WORKING DOCUMENT – FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY
ANALYSIS OF IDLEWYLDE HALL
STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS

Strengths

  • Community gathering space
  • Ownership of a property in the community/in business district
  • Income generator for community
  • Distinguishes Idlewylde as one of the few community organizations with a capital asset that benefits not only residents but surrounding communities
  • Possession of a non-business entity in the business district (especially in light of some of the less favored tenants/businesses in area)

Weaknesses

  • Events cause disruption to neighbors
  • Inadequate parking
  • Cost of maintenance
  • Expenditure of volunteer time
  • Lack of professional management
  • Potential detriment to community if sold
  • Difficulty in getting volunteers to do the work necessary for the hall to function
  • Flash point for division/complaints
  • Lack of strategic plan to gauge potential growth in rentals
  • Dated interior and exterior
  • Current (poor) reputation among some community members
  • Loss of board member involvement and ICA membership means burdens of hall management fall to few

Opportunities

  • Hold more events to enhance community cohesion
  • Make hall available for surrounding communities to use
  • Expand use to outside entities to increase income
  • Use of proceeds
  • Possibility of selling the hall and putting proceeds to some other community need such as community improvements, scholarships, area of focus
  • Lease property to third party
  • Engage community through capacity building
  • Consider offering a deeper discount for ICA-member use
  • Add improvements such as wi-fi to make it a more useful venue for groups such as scouts, family play groups and other organization that need a spot for their groups to meet
  • A place to potentially bridge city/county communities in a meaningful way given its location on the line