1. 2016 Year in Review 28 Chapters Reported
Total Volunteer hours reported = 33,967
$23.56 per hour = $800,263
Board of Directors hours = (only 3 have reported)
Value = ???
Above includes hours sent after Jan. 19th:
200 Dade
638 Conradina

2. What We Have Learned
The top 12 chapters made up 90% of all hours reported.
These 12 chapters range in size (# members) from 41 to 186.
Size doesn’t matter

3. What We Have Learned
Approximately 20% of the total number of volunteer hours were contributed by 8 members
> 1,000 Hours
Chapter
> 500 Hours
Scott Davis
Magnolia
Marlene Rodak (Chapter + Conference Chair)
Coccoloba
Mark Kateli
Tarflower
Sonya Guidry
PawPaw
Juliet Rynear (Chapter + Conservation Chair)
Heartland
Don Spence
Richard Brownscombe
Coontie
Jonathan Jensen
Naples

4. What Do We Spend Time On? Type of Activity Hours
Chapter operations/management
8,163
Attend meeting (in person, GoToMeeting, Chapter meeting, Board meeting)
4,489
Habitat Restoration Program (planting, plant rescue & reintroduction, invasive removal, fire, etc.)
4,340
Education/Outreach (includes special events, workshops, and programs for children, families, schools, and adults)
3,393
Plant Sales (including preparation)
3,021
Conference Planning & organization
2,217
Publications / Newsletters
1,867
Field Trip Coordination
1,449
Grants - application & management or grant review
1,315
Native Landscaping Program
1,183
Speakers / Programs
697
Finance/fundraising
635
Land Management Reviews
301
Native Plant Month (October) 41
Volunteer Development/Training 16

5. What We Have Learned
The top 14 chapters are also notable for their ability to create projects and programs that engage more people:
Partner with local preserves/parks (propagation, demo-gardens, restoration, educational programs, plant sales, events)
Frequent and Special events: Plant sales, Invasives pull, planting, Field Trips, Earth Day, Arbor Day, Native Plant Month
Monitoring / Plant Surveys
Student Scholarships /
Daily communication on Social Media
Land management reviews
Science Fairs

6. What We Have Learned
The 13 chapters with the fewest reported hours are notable for:
Lower member engagement
Fewer programs/projects
Narrow focus that excludes participation by more people
Many of these chapters seem to operate more like small clubs
Or – they may not be very good at documenting their work

7. Strategic Planning (2013-2014)

8. Aspirational Goals Identified in Planning :
Support Land Management Review and Land-Use Planning
Educational Programs
Habitat Restoration

9. Aspirational Success Factors
1. Increased preservation, conservation, & restoration
a. Increased reputation of Society
b. Maintain quality programs
2. Increased paradigm shift in local & state government initiatives;
a. Hire a paid lobbyist
b. More members politically active on local & state levels
c. More members elected to commissions & boards

10. Aspirational Achievements Since our Strategic Planning
Landscape Initiative
Policy - Citizen Engagement, hired Lobbyist
Native Plant Month
Habitat Restoration Program
Land Management Partners outreach

11. Operational Goals Goal A: Redesign Organizational Structure
Revise By-Laws to support new structure
Establish an optimal-sized board of fewer than 20 members
Establish a Chapter Council
Create 4 new paid positions:
Development Director
Bookkeeper and administrative officer
Chapter/Conference Coordinator on Board
Webmaster

12. Goal B: Upgrade Website to Support Organizational Structure
Create paid Webmaster position
Establish budget and obtain funding
Develop submission protocol, vetting, data formats, procedures, timelines
Complete critical website upgrades to support FNPS
Digitize historical documents, current pubs, operational documents
Identify on-line collaboration tool
Routinize & interpret analytics
Identify important links & where to offer them

13. Goal C: Improve Annual Conference
Define goals & outcomes
Define conference SOP including Society and chapter roles & responsibilities in conference logistics
Establish policy for Society-level sponsorship
Establish policy for Chapter-level sponsorship
Recruit Society sponsors
Develop formal educational workshop tracks to support program goals
Recruit workshop presenters
Develop outreach priorities and goals
Develop outreach strategy including Conference program elements attractive to new and existing attendees

14. Operational Goals (continued)
Goal D: Increase Income by $XXXX to Meet Goals
Establish and adopt a formal fundraising function and plan (Development Officer in place by X date; Board approves Income goals)
Expand membership and revise dues structure (X Members by categories; $X dues revenue)
Set goals and plans for member retention (% members retained in each category)

15. STRATEGIC/ASPIRATIONAL GOALS –
TO BE ADDRESSED AND REVISED
AFTER OPERATIONAL GOALS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED

16. Goal E: Support Land Management Review and Land-Use Planning

20. Goal F: Education Programs
Obj. 1: Natives for Your Neighborhood program established

21. Goal F: Education Programs

22. Goal F: Education Programs

23. Goal G: Habitat Restoration

24. 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM Session:
Strategic planning - discuss future aspirations, challenges and what is needed to meet those goals

25. Still Needed:
Wiki descriptions for:
Finance Committee
Membership Committee
Policy & Legislation Committee
Land Management Partners Committee
Science Committee

26. “Virtual Office” Need Access to FNPS Resources
Digitize historical documents, current publications, operational documents
Establish on-line collaboration tools
Routinize & interpret analytics

27. Set Growth Targets Set Fundraising $$$ Goals
Establish and adopt formal fundraising function and plan
Expand membership
Set goals and plans for member retention

28. Board Development Targets
Set goals
Take advantage of budget for training in various non-profit related areas
Time-line for training
Rollins College Edyth Bush Institute of Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center

29. Support Aspirational Goals
How can the Board, Council and Chapters work together more effectively to support our goals?