)

INITIATIVES • Explore a name change to include Human Rights • Preserve the act of education and memory of the Holocaust as a central part of our mission

INITIATIVES • Identify tools needed and analysis to be gathered • Create updated shared resource space • Implementation of real time budget vs. actual tools

• Retain diverse board members and improve mentorship of all board members • Create new institutional partnerships with academic institutions and museums to enhance published scholarly activity in Holocaust and Human Rights • Develop Boniuk Center Advisory Board • Develop the Committee of Conscience as a group of global leaders who would convene virtually to guide the direction of the Boniuk Center and of HMH • Build practice and programming around civil discourse • Establish a research arm of the Boniuk Center for the study of Museology and Educational Innovation in Museum setting and the community • Maintain a position at the forefront of Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights ideology and museology • Promote full concept of diversity in Museum’s mission, vision, public values and governance • Develop programming of interest to young people (college age and young professionals) • Work with other professionals to develop projects of interest to second, third and fourth generations • Make accessibility a priority throughout the museum

CONSTITUENCY OPERATIONS LEARNING & GROWTH

CONSTITUENCY OPERATIONS LEARNING & GROWTH

OBJECTIVES Build HMH into one of the top event spaces/conference facilities in Houston Enhance our cybersecurity efforts Improve asset utilization

INITIATIVES • Upgrade from FE to NXT (accounting software) • Develop facilities/museum “access database” for equipment and assets • Develop a robust facility rental marketing plan focused on the stewardship and solicitation of businesses and Houston area conferences • Utilize event social tables technology

OBJECTIVES Achieve Reaccrediation

INITIATIVES • Form a self-study committee to address reaccreditation project

OBJECTIVES Improve employee engagement Explore new revenue enhancement opportunities Develop meaningful DEAI strategy for human resources

INITIATIVES • Develop/build onboarding to include training and interdepartmental learning for new employees • Support continued education for employees and team building efforts • Involve staff in programming, admissions, events, new exhibits and education • Increase employee interaction through social events • Explore new facility initiatives

OBJECTIVES Lead a culture of informed and accurate decision-making Open ourselves to a community of conscience Define our purpose as an institution

INITIATIVES • Focus on the diversification of the HMH Board of Trustees/Board of Advisors with BIPOC sensitivity to race, gender, ethnicity, religion • Create performance metrics for the board to follow and make decisions from • Promote HMH as a safe place and premier collaborator • Define the political parameters of our communication strategy • Focus on the further refinement of our purpose

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