Rockford Chess Association

Mission Statement:

The mission of the Rockford Chess Association is to provide middle northern Illinois with services used to grow and mature the local chess community through lessons, clubs, and tournaments. We will encourage the discipline of good sportsmanship and proper chess etiquette. We will conduct our business ethically and demonstrate leadership in satisfying our responsibilities to our community and to society.

Organizational Objectives:

1. Market Standing To make our service desired by local

chess enthusiasts.

2. Innovations To be a leader in introducing people to chess

by averaging three activities a month per

year.

3. Productivity To perform all activities efficiently as

measured by the number of delays recorded.

4. Physical and Financial Resources To protect and maintain all resources-

equipment, buildings, inventory, and funds.

5. Profitability To return a minimum rate per event to the

RCA based on the formula,

[Event Overhead + (Event Overhead x 0.2)]

6. Manager performance and responsibility Identify critical areas of management and

succession.

7. Volunteer performance and attitude To maintain levels of volunteer satisfaction

consistent with similar volunteer

organizations.

8. Social Responsibility To respond appropriately whenever possible

to societal expectations and environmental

needs.