Tempo Strategic Plan Committee Goals and Objectives Created November, 1998

   

Goals	Objectives	Guidance
Management
Ensure future success of TEMPO	Expand strategic plan by establishing committee descriptions and committee goals Encourage a two year tenure for all Board positions to ensure consistency and experience on the TEMPO Board Work with Membership and Public Relations to maintain/increase membership
Improve communication with and between Board members	Meet regularly to ensure coordination and integration Publish Board meeting agenda one week prior to Board meeting Empower all committees by establishing budget guidelines for both income and expenses
Improve communication with membership	Communicate by posting committee goals and descriptions on web site
Philanthropy
Identify Philanthropy recipients	Ensure that the application process is effective	Review current application process annually
Raise the money donated to charity	þ Explore innovative ways to raise money	Brainstorm
Encourage the use of computers in non-profit organizations	Maintain a list of donors of computer hardware/ software to provide to non-profit organizations
Web-site
Provide up-to-date information on TEMPO's programs and activities	Ensure that the program and newsletter information is kept up to date and current as this information becomes available	Work with Board to determine new areas or areas to enhance on the web site
Use web site as a marketing tool to attract potential members	Add new pages as needed and update information on job postings, vendors, and resources as required	Promote the web site at every meeting and in every newsletter Make sure web site is on all printed documents from TEMPO
Budget for web site costs and enhancements	Contract with consultant for major changes or new page design
Membership
Increase membership 10% each year	Develop proactive approach to recruiting new members	Work with Publicity
Maintain a valid prospect list	þ Follow up with each prospect - encourage membership or remove from list
Retain current members	þ Ensure that members' needs are met	Continue strong program schedule Survey membership
Programs
Provide innovative and beneficial programs	Continually look for topics of interest and poll membership for their suggestions.
Maintain a 6 month advanced program schedule	þ Planning should be done so that program schedule is complete by July membership mailing
Increase attendance at TEMPO programs	Inform the community-at-large	Work with Publicity to ensure notice of meetings is done proactively
Treasury
Identify current financial status	Ensure current process is efficient Proactively identify any financial issues	Review current financial process
Establish monthly financial report	Maintain financial books by using a software system that will balance, maintain, and report on our financial status	Research current systems and rely on recommendation
Develop process to create budget	Develop knowledge of budget and be able to report against that budget	Work with various committees
Database
Maintain an accurate, up-to-date member and prospect database	Process membership and prospect information immediately Provide informational reports at quarterly Board meetings
Prepare membership renewals and membership directory	Respect dates set for publishing renewal documents and directories
Secretary
Prepare concise meeting minutes	Ensure that Board meeting minutes are distributed within a reasonable time frame after meeting
Prepare enticing committee descriptions on the TEMPO web site
Public Relations
Develop a realistic informational exchange system with other TEMPO committees	Focus on Membership, Programs, and Philanthropy
Participate in the dissemination of information from committees to general TEMPO membership.
Cultivate a relationship with targeted media outlets to	Insure coverage of TEMPO activities (before and after)
Expand awareness of TEMPO as an organization through the media	Stimulate interest from outside to increase membership
Assist in the retention of TEMPO members	Make the members feel that they are contributing to the organization, and their thoughts and opinions are welcome
Publicize promotions developed by the TEMPO Board	Attract attention to TEMPO by appealing to non-members-trainers, educators, consultants, and vendors from both technology-related and non-technology industries
Newsletter
Publish an eye-catching quarterly newsletter	Include informative articles about TEMPO Include articles and information pertinent to training
Explore ways to fund the printing of the newsletter	Use color in the newsletter Print on 11X17 paper
Explore alternatives for soliciting articles

 

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