1. Master Plan Updates February 2015 Salem, Oregon
nwacuho
Michelle

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

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

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

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

10. 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

11. 2014 Objective Implementation
Core Purposes
Financial Stewardship
Governance
Member Engagement
Partnership
Jenni

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 2014 Objective Implementation
Partnership:
Explore the ACUHO-I Foundation Representative position as it relates to governance structure and partnership objectives
Michelle

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

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

27. 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

28. 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

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

30. Thank You!