# 1: Growing the ANREP leadership# 1: Growing the ANREP leadership

Goal – Increase the internal leadership capacity of ANREP– Specific actions to implement in the next few years:

• State champions will conduct meeting of membership and interested individuals to identify key NR (Natural resource) issues and leadership for those issues.

• State champions will participate as members of state JCEP.• Development of a mentoring system for leadership positions, committees and new members. (State

champions could be the link for the latter; provide initial training)• Provide leadership/management training to Executive Board and Committee/Group leaders.• Provide leadership training assistance for ANREP members.• Encourage multiple leadership roles; i.e. short term working/interest groups, ad hoc committees, etc.• Asset mapping membership skills to bring people into leadership niches.• Develop a system of rotational leadership and provide written institutional memory of conference planning,

state champions, committees, leadership job descriptions, important due dates, etc.• Encourage development of state chapters in every state.

– Results and Milestones:• Mentoring system established• State Champions hold membership meetings in home state.• Develop baseline and track expanded leadership.• Provide leadership development.

#2: ANREP will grow its membership without losing #2: ANREP will grow its membership without losing

its identityits identity Goal 1: Clarify who we in ANREP are and what we value as a professional organization.

– Specific actions to implement in the next few years:• Revisit Article II of the by-laws to ensure they follow the SMART Goal model

– Results and Milestones:• Clear understanding of ANREP’s purpose and values; with endorsement of full membership

– Resources needed:• Existing materials used (brochures, by-laws)

– Review and monitoring process:• Board and membership will have opportunities to view and react to each draft.

Goal 2: Spread the word to other organizations that share our vision and values.– Specific actions to implement in the next few years:

• Develop marketing strategies using ANREP values as the core.• Initiate dialogue with CDA and CDS to identify shared values.• Development of promotional video describing ANREP.

– Results and Milestones:• Increased membership by an as yet undetermined percentage.• Increased “buy-in” by membership.• Improved ability by members to address critical issues.

#3#3: : ANREP will respond to emerging disciplinary ANREP will respond to emerging disciplinary issuesissues

Goal: ANREP develops mechanisms by which to identify, clarify, and prioritize natural resource issues and disseminate this information in an efficient and effective manner.

– Concerns: Issues that are emerging and issues that are unexpected (e.g. September 11): need to prepare for both events.

– Specific actions to implement in the next few years:• Develop an emerging issues on-line information center accessible through ANREP website. Information

center will provide up-to-date information on natural resource issues, policy, and research, using materials submitted by the membership. Identify emerging NR issues.

• Prioritize issues recognizing these will change.• Separate issues by state, region, national. • Determine information gaps; begin filling gaps.• Information will be updated weekly, and archived for continued access.

– Responsibility and roles:• Development of a Critical Issues Information ad hoc committee, responsible for gathering information and

identification of information gaps. (Committee to be formed at ANREP National Conference June 2002?)• Volunteer from the membership (ad hoc committee chair?) will maintain the web site for a determined time

period (one year or 6 months).

– Review and monitoring process:• Monitoring will be on going and reported by Critical issues Information committee to the Executive Board.• Effectiveness and use of web site will be reviewed during ANREP annual strategic planning meeting.

# 4: ANREP will engage and involve its # 4: ANREP will engage and involve its

membership.membership. ANREP membership will be actively involved in the activities of the association that is

contributory to the mission and goals.– All committees fully staffed, functioning and communicating with the general membership.

Executive committee and committee chairs.

– 95% of members will renew their membership each year. Membership chair & executive director.

– 20% will be fulfilling a committee assignment. Committee chairs.

– All new or delinquent members will be contacted directly by a knowledgeable ANREP member to engage them in committee or leadership opportunities. State champions and regional representatives, President in letter to new members.

– Program to educate all members about opportunities and foundations of ANREP. (Send talking points, explanation of committee responsibilities to all members.) Membership chair.

– Develop a mentorship program for all new members and update database to reflect disciplines of all members. 50% of new members in a year will have an interaction with an existing member. Create Mentorship Committee, starting with a chair.

– 75% of membership will attend biannual conference. Executive director.

– Track what number of conference attendees become members within 3 months after the conference. Executive director.

#5#5: : Satisfying ANREP membership goals while Satisfying ANREP membership goals while

maintaining its diversity.maintaining its diversity. Goal 1: Synthesize what the key membership goals are for ANREP, and from this determine

strategies to satisfy member goals. – Specific actions to implement in the next few years:– Utilize membership assets and desires to assist with the organization to further these goals (encourage

members to act on their desired goals)– Develop a reassessment process of membership goals that could be implemented every 3-5 years

Goal 2: Encourage members to venture inside and outside strong disciplinary boundaries – Specific actions to implement in the next few years:– Provide networking opportunities at national and regional conferences, including both formal and

informal arrangements.– Provide professional development opportunities for the membership; workshops, multi-discipline led field

trips, pre-conference sessions, etc., with offerings listed on web site.– Encourage sharing of program ideas between the States; provide a venue where we can learn from each

other, such as interactive web sites, archived newsletter articles, ANREP and NREM flagship programs that lead to interaction. Perhaps a subject based approach.

– Address funding burden of membership travel to professional meetings such as JCEP, PILD, etc.– Solidify the benefits of membership (over non-membership): i.e. professional etworking, political status of

ANREP, opportunity to present work at a professional meeting, etc.– Celebrate accomplishments on a regular basis– Allow for discipline association meetings during conference.

#6: Increasing ANREP’s influence of NR Extension #6: Increasing ANREP’s influence of NR Extension program budgets and directions at local, state, program budgets and directions at local, state, regional, national, and international levelsregional, national, and international levels

•Goal 1: Identify and enlist support from external stakeholders/clientele to influence Administration

•Specific actions to implement in the next few years•Develop impact statements by major subject matter (forest resources, wildlife, environmental education, etc.)•Create a committee with responsibilities over this action•Develop a database accessible on the internet that is searchable and printable, for high impact NR Extension programs•Expand relationships with key partners (Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife, National Parks, EPA, etc.).

•Goal 2: Continue to effectively align with political structures (JCEP, ECOP, Galaxy, etc.) to maintain momentum

•Specific actions to implement in the next few years:•Encourage membership involvement with these organizations; help to support membership attendance at meetings, with possible financial aid (?).•Clearly define to membership ANREP’s role with regards to these organizations; develop an informational fact sheet detailing how these relationships operate.