DCC - Club Future

Mission (top)

To promote chess - in London, the UK, and around the world. To make Dulwich Chess Club a shining example of best practise for running a chess club, wherever you might be.

Vision (top)

The club will be thriving:

We'll see at least 20 members at the club each week.
We'll have plenty of people available for matches and arranging them will be a breeze.
We'll have a real sense of community.
We'll have a special event at least once a month.
We'll have a team in the London League 1st division.
We'll have a team in the Croydon League 1st division.
Technology will play a big part in how the club is run - making it efficient and low-hassle for officers and members alike.
There'll be a real buzz about what the club is doing for chess in general.

Strategy (top)

Immediate Strategy

Update the website so that it specifically targets getting new and existing members to commit to matches.

Encourage all kinds of people to commit to matches:

Email people direct requests with links to the website so that they can get more information for themselves.
Encourage members of other clubs with our great payment model, simple match arrangements, and good use of information dissemination.
Encourage existing members who are used to matches to doodle their availability.
Encourage existing members who are not used to matches by personal email and chat getting them to read the information on the website, doodle their availability and have a go.

Longer-Term Strategy

Information is key - let's make the website the centre-point for delivery of that information. Let's keep it as up-to-date and relevant as possible.

We'll make the website a content management system to enable multiple members to update it - and all members and the general public to update certain parts of it.

Club Fundraising (top)