Helping children Serving families Strategic Plan 2018-2020 Helping children Serving families

The process

PAFCAF Process Contracted with Jennifer Flowers from Accreditation Guru to guide us through the strategic planning process One-day Board Retreat in December to brainstorm and share ideas for the future Board created a Strategic Planning Steering Committee Membership and Stakeholder Surveys distributed in January

Member survey Results

BOARD Steering committee Committee Members Kelli Kelley, Growing Home Southeast Tim Duncan, Connie Maxwell Carmen Landy, Helping Hands Bethany Vause, Lutheran Services Carolina Erin Hall, PAFCAF Megan Branham, PAFCAF Jennifer Flowers, Accreditation Guru (facilitator) Committee Work Day-long committee meeting SWOT Analysis Defined overall goals Discussion of current environment, challenges, vision; creation of Environmental Scan

Environmental Scan March 2018 Group Homes Therapeutic Foster Care/ Child Placing Agencies Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilitates Other Service Agencies Board of Directors SC Landscape/Society Factors Competitive Analysis (NOSAC) Analysis: IT and Infrastructure Human Resources/Staffing Financial Standing

The plan Approved by PAFCAF Board 5.1.18

Strategic plans & objectives PAFCAF will continue to employ best practices that will empower our member agencies to enhance child welfare in South Carolina based upon the five key strategic objectives below:  Financial accountability and efficiency Objective: Diversification and stabilization of funding with the goal of the association’s growth and sustainability. Enhance organizational infrastructure and capacity Objective: Provide the necessary resources, tools and infrastructure to be able to fulfill PAFCAF’s mission and strategic goals. Member development and training Objective: PAFCAF will continue to engage, train & nurture its member agencies to effectively advance both their missions & PAFCAF’s mission. Governance and board development Objective: Develop a diverse and supportive board of directors that represents the services of members, governed by bylaws that are up to date and reflective of the current environment. Child welfare system and advocacy Objective: PAFCAF will further engage various child welfare groups while supporting and advancing the understanding of social welfare and directly influencing the child welfare agenda in South Carolina.

Financial accountability & efficiency Objective: Diversification and stabilization of funding with the goal of the association’s growth and sustainability. New funding sources Balanced budget Legacy & estate gifts

Enhance organizational infrastructure & capacity Objective: Provide the necessary resources, tools and infrastructure to be able to fulfill PAFCAF’s mission and strategic goals. Searchable, public database of services provided by PAFCAF members Staffing Office space

Member development & training Objective: PAFCAF will continue to engage, train & nurture its member agencies to effectively advance both their missions & PAFCAF’s mission. More outreach to members Additional trainings PAFCAF CEO Academy PAFCAF Mid-Level Managers Institute

Governance & Board development Objective: Develop a diverse and supportive board of directors that represents the services of members, governed by bylaws that are up to date and reflective of the current environment. Enhance partnerships within membership Update PAFCAF’s Bylaws Develop a formal system for volunteer recruitment, orientation and engagement (Board members and committee members)

Child welfare system & advocacy Objective: PAFCAF will further engage various child welfare groups while supporting and advancing the understanding of social welfare and directly influencing the child welfare agenda in South Carolina. Set a new child welfare agenda – reframing the messaging to members, state agencies & the legislature Data collection Negotiate contracts to include equitable funding

Next steps Operational Plan for the remainder of 2018 Committees – restructuring and recruiting

Pafcaf committees Nominating Committee/Board Development Public Policy Committee Training Committee (expanding Conference Committee) Communications & Membership Committee Revenue Committee Board Committees: Finance & Audit Committees

Strategic plans & objectives PAFCAF will continue to employ best practices that will empower our member agencies to enhance child welfare in South Carolina based upon the five key strategic objectives below: Financial accountability and efficiency Objective: Diversification and stabilization of funding with the goal of the association’s growth and sustainability. Enhance organizational infrastructure and capacity Objective: Provide the necessary resources, tools and infrastructure to be able to fulfill PAFCAF’s mission and strategic goals. Member development and training Objective: PAFCAF will continue to engage, train & nurture its member agencies to effectively advance both their missions & PAFCAF’s mission. Governance and board development Objective: Develop a diverse and supportive board of directors that represents the services of members, governed by bylaws that are up to date and reflective of the current environment. Child welfare system and advocacy Objective: PAFCAF will further engage various child welfare groups while supporting and advancing the understanding of social welfare and directly influencing the child welfare agenda in South Carolina.