Strategic Plan for Altrusa International of Richmond Va. Vision Altrusa Leading through Service using the gifts of Leadership and service in the communities Worldwide and where we live. Mission To be proactive in discovering the needs of our community, particularly as related to literacy, and to be creative in filling them. Goals Membership- Increase and maintain membership Service: Enhance the community by meeting service needs Image -. Achieve recognition as a positive influence in the Richmond and surrounding areas- Membership Benefit Opportunity for leadership and personal growth. Organization: Maintain financial resource to support the club programs and objectives. Membership Objectives Maintain current active membership Increase membership by 2 members each year. Success Factors Understand the role Membership sponsors Enjoy being an Altrusan Longevity of our local club Barriers to Success Number of competing service clubs in area Strategies Contact inactive members by phone or letter Identify obstacles to attendance and assist as able Establish buddy program to encourage regular participation, Make business cards Develop a plan to publicize Altrusa Make all members responsible for new members. Service Enhance our service to our Community service to our community by accessing the need. Maintain our focus on Literacy Objectives Seek projects for Women and Children Use yearly member survey to plan program calendar, Continue our projects With Harrowgate and Crestview. Success Factors Input from membership survey Diversified talent Enthusiasm We have district board involvement, which gives us strong ties for information and support Barriers to Success Some projects are favorites Members do not want to let them go Focus on fundraisers (we need to raise funds for projects but fundraising should not be our only focus). Some projects seem small yield for high-energy input. Strategies Re-examine current service projects and required needs Explore collaboration with other service organizations to enhance size. Image Achieve recognition as a positive influence in the Richmond Objectives Planning for press release for each project Strategies Regular placement and resupply of What is Altrusa Increase advertisements of our events in local churches and gatherings Increase media announcements of each project Promote volunteerism Membership Benefits Objectives Continue to annually survey for service projects. Recognize a job well done Strategies Assign members to projects Encourage attendance to workshops and conferences Continue annual survey Organization Maintain sufficient organizational and financial resources to support the club programs and objectives. |
Altrusa International, Inc. of Richmond, Virginia, USA |
