Was 2006-2010 Strategic Plan a Failure?

[RememberSchiff]

The 2006-2010 Strategic Plan

http://scouting.org/filestore/pdf/45-016.pdf

 

emphasized 5 objectives each with measurable goals. Today, I was curious about our progress towards that plan and surprise there's a new Strategic Plan - the 2011-2015 Strategic Plan Update

http://scouting.org/sitecore/content/Home/Media/StrategicPlan.aspx

 

which unfortunately is not a pdf but a 10 min video slide presentation that dies about 2 minutes in when the slide

 

"Our Structure for The Strategic Plan"

The Strategic Plan"

 

appears (I tried both Firefox and IE multiple times).

 

I'll post this and go back to reviewing the 2006-2010 plan.

 

 

 

[RememberSchiff]

From the 2006-2010 Strategic Plan, here are the five objectives with their respective metrics. I added the outline format to aid discussion.

 

1. Every eligible youth has an opportunity to be involved in a quality

Scouting experience.

a. Increase market share and/or growth.

b. Increase the number of new members.

c. Improve member retention.

d. Increase the number of units

 

2. The number of engaged, accountable volunteers is dramatically

increased at all levels of Scouting.

a. Add 1 million new volunteers.

b. Increase the number of Quality Councils, Districts, and Units

 

3. Every local council is fiscally sound.

a. Reduce the number of councils with annual operating deficits.

b. Increase local councils unrestricted assets.

c. Increase local councils endowment fund assets

 

4. Local, regional, and national chartered organizations and strategic

alliances are identified and engaged.

a. Increase the number of chartered organizations.

b. Identify national and/or regional funding sources to fund phases of the Strategic Plan.

 

5. Enough of the right professionals are identified, developed, and retained in the right positions at all levels, with a focus on diversity

a. Increase the number of youth-serving executives.

b. Increase the number of minority/female professionals.

c. Improve employee retention.

 

Has National released a progress report to date?

[scoutldr]

These are not metrics...just wishful thinking. Where are the SMART goals? Accountability? Specific tasks assigned to specific people? (I realize there's probably more than what you posted...)

[John-in-KC]

Those are the Vision stuff.

 

At the very most, they are the Goals.

 

As Scoutldr said, they're not SMART.

 

Before anyone says anything else, regardless of what we volunteers do with our young people in the trenches, the simple fact is that National non-profits are not small business in any sense of the term. Good business management at the top end is as much stewardship as LNT is in the field, be it front or back country.

 

AND... before anyone says anything else, if you've got a better methodology for corporate accountability, lay it out... don't simply gripe.

 

To that end, given what RS has found so far, I would like to see the backgournder, vice the powerpoint executive summary. It's probably an inch thick for this many pieces of Vision/Goals.

 

My thoughts. YIS