If you were to leave your current position tomorrow, do you know what legacy you'd leave behind? What would you be remembered for, lauded for... blamed for? What from your tenure would stick with your organization's fundraising operations and culture, and what practices and policies for which you were known would erode with your absence?

 

Beyond all the manuals, written policies and internal controls your organization may have, the real answer to these questions depends on the people you leave behind to continue the good fight. Do those you work alongside share your passion for the fundraising mission? Do they share your fundraising vision and your values? The people you've coached, mentored and trained - and even your peers - have they embraced and embedded into the culture those things which are really most important for your organization's fundraising efforts to succeed? Even if you plan to stay put a while, have your prepared yourself, your boss, your board and your colleagues for the time when you won't be there to shoulder the load by assuring they know the plan and what it takes to get there?

The board of directors is pleased to share with you the AFP, Eastern Oklahoma chapter's strategic plan for 2016 and 2017. This plan will guide the chapter's activities for the next 18 months to execute the chapter's mission, pursuit its vision and execute a program of work rooted in four pillars -- Inclusion, Relevance, Influence and Sustainability.  The plan will be housed on the chapter website and will be reviewed and updated quarterly by the board and committee members responsible for the plan's execution.

 

A special thank you to our strategic planning committee, led by VP of Governance Michelle Reagor of Restore Hope Ministries and co-chairs Brenda Michael-Haggard of Clarehouse and Lee Bartel of John 3:16 Mission for their hard work and dedication to this project.

If you are interested in volunteering on the 2017 AFP, Eastern Oklahoma Chapter Executive Board [Term Dates: January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017], please email your interest to Tom Taylor, Immediate Past President before August 15, 2016.

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