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DefinitionsDefinitionsVision: What is the future Picture?Vision: What is the future Picture?Mission: Why we exist?Mission: Why we exist?Strategic Intents/Priorities: What is to be Strategic Intents/Priorities: What is to be

accomplished?accomplished?Strategies: What processes, systems, and Strategies: What processes, systems, and

structures are required?structures are required?Goals: How will success be measured?Goals: How will success be measured?Tactics/Actions: What are the how to steps?Tactics/Actions: What are the how to steps?

2013 Strategic Priorities2013 Strategic Priorities

Building Organizational PowerBuilding Organizational PowerDeveloping Engaged LeadersDeveloping Engaged LeadersMobilizing Grassroots LeadersMobilizing Grassroots LeadersMaintaining Financial StabilityMaintaining Financial Stability

Resources Strategies Goals/Measures Tactics

Budget Neutral; however, if growth target is achieved, we will need one FTE.

Relational Membership Growth:Geographic Interfaith Strategic

•Identify at least 15 new members • Secure at least five members from non-representative faith traditions•Gain at least three members from other cities in the county•Identify 3-5 new strategic alliances

•Develop a list of interested candidates•Assign follow-up teams of clergy and lay leaders•Track follow-up contacts for additional needs•Do exploratory sessions with congregational membership candidates

Budget Neutral Mobilizing/ Connecting Leadership Structure--LOMs

•Maintain the number of functioning LOMs at 10• Identify 3-5 core leaders per LOM•Maintain 7-15 members per LOM

•Meet monthly•Meet with clergy who do not have a LOM•Develop start-up Teams to assist new or nonfunctioning LOMs

Budget Neutral Mobilizing/Connecting Leadership Structure--Board

•Achieve 80% attendance of voting members at all meetings•Hold 6 meetings annually

•Publish agenda and meeting reminder a week in advance•Have officers team meet with consistent non-attendees•Track attendance

Planned Work Intended Results

Building Organizational PowerBuilding Organizational Power

Resources Strategies Goals/Measure Tactics

Budget Impact: $3000 for meals and regional events

Mobilizing/Connecting Leadership Structure--Clergy Caucus

•Host Quarterly breakfast meeting with at least 75% attendance of members and 10-20 guest clergy•Participate in all Regional/National Caucus Events •Make over hundred contacts with area clergy for potential members•Secure 15 new covenant members (see also growth strategy)

•Meet Quarterly as a planning group•Establish a Chair•Develop a generic narrative of its prophetic message•Establish contact strategy

Budget Neutral Mobilizing/Connecting Leadership Structure—Leadership Cluster

•Have regular participation of 2-3 leaders from each LOM at each meeting•Achieve 80% representation of member organizations at all meetings

•Meet quarterly•Change the intention from a reporting focus to processing strategies and ideas one•Meet with LOMs with low participation to assess support needs

Budget Impact: would be covered by hiring a full-time person under education strategy

Mobilizing/Connecting Leadership Structure—Youth Advisory Cabinet

•Integrate a 20 member youth cabinet into the FACT organizational structure with Board voting rights•Send at least two members to PICO National Training•Provide dedicated staff to develop structure and identify issue work•Move two youth led actions

•Recruit members from each LOM.•Establish their own agenda •Implement February 2013

Planned Work Intended Result

Building Organizational PowerBuilding Organizational Power

Developing Engaged Leaders

Developing Engaged leaders


Budget Impact: One FTE would be needed to complement existing staff

Neighborhood Initiatives

•Identify 3 targeted areas of focus per LOM•Conduct two actions with at least 50-100 attendees at each event

•Cut the first issue by March •Conduct attendant action by May•Begin Sequence of second issue by June

Budget Neutral Federated Public Actions

•Hold 3 •Obtain100-150 attendees per event

•Review and process actionable issues through the Leadership Cluster beginning in March 2013


Mobilizing Grassroots LeadersMobilizing Grassroots Leaders


Budget Impact: Need at least one FTE

Core Issue Platform--Education

•Pilot the parent-teacher-home-visitation project in four Flint schools•Do 2000 parent one-to-ones and three focus sessions to assess support and to educate the community•Work with FCS administration to develop a M/E system•Pilot process in five other GISD districts•Secure 80% representation of FACT members organizations at the LC education Subcommittee level and meet monthly

•Partner with the National Parent Project •Establish benchmarked goals•Begin in January 2013•Meet with UTF officials and governor’s office•Hold discussion sessions with parents and students at all of our congregations



Resources Strategies Goals/Measures TacticsBudget Impact: Need at least one FTE

Core Issue Platform--Safety •Reduce the violent crime rate by 30-40% city wide•Reduce the property crime rate by 30-40% city wide•Maintain at least three FACT members on the Mayor’s Ceasefire Roundtable•Enroll more than 50 congregation in a mentoring, supporting capacity•Secure 80% representation of FACT members organizations at the LC Safety Subcommittee level and meet monthly

•Expand the lifelines process to all high crime areas and incorporate a group/gang violence component•Provide accurate and current ceasefire feedback to all FACT members •Secure partnerships with Mott, PICO, and the Governor to process all components of ceasefire•Develop a clear community engagement strategy with a focused narrative

Budget Impact: $5000-$8,000

Effective, Responsive Communications Systems

Achieve a 90% satisfaction rating on organization communications from members

•Do a baseline survey in January 2013•Identify areas of strengths and weaknesses from respondents•Work with Communication Officer and Resource experts on improvement strategies•Review strategies with the Board in March 2013 for implementation•Survey again in September 2013


Mobilizing Grassroots Leaders


Budget Neutral Core Issue Platform—Revitalization and Planning

•Maintain one representatives at the Mayor’s Steering Committee and two at the Advisory Group levels•Establish a LC subcommittee with at least 80% of FACT member organizations represented and meet monthly

•Maintain our presence at all city meetings•Encourage more resident involvement in the steps and progress of the Plan•Push for community wide transparency in reporting of Plan progress•Ensure that appropriate information is received from all stakeholders prior to the three-year target completion date



Sustaining Financial Stability


Budget Neutral Dues commitment -Seek at least $15000 in pledged commitments-Receive 100% of those commitments

•Have all covenants signed by December 31, 2012 for 2013•Track Funding monthly•Follow-up by Board Secretary and Bookkeeper

Budget Neutral Private and Public Funding Streams

•Secure $275,000 in cash revenues.•Maintain a 60/40 split in Private and Public funding Sources•Raise $3,000 from individual donors•Raise $10,000-$30,000 through Fund raisers

•Write proposals to Mott, CFGF, United Way , CCHD, etc.•Conduct clergy led Fund raisers quarterly •Develop and distribute an individual donation letter biannually (April and November)

Budget Neutral Innovated Staffing Arrangements

•Identify a volunteer network of six students from local Colleges•Secure staffing support dollars from PICO and others to hire one employee to support MPV•Secure Funds from Mott for Parent-teacher Projects

•Identify candidates by January 2013•Assign volunteers to core platform work by February 2013


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