Purpose
This process is designed to:
- Create a meaningful connection between SFWI’s long-term strategy and present work.
- Give the 1000 Generations board a consistent method for making high-level contributions.
- Establish a framework for weaving our strategy into all levels of the movement.
Strategic Planning Channels
This process breaks the strategy of the organization down into three channels.
1. Movement
The bread and butter of the Safe Families mission.
2. Leadership
The people driving the movement.
3. Operations
The structures needed for the movement to thrive within a healthy framework.
Strategic Planning Breakdown
The board below breaks down each channel into its core components, provides a high-level status report on each, and calls out current board priorities.
Recruiting and equipping to be a support to families in need.
Raising funds to sustain and grow the movement.
Equipping, caring for, and retaining key staff.
Launching new sites around Wisconsin.
How we provide the kind of support that keeps children safe and families together.
Local volunteers who actively invest in the development of the Safe Families for Children movement in their community.
To provide professional advisory support to the 1000 Generations board and SFFC staff in Wisconsin.
To govern the activity of 1000 Generations, the funding organization of the Wisconsin chapter of Safe Families for Children.
State and local directors are tasked with leading the movement in their context.
A plan for staffing and staff management.
Budget and policy related to financial tracking and management.
A unified calendar of events, fundraisers, and trainings.
Back-office staff and processes used for day to day operations.
Post-Meeting Deliverables
A 3-Year Strategic Plan Draft for Board Review
- Aligned with FY (Sep-Aug)
- A 3-Year Vision for the Organization, Broken down into the above components.
- Sent out in advance of the August Meeting for notes and revisions.
- Considered for approval at the August meeting.
A 1-Year Action Plan Draft
- Aligned with FY (Sep-Aug)
- A unified plan for the year, broken down into the Strategic Planning Channels
- Sent out in advance of the August Meeting for notes and revisions.
- Considered for approval at the August meeting.
Meeting Cadence
Here’s how we see this process fitting into our annual cadence:
Q1
February Meeting
Annual Meeting
Officer Election and Policy Review
- Do our policies align with this plan?
Q2
May Meeting
Strategic Planning
Discuss and problem-solve the 3 most pressing issues, choosing one from each channel.
- Does the 3-year plan need any realignment?
Q3
August Meeting
Plan Approval
Approve an updated plan.
- New 1-year action plan.
- Strategic plan pushed out 1 more year to maintain a 3-year outlook.
Q4
November Meeting
Mission Impact Report
- Report on prior year metrics.
- Align report with the Strategic planning components.
