Re: Strategic Planning Committee

[Brad Kasperek <zebrairis@gmail.com>]

Thankz! Dennis,

Your 2 cents is an excellent description of the purpose of strategic
planning!

The AIS should make this a standing committee; although, an ad hoc committee
may be useful in defining the makeup, proccesses and purpose of this
committee.  The longer term health of the AIS is dependant on the vitality
of the organization.  All parts of the AIS mission are important, but the
vitality of the organization rests on the affiliates and hybridizers.
Without revitalizing the attraction of the local clubs and inspiring a new
generation of hybridizers I seriously doubt that the AIS has a long term
future.

Cheers! Brad K.

On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 12:58 PM, aredee <hager@aredee.com> wrote:

> Strategic planning should be a continual process. I cringe to think that
> strategic planning is delegated to an ad hoc committee. It should be, at the
> very least, a standing committee that addresses not only 3 year goals, but
> 10 and 20 year goals. It should be updated regularly (you may recall that
> the Soviets were particularly fond of 5 year plans) to make sure that the
> organization is on track. Furthermore, the organization should frequently
> refer to the plan to make sure that it is working within the guidelines of
> the plan.
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> Just my 2 cents and now I will go back in my hole.
>
> Dennis Hager
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Aitken" <terry@flowerfantasy.net
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> To: <aisdiscuss@aisboard.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 2:28 PM
> Subject: RE: [AISdiscuss] Strategic Planning Committee
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> Hi All
>> It seems to me that Bonnie Nichols and a committee came up with a mission
>> statement when she was treasurer. It sounds like you are trying to build
>> on
>> that?
>> I have had some interesting correspondence from the American Orchid
>> Society
>> who is following a very parallel direction because of dropping membership,
>> cut back in services. They have a headquarters estate in Florida that is
>> being shut down (greenhouses plus storefront) to the public except for a
>> skeleton crew of maintenance people. This has some reflection on short
>> term
>> economy problems that may right themselves later.
>> Terry
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-aisdiscuss@aisboard.org [mailto:owner-aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>> ]
>> On Behalf Of E. R. Epperson
>> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 12:50 PM
>> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>> Subject: [AISdiscuss] Strategic Planning Committee
>>
>> The American Iris Society needs to formulate a vision and a strategic plan
>> for the next three-year period.  This plan would set forth goals and
>> objectives with timelines for achieving the stated goals and objectives.
>> An
>> essential part of such a plan will be the performance of a SWOT
>> (strengths,
>> weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis of the organization.  It has
>> often been said that if you do not know where you are going you will never
>> get there.
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>> Therefore, the AIS President would entertain the following motion:
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>> That the AIS President appoint an ad hoc committee to formulate a
>> strategic
>> plan for The American Iris Society.  This committee would be: Gary White,
>> Chair; Jeanne Clay Plank (Policy and historical perspective); Jill Bonino
>> (Finances); Bob Pries (Publicity and Marketing); Debra Straus (RVP 17).
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>> Note:  The AIS President is by the Bylaws an ex-officio member of all
>> committees.
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>> Thank you,
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>> Roy
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>> E. Roy Epperson
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>> President, The American Iris Society
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