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NEOA Strategic Plan

The NEOA Strategic Plan is divided into four sections:

Goal 1: Provide comprehensive professional development opportunities to NEOA’s membership

  • Identify and assess professional development needs of membership
  • Develop comprehensive Professional Development plan annually (by late fall)
  • Publicize a coordinated professional development plan

Goal 2: Develop strategies to expand and strengthen NEOA’s financial security and organizational capacity

  • Create a reserve equal to one-half of the annual expenses by August 2009
  • Explore new revenue generating activities
  • Develop an annual Corporate Development plan by October of each year
  • Ensure coordination between the Corporate Development and Finance Committee

Goal 3: Develop a plan to build and maintain continuous leadership

  • Define and publicize various leadership opportunities within NEOA
  • Encourage board members to identify, recruit and mentor individuals for Board leadership roles
  • Establish ongoing contact with Leadership Institute alums and encourage their involvement with NEOA
  • Plan an event at the annual conference for staff with 5+ years of service in TRIO/GU with goal of reinvestment with leadership opportunities
  • Develop and promote trainings for state and regional board positions
  • Develop information packet for state mentor programs and new hires in all TRIO/GU programs and post on the website

Goal 4: Strengthen NEOA’s capacity to advocate on behalf of TRIO/GU students and programs

  • Review existing committee structures and revise bylaws if necessary to support achievement of goals identified in strategic plan
  • Provide information and training to promote link between state and national advocacy issues
  • Create strategic marketing plan in alignment with NEOA’s goals
  • Expand TRIO/GU Alumni presence in NEOA