1. IASSIST Strategic Plan 2010-2014

2. History of IASSIST Strategic Planning 1990s – Ann Green and Chuck Humphrey 2002-2004 – Bill Block, Kate McNeill, Joel Herndon, Chuck Humphrey, Melanie Wright, Ron Decker

3. History of IASSIST Strategic Planning 2-year effort 1 year of information gathering –Informal membership survey –less formal than current planning –AC discussion and brainstorming 3 themes: –Education –Outreach –Advocacy

4. Strategic Plan Action Group Informal Discussions Action Group Survey Membership Survey

5. Action Group Themes Training Advocacy Innovation Community

6. Membership Survey Themes Education Outreach Advocacy Strategic Directions Communication Organizational Structure

11. The following is the most effective way that IASSIST fulfills its Education objective: Workshops at the annual conference (13) Sessions at the annual conference (10) Website (6) – though prevailing sentiment is that it *could* be – but perhaps currently is not IASSIST mailing list (4)

12. The following is the least effective way that IASSIST fulfills its Education objective: Website (10) Insular nature of annual conference – not enough dissemination of content (3)

14. The following is the most effective way that IASSIST fulfills its Outreach objective: Outreach Committee (8) Collaboration with other organizations (5) Support of colleagues in countries not established in IASSIST (3)

15. The following is the least effective way that IASSIST fulfills its Outreach objective: Lack of Collaboration with other organizations (5) “IASSIST at a Glance” Brochure / distribution (5) Not enough efforts to welcome newcomers(4)

17. The following is the most effective way that IASSIST fulfills its Advocacy objective: Standards advocacy (4) Members’ actions (4) Data access advocacy (4)

20. The ideal communication strategy for IASSIST would be: Maintain listserv as primary communication method (8) Not enough time to engage active communication methods such as the blog – keep communications simple!(5) Make IQ more accessible – indexed, online journal (3) Wiki for education (2) More options for smaller, sub-group communications (forums, blogs) (2)

22. Regarding organizational structure, I think that the organization should: Maintain current volunteer structure, encourage involvement (4) Hire administrative help to improve organizational responsiveness (4) Make greater effort to involve new and less- active members (3)