Business Plan AGM 2007 European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patient’s Association (EFA)

EFA AGM Business Plan – Part of continuous improvement Builds on EFA’s existing good reputation Creates opportunities for increased diversity and capacity Builds strategies for greater success as a dynamic and proactive organisation Highlights a major issue of funding that needs to be addressed

EFA AGM EFA Policy Document To influence European Union policymaking To support the creation of a European network of strong and professionally organised national organisations of people with allergies, asthma and COPD and a strong professionally organised EFA To empower member organisations to achieve equality in the way patients’ interests are served

EFA AGM Background to the Business Plan Priorities - “building steps” - are set out as specific objectives under the headings: Building Sustainable Capacity – Pg 4 (Specific Objectives A- D) Funding Sources to deliver Capacity – Pg 7 (Specific Objectives E-F) Policy Formulation & Advocacy – Pg 9 (Specific Objectives G- J) Membership Development – Pg 12 (Specific Objectives K-N) Building Sustainable Partnerships – Pg 15 (Specific Objectives O-S)

EFA AGM Overall Goal: Building Sustainable Capacity The Board & Secretariat Competence Framework Enlarged secretariat to meet the needs of sustainable growing organisation New office base

EFA AGM Overall Goal: Building Sustainable Capacity OUTCOME Successful development of Executive and Board function Establishment of a robust Secretariat with competent executive-, policy- and information officers New office with flexibility, accessible to people with allergy & airways diseases & disabilities and with access to services

EFA AGM Overall Goal: Sources to Deliver Capacity Framework for Sustainable European Institution, NGO and Foundation Partnerships Framework for Sustainable Corporate Partnerships Code of Ethics and Conduct Communications Strategy

EFA AGM Overall Goal: Sources to Deliver Capacity OUTCOME: Successful transition to a sustainable organisation Increased membership Increased sources of restricted and unrestricted financing to sustain policy and programme development in European health, environment, care and research policy and practice

EFA AGM Overall Goal: Developing Policy Formulation Credible, cost effective methods for policy development Effective method of using consultation to input into policy statements Policy Formulation Models; proactive (full consultation with members) and reactive (partial consultation with members)

EFA AGM Overall Goal: Developing Policy Formulation Outcome: Successful methodology for policy formulation Increasing number of robust, timely and representative policy responses and policy statements Transparent, credible and respected advocates voice

EFA AGM Overall Goal: Membership Development Increasing membership – direct & indirect recruitment Membership pack for newcomers Project members – member experts working on specific issues/projects Involvement, alliances and capacity building in EU advocacy Networking of members to share best practices Reviewing purpose and rationale for conferences

EFA AGM Overall Goal: Membership Development OUTCOME: Increase in partnership with and involvement of members in advocacy and project work on increasingly broad range of key issues Strong alliances between members to share resources Growing membership organisation

EFA AGM Overall Goal: Building Sustainable Partnerships Information package about EFA and its’ functions Key contacts in key organisations Roundtable discussions Designated liasons Frameworks for sustainable partnerships

EFA AGM Overall Goal: Building Sustainable Partnerships OUTCOME Increasingly able to support interactive dialogues on key policy issues with EU Institutions, Industry, NGO’s, professional and international organisations) on health and environment related issues. Strong “working relations” with the European institutions, other stakeholders and the industry.