Mission Statement & Goals

Our Mission is to Improve the Quality of Dungeon Monitoring

GOALS

• TRAINING
• Provide training for DM's
• Develop training curriculum
• Trainers curriculum
• Dungeon monitors curriculum
• FINANCIAL
• Become financially self-sustaining as a not-for-profit corporation
• Obtain non-profit status
• Create a Budget
• Create revenue sources
• LEGAL
• Protect against liability for DMA members
• Define liability issues
• Provide protection options
• OUTREACH
• Become a community resource
• Identify opportunities to become resource
• Web Page expansion
• Short Term
• Survey members regarding expectations

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The DMA's constituency is composed of insiders and outsiders. Their identified expectations and needs are:
Board Members expect the DMA to provide:

• Dispute Arbitration
• Good information
• Standards - Policy
• Decision making
• Liability protection
• Credibility
• Standardized Training
• Feedback
• Good PR
• Input

DMA Members expect from the DMA:

• Good information
• Reliable information
• Training
• Record Keeping
• Fellowship
• Credibility of DMA
• Opportunity to gain experience
• Mentoring
• "Job Bank"
• Communications
• Advice/feedback
• Certification standards
• Liability
• Safety Training
• Insurance
• Confidentiality
• Continuity
• Prestige
• Compensation

PARTY HOSTS expectations of the DMA: To provide Trained DMs that are Objective, Knowledgeable, Experienced, Flexible, Diplomatic and Motivated with the proper focus

The DMA may provide the following resources for Party Hosts:

PARTY ATTENDEES expectations of the DMA: To provide DMs who are Fair, Non-judgmental, Impartial able to assume appropriate On/off duty roles, Helpful, have Medical/First Aid training, are prepared for an Emergency, have the Proper equipment, who are Friendly, and Composed.

STRENGTHS of the DMA Board

• Cumulative knowledge
• Unpaved road
• Synergy - togetherness
• Prestige - well known names
• Wide range of experience of sectors of community
• Huge list of contacts/resources
• Credibility
• Momentum
• Database of needs
• Trained membership available to Bay Area Party Hosts
• Non-biased/judgmental (negatively)

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CHALLENGES of the DMA Board

• Lack of Gay Male board member
• Unpaved road
• Difficulty meeting
• No templates for organizational development
• Lack of creditability
• No track record
• No financial resources (no S/D/M)
• Local
• Lack of instructors
• Volunteer Board/Management
• Lack of information
• Lack of standards
• Lack of dispute resolution

OUTSIDERS: WHO ARE THEY

• Non-members in community
• Vanilla Folk
• Law enforcement
• Medical Professionals
• Psychological Professionals
• Legal Aid
• Vendors
• Fire Marshal
• Press
• Party Hosts
• Party Attendees
• Potential Members

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THREATS to the DMA:

• Perception of defining standards - creeping bureaucracy
• Self-aggrandization
• Liability/lawsuits - civil
• Fiscal impropriety
• Loss of credibility
• Infighting
• Criminal Issues - Local/State/National Statutes
• Competition emerging
• Unwanted media attention
• Terrible insider/Disgruntled member-non member
• Mainstreaming of BDSM - perception
• Bad leadership - internal incompetence
• Negative emails
• Lack of Accountability
• Impropriety
• Impersonation
• Appearance of Bias - GM

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OPPORTUNITIES for the DMA (With our votes next to each issue):

• Training (6)
• Insurance (6)
• Community Resource (5)
• Publish guides
• Selling DM products
• Dues - Members (5)
• Outreach (4)
• Community
• Non-community
• Fundraising (4)
• Outside
• Inside
• National/International Standards - Create (4)
• Image Building (2)
• Managing DMs
• Outside event services
• Mindset

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