2017 - 2018 Planning Timeline

Top Goals for the Year

* Email followup discussion

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

• Face-to-face Board Meeting
• Form Elections Committee for 2018 (Board)
• Kick off end-of-year fundraising drive (Communications, Fundraising)

December

• Review voting system and ensure no changes are needed (Infrastructure, Elections Committee)
• Finalize list of individual and affiliate seats open in 2018 (Elections Committee)
• End-of-year fundraising drive (Communications, Fundraising)

January

• Announce schedule of upcoming elections and seats available
  • Announce gap assessment of organizational capacity
  • Push candidate profile template to slate
• Kick off membership drive, in advance of election (Membership)

February

• Open and complete election nomination period

March

• Open and complete election voting period (Elections Committee, Communications)

April

• Elected board members take seats April 1, 2018
• Orient new board members (Board, Patrick)

References / Resources

1. 30 Example Vision Statements
2. An Overview of Strategic Planning or "VMOSA" (Vision, Mission, Objectives, Strategies, and Action Plans)