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YEAR 1: SUSTAINABILITY
No. | Item | Recommendation | Cat | Who | When | Notes |
1 | Board development
plans |
Increase
diversity and skills of board members |
1 | Board to approve | Nov-04 | See
recommendations in section 6 in "CNVC Strategic Plan Part II", page 18. |
2 | Organizational
development issues - general |
Board to address
in its next meeting |
1 | Board | Nov-04 | List of
organizational development issues is in Appendix B. |
3 | Financial
sustainability |
Gary to form
committee to support him in addressing and coming up with detailed plan, including training programs. |
1 | Gary chairs
committee. Invited members: Keld, Charles Jones. |
1-Jan-05 | This has already
been identified as Gary's domain, and hence the committee is chaired by him with a specific charter (coming up with detailed plan) rather than just convened to study and form recommendations. |
4 | Organizational
development issues - global functioning |
Address at April
Board Meeting and NVC Convention |
1 | International
committee to be convened by Miki, including Gary, Martha Young, Kay, Godfrey, regional project leaders, Margarita, Keld, Middle East representative, Australia/New Zealand representative |
1-Jan-05 | Committee to
prepare for addressing global issues and membership issues specifically at the April NVC Convention. (section 4 of document, see Word document "CNVC Strategic Plan Part I") |
5 | Succession plan | Develop specific
plans in place to address issues regarding both founder (Marshall) and Executive Director (Gary) |
1 | Gary to form and
chair committee. Additional members to include: Marshall, 2 board members, 2 trainers, 1 office staff. |
1-Jan-05 | Strong
recommendation to include people from outside the US. |
6 | Strategic
planning process |
Adopt
recommendations given to board (see appendix) |
1 | Gary to form new
committee to continue the process |
1-Jan-05 |
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7 | Administrative
improvements |
Develop plans for
ongoing administrative improvements in office, including integrated database |
1 | Gary to form
committee to support him. Invited members: Gail Taylor, Roger Sanders |
1-Jan-05 | |
8 | World trends | Convene committee
to identify and study world trends and explore their implications for where CNVC might want to put its priorities in terms of which needs we anticipate existing in the world. |
1 | Miki convenes.
Members suggested: Kay Singer, Ike, Gitte (from Finland), Richard Heinberg, Tom Atlee, Betty Burkes |
1-Jan-06 | Committee will be
convened in Jan 2005, but results to be ready by 2006 for use in next revision of document |
9 | Fundraising plan | Adopt Lynn's
recommendations |
1 | Lynn, Gary, and
Ike |
ongoing | Note: Lynn
McMullen is CNVC's fundraising consultant |
10 | Promote NVC and
CNVC |
Work with
PuddleDancer press and other publishers |
1 | |
ongoing | Note: This item
is being included to indicate its vital connection to sustainability. For year one, no major new initiatives will be added, and CNVC will focus on continuing with initiatives and projects already underway, including launching quarterly electronic newsletter and other PR work. |
11 | Certification
process |
Leave as is for
next 2 years |
2 | Board to approve | |
We recommend
working on certification process in years 3-4, see below. |
12 | Connecting with
Central Serving Team |
Gary to put
together plan for connection and travel to different parts of the world |
2 | Board to approve | 1-Jan-05 | |
13 | Legal issues | Gary to study
ongoingly the requirements for operating in diferent countries and any related issues. |
2 | Board to approve | ongoing | |
14 | Funding regional
projects |
Develop plan for
this |
3 | Strategic
Planning Committee |
1-Jan-06 | |
15 | Permanent Retreat
Facility |
We recommend
dropping this item until after the 5-year period is complete |
4 | |
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16 | Promote NVC
materials |
Develop plan to
promote NVC on web (articles, audio clips, listing of contacts) |
5 | Gary to convene
committee including Kay Schwarzrock, PuddleDancer Press representative, and others |
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17 | Training of
existing CNVC trainers |
Develop plan for
this: Is this an effective use of Marshall's resources? How can trainers be supported in acquiring additional skills otherwise? |
5 | Gary, Marshall and
Trainers |
Ongoing | |