About Furvana
Furvana is a furry fandom and anthropomorphic arts convention running in the Pacific Northwest for its second year! Furvana happily welcomes all furries, artists, writers, performers, musicians, and anyone with a creative spirit. Hosted at the beautiful beachfront convention center in Ocean Shores Washington, Furvana is a place where fans of all ages can gather and celebrate their shared interests. We’d love to have you join us!
Furvana is made possible by a dedicated group of volunteers, and by members like you. We’re always looking for more helping paws, so if you’d like to be a part of our team, we’d love to have you on board!
Furvana is managed and owned by Furvana LLP.
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Our Mission
Mission Statement
Furvana is an organization1 dedicated to providing a venue2 and events for the world wide anthropomorphic community and enthusiasts of anthropomorphic arts to gather together, allowing people of all ages and differences to feel safe and respected as they engage in community activities3 that bring anthropomorphism to life.
Values
- We want to make the community heard, ensuring that all staff and attendees have a voice in the convention built by and for them.
- We want to strengthen community ties and make every community member feel included.
- We want to embrace weirdness, the spirit of eccentricity that makes our community unique.
- We want to give community members a place to meet new friends and share interests and learn from each other.
- We want attendees to feel safe expressing their interests and do it in a positive way.
Tenets
- Don't just say "no". All ideas should have a discussion before being accepted or denied. Evaluate possibilities and communicate your thought process to others.
- There are always more than two answers to a problem; find the third option.
- Make volunteering fun and rewarding.
- Make attendees feel safe, comfortable, and respected.
- Train the leads to become leaders.
- Enable visibility and transparency. All staff should have visibility into leadership discussions and decision making, unless there is a specific security reason the information must be kept private.
- Always assume good intentions during discussions with other staff and attendees.
- Follow the "We'll make it right" principle of customer service.
- Consider how your role in staff affects other staff roles. Map your connections.
- Precedent, precedent, precedent! Study other conventions and events to see how they manage and solve problems.
- Keep the mission in mind!