Re: Motion for Strategic Planning Committee

[MORRISJE1@aol.com]

All,
 
I agree with someone who previously stated that they believe this should be  
a Standing committee rather than an Ad Hoc committee.  I also agree with  Jody 
that a clear purpose needs to be defined for the committee (perhaps that  
will be part of the committee's charter).
 
My experience with strategic planning is in corporate  America (McDonnell 
Douglas) where it was a VP position reporting directly  to the chairman of the 
board.  However, every function, be it engineering,  finance, manufacturing 
operations, product development, etc., set long term  goals as well as short term 
goals, inputted meaningful info upward and was  expected to brain storm and 
question any departmental, divisional or  corporate marching orders.  The whole 
process was amazingly open to debate  and many great ideas came from the rank 
and file.  This process was  successful in taking the corporation from a small 
regional subcontractor on prop  airplanes through to jets, missiles, 
spacecraft, large boosters and much  more.
 
The point is that irregardless of delegation to a committee, strategic  
planning is part of everyone's responsibility and input should be solicited from  
all.  In an era of cell phones, laptops and internet centric fixation the  
American Daffodil Society has actually reversed its two decade old membership  
decline.  This is largely attributed to their rather recent development and  
implementation of their DaffSeek database of 29,000 cultivars with  pictures.  
This was and is a major effort to visually  depict all species and named 
cultivars and make it available free to any and  all.  It has generated more interest 
in daffodils than any membership  campaign, daffodil show or any of their 
publications.  Granted ADS is small  (1,490) compared to AIS but a 71% increase in 
membership in five years is  remarkable in a time when all organizations are 
in membership decline.
 
Food for thought.
 
Jim Morris 
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/20/2009 8:39:16 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
jody.nolin@gmail.com writes:

I would  like to know the charter for this committee.
Is it strategic in the sense  of the direction of AIS vis a vis
organizational issues such as cooperating  societies, internal
structure, and operations?  Or more long-range  goals for the
organization such as fund raising and membership?
Having  been the director of planning for several large agencies, I am
very much in  favor of any group thinking strategically and laying out
a framework for  the future.  However, I would strongly recommend
defining a clear  purpose for this group.  My guess is, given the names
mentioned, that  this has already been done.  I have great respect for
the abilities of  all of them. Perhaps I missed it.


On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 7:08 PM,  Michelle Snyder
<AISSecretary@irises.org> wrote:
> On March 16,  Jeanne Clay Plank moved and John Jones seconded the following
>  motion.  As such, the motion is now open for discussion.
>
>  "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)."
>
>
> Michelle  Snyder
> AIS Secretary
>




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