Master Plan Updates February 2015 Salem, Oregon nwacuho Michelle

Agenda Master Plan Process Review Master Plan Purpose & Objectives 2014 Highlights – How’d We do? What’s Next? Michelle

The Association Formed in 1977 with first constitution executive committee & President 2008 filed as an Oregon nonprofit public corporation 2011 gained 501(c)6 designation 2012 released Master Plan Michelle

Master Planning Process 2011 Commissioned Master Planning Group Held Master Plan Retreat Board Approved Mission, Vision, Tagline 2012 Board Approval of Action Plan Presentation to Association Master Planning Workgroups Form Michelle

Master Planning Process Annually: October : Assess Year’s Progress Develop Next Year’s Action Plan February: Presentation of Progress to Association Identification of Year’s Action Plan May: Master Planning Progress Reports Michelle

Master Planning Objectives Organizational Identity Vision Tagline Mission The Future Current Reality, Desired Reality, Outcomes Deliverable: Five Year Process Deliverable: One Year Action Items Jenni

Master Planning Purpose Who are we? Who do we serve? Who do we want to be? How are we going to get there? Jenni

Core Purposes NWACUHO exists to: Promote best practices Encourage professional development Foster the collaborative sharing of ideas Examine future industry trends Jenni

Roadmap to Success Identify and prioritize objectives for each focus area Develop action plans for each objective Implement. Assess regularly. Rinse, recycle, repeat. Jenni

Objective Prioritization High: Areas that need attention in the near term, within the next 1 – 2 years. Medium: Areas that need attention in the midterm, within the next 2 – 3 years. Low: Areas that need attention in the long term, within the next 3 – 5 years or beyond. Jenni

2014 Objective Implementation Core Purposes Financial Stewardship Governance Member Engagement Partnership Jenni

2014 Objective Implementation Core Purposes: Revisit marketing strategy for scholarships/awards Create stronger member awareness of connection between taskforces (committees) and core purposes Create awareness of NWACUHO core purposes Michelle

Core Purposes How We Did: Surveyed 2014 scholarship recipients on process Created streamlined application process utilizing Google Forms, and brought New Professional process into alignment with Vennie Gore & Graduate Student process Surveyed, assessed, and reorganized committees to better reflect NWACUHO Core Purposes   Michelle

What’s next for 2014? Build marketing campaign focusing on streamlined scholarship application process Explore creation of Scholarship and/or Awards Committee Create broader member awareness of NWACUHO Core Purposes Michelle

2014 Objective Implementation Financial Stewardship: Market the funding request process Identify recommendations for reserve policy, audit process, and revenue process Explore revisions and changes to expense procedures Jenni

Financial Stewardship How did we do? Drive-in requests received, but still minimal use of funding request form Best practices of other regional association practices reviewed Financial Guidelines document completed, approved by Board, and added to NWACUHO website   Jenni

Financial Stewardship What’s next: Renewed promotion of the funding request process, utilizing drive-ins and other initiatives Monitor and assess financial guidelines document and recommend changes as needed Promote guidelines to membership for increased transparency Establish finance committee for fiscal year-end review Develop guidelines for revenue requirements for programs, conferences, due, etc.   Jenni

2014 Objective Implementation Governance: Evaluate term lengths of executive positions & determine if further changes are necessary Update and finalize positional task lists Update position descriptions for consistency in recruitment Jenni

Governance How Did We Do? Evaluated election process, resulting in new elections process rolled out Fall 2014 Drafted bylaw changes regarding interim appointment   Jenni

What’s next? Continue to explore board recruitment efforts, with the goal of contested elections Assessment of new elections process Assessment of position terms, with possible change from 2 year to 3 Explore structural accountability that incorporates training, positional goals, and annual review Jenni

2014 Objective Implementation Member Engagement: Implement NWACUHO opt-in listserv Gather information on the current life-cycle of a NWACUHO member; set goals regarding involvement at every level Examine Taskforce effectiveness Michelle

Membership Engagement How did we do? Listserv is up and operational, including introduction video, protocols, and topic tags Disbanded Drive-In Taskforce, aligning its initiatives with newly-developed Member Engagement Committee Moved from Taskforce branding to Committee Created shared resource for committee chairs to share resources/information   Michelle

What’s next? Conduct informational interviews with CHOs and other senior members to discuss how they might find better benefit from NWACUHO Work with Committee Chairs (Communications, Pro Devo, Member Engagement) to goal-set in line with Master Plan Develop Committee Chair Manual Create plan for growth of institutional members Explore Corporate Membership engagement Michelle

2014 Objective Implementation Partnership: Explore the ACUHO-I Foundation Representative position as it relates to governance structure and partnership objectives Michelle

Partnerships How Did We Do? Follow-up conversations with ACUHO-I regarding representation, role, and objectives Identified ACUHO-I Representative for region   Jenni

What’s next? Continue to explore role of ACUHO-I Foundation Representative within NWACUHO Enhance communication with membership Jenni

What’s next for the whole plan? Complete remaining actions steps for 2014 Implement action steps for 2015 Revise plan in 2 years Related workgroups around Scholarships/Awards and Equity/Inclusion Michelle

Priorities for 2015 Scholarship/Awards marketing, structure, and selection Create cycle of progressive involvement for members Market funding proposal model Assess new elections process Jenni

Priorities for 2014 Continue assessment of Board structure, including term limits and training Jenni

Thank You!