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Strategic Planning

The CLF Board at their April 2004 meeting agreed on a set of Strategic Goals, including Retention Objectives, Funding Objectives and Programming and Staffing Objectives. Our staff is working on specific implementation plans that we come to the Board at their September meeting. If you have a response, please email us at clf@clfuu.org

Overarching Goal: Develop a step-by-step mission driven marketing plan linking recruitment, program, funding, staffing and retention with systems for tracking and assessment.

Objectives

Recruitment Objective: Reach out to liberal religious seekers, retirees and others from walled churches, religious professionals (Parish Ministers, Community Ministers, RE Directors), young adults, web surfers, community ministers, DREs and MREs, Theological School Students, UUA staff, parish ministers

  • Identify linkages and website advertising
    • Re-institute practice of transfer notices, YA relocation
  • Targeted efforts to UUWorld subscribers, including Ad within the UUWorld

Retention Objective: Engage and retain members thru orientation, volunteer development linking members thru increased interaction, lifespan education, tracking

  • Develop and expand Small Group Ministry
  • Develop Volunteer Management Program

Funding Objectives:

  • Employ development Consultant ASAP (Fall 04)
  • Exploit untapped funding sources and develop existing funding sources
    • Potential international partners
    • Congregations and individuals out of our history
    • Congregations and individuals hooked on our mission
    • Large congregations
  • Pursue/assess feasibility of capital campaign

Programming and Staffing Objectives: Integrate existing RE offerings and new adult offerings into a broad interactive lifespan RE program serving individuals, families and small groups.

  • Implement Option 2 from RE report – expand RE expenditures from ¼ to ½ time
  • Change the way Quest is edited to free up some of Jane’s time
  • Start online courses/distance learning
  • Expand web-based ministry-including audio streaming, online courses, interactive discussion groups and media, informational games

Reports

Last updated November 27, 2005

 
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