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About Our Strategic Vision
The gift of harmony is too wonderful for us to keep to ourselves. It is a gift that we are not only compelled to share, but one that we now have the capability, resources and unity of purpose to share with everyone.
We need to share it with young and old, with people of every color and every strata, with city people and country people and everyone in between, because the world needs what we have.
Harmony compels us to blend, to cooperate, to create beauty. Indeed, to love each other. It’s time to think of the gift of harmony not just as a treasure for our own enjoyment, but as a tool for direct social impact.
Back in 1938, O.C. Cash and Rupert Hall stumbled upon something quite profound: the joy and transformation sparked by four voices singing together. Rooted in African American traditions, this wonderful music — barbershop music — embodied the transformative power to change men for the better.
Now in our ninth decade, it’s time to pause and reflect on where we’ve been … and where we’re going.
Read on to learn more about the journey to our strategic vision, Everyone in Harmony, and how you can get involved!
Announcements & Stories
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Everyone in Harmony Roadshow: Now Available Online!
Continuing our Inclusion Journey
A free, interactive workshop
The in-person Roadshow, presented in nearly 20 cities across the U.S. in early 2019, mixed formal presentations with small group discussions and activities, reflection opportunities, and, yes, singing!
Participants took a deep dive into the Chapter Considerations Guide and learned more about our Everyone in Harmony strategic vision, operational and administrative updates for chapters, and how we're offering more ways to barbershop.
For those who could not make it to the Roadshow this spring, or attendees who wish to work through the program with their chapter, a condensed, online version of the Roadshow is now available!
The Four Workstreams
Four workstreams comprise the roadmap, corresponding to the major strategies in the Strategic Vision. Milestones along the path mark dates by which specific achievements will be accomplished. Most of the milestones are in the next five years as we strive to sustain momentum and make meaningful impact on our membership, chapters, and communities.
The four workstreams include:
- Scale Participation and Engagement
- Scale Impact
- Scale Assets
- Scale Inclusion
Downloadable Resources
Show your support for Everyone in Harmony
You’re invited to show your support for the Strategic Vision by downloading these resources and using them as a reminder to you and your chapters about the ever-growing Strategic Vision that will shape the future of our Society for generations to come.
FAQs
Want to learn more about the Society's strategic choice, the timeline for decisions and implementations, change management in the chapter, legal and contest considerations, and more?
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Contact Us
Questions? Contact societyboard@barbershop.org.