Mission Statement and Strategic Plan
Sunday December 17, 2006, 10AM - 12PM
Present: Kimbra McCaul, Matthew Singh, Leo Romero, Elise Engelhardt
Notes:
Summary: Continued discussion on core values, defined the organization's mission and goals.
Core Values, cont. See the discussion page for more on values development
- Last meeting we discussed: Asset-based community development (ABCD), appreciation of diversity, and integrity
- This meeting we discussed:
- Social innovation (one of the leaders in the citizen journalism movement)
- Community collaboration
- Have positive stories (Leo: "relentlessly sunny!"). In other words, we won't dig for dirt on people or try to ruin a person's reputation
Mission Statement See discussion page for more on the mission statement development
- Below are some ideas that we will be putting into a cohesive mission statement.
- Tell stories of those involved nonprofits
- Encourage civic engagement
- Internships/volunteer in order to give student leaders a platform in which to practice what they've learned
- Change public view of community service - esp high schoolers. Service is not just Key Club or Interact, is not just picking up trash or working with the elderly
- We should get feedback on the mission statement draft from community leaders and members
- We should also clearly define what problems we're addressing (even though the problems may be implied in the statements above)
Goals See the discussion page for more on goals development
- Publish the magazine online, with potential of going to print later
- Get people to write each other's profiles
- Provide program and contact information for nonprofit organizations so people can get involved
- Establish an internship program
- There's the possibility that we may start with a program targeted at high schoolers or college students, but we need to define the (dis)advantages for creating a focus like that.
- For instance, we might need to use different recruitment strategies, and a college student might want more autonomy than a high school student.
- There's the possibility that we may start with a program targeted at high schoolers or college students, but we need to define the (dis)advantages for creating a focus like that.
- Establish and maintain directory of nonprofits
To Do for Next Meeting
- Matt: Working on strategic plan, filing for incorporation, etc. Mention Public Allies special edition to Bethtina.
- Leo: Working on articles
- Kim: Working on articles
- Someone: Let's get business cards!
