Whether at the national, state or local level, SLSCs need to plan their long-term viability to grow through SLSC strategic, business and succession planning.
Any plan should identify the following:
- Goals
- Statements that explain the broad directions and results the SLSC wishes to achieve.
- Objectives
- states more specifically a series of achievements that contribute to achieving the goal.
- Actions
- What actions to take to achieve these objectives?
- Responsibilities
- Who is responsible for completing the actions?
- Timeframes
- When does each action item need to be completed?
- Resources
- What financial and human resources are required?
When any plan is completed, remember to:
- Identify any completed tasks or objectives or goals reached and celebrate them
- Make any alterations needed
- Promote your plan to sponsors and stakeholders. The more you promote it, the more people will know about it and be willing to assist with it
- Review the plan annually
- Share the plan with members and ensure they understand it
- Use your plan and refer to it regularly, such as at the monthly meeting.