Post by tomiseksj on Apr 29, 2016 17:30:56 GMT
For those interested in the planned way ahead for the APS and APRL, the 2016 joint strategic plan offers insight. Comments on the approach, focus areas and/or specific goals are welcome.
TO: Members, American Philatelic Society and American Philatelic Research Library
FROM: Scott English, Executive Director
DATE: 28 March 2016
RE: Strategic Plan – 2016 to 2020
Enclosed is the strategic plan for the APS and APRL from the present until 2020. It proposes shaping the direction of the APS and APRL going forward in four major goal areas: Sustainability, Education, Accessibility, and Membership. Each of these goal areas takes on its own importance, but they are interdependent in making the APS and APRL organizations that will grow in strength, influence and size for years to come.
First, we collectively owe a debt of gratitude to the members of the APS and APRL. Through financial support, time given, and intellectual ability, the APS and APRL have been serving the philatelic world for nearly 130 years and 47 years respectively. Our single biggest asset in meeting the needs of the APS and APRL will come from the continued support, energy, and recruitment of our members.
In addition, thanks to the members of the Joint APS/APRL Strategic Planning Committee for engaging in and guiding this process to deliver the product before you. Each member of the Committee has given great time and thought to building a collective plan we can support. We should also thank the members of the stakeholder Committees, who have provided critical feedback, leadership, offered time and intellect, not just to developing the plan, but to seeing that it will be successfully implemented. Their work has only just begun now that this plan has been adopted.
Finally, thank you to the staff and volunteers of the APS and APRL team for the commitment to developing this document and many of the objectives within. Each member of the team embraces the notion that we can add value to the services we provide and to the hobby we support in Bellefonte and around the globe. Several activities in this plan are already underway and we will rise to the challenge of growing and serving our members and philately.
In some ways, this plan is an evolution of the Strategic Plans adopted in 2004 and the “Into the Future” report developed by the Long Range Planning Committee and adopted by the APS Board in 2010. There was no need to “reinvent the wheel” but rather combine unfinished business with some lessons learned to make this plan a reality.
This report comes with two specific commitments not outlined in the plan:
1. That it becomes the backbone of our discussions and planning – not simply a place to gather dust,
2. That we continue to evaluate and make course corrections along the way, rather than wait to see if, in 2020, all the work got done.
I believe the hobby and the APS have an incredibly bright future. This plan provides a focus on what we all want to accomplish, serving our members, educating the public, and growing the hobby for years to come. Thank you for the opportunity to serve the current and future membership of the APS and APRL.
Enclosure: Joint APS/APRL Strategic Plan: 2016-2020
TO: Members, American Philatelic Society and American Philatelic Research Library
FROM: Scott English, Executive Director
DATE: 28 March 2016
RE: Strategic Plan – 2016 to 2020
Enclosed is the strategic plan for the APS and APRL from the present until 2020. It proposes shaping the direction of the APS and APRL going forward in four major goal areas: Sustainability, Education, Accessibility, and Membership. Each of these goal areas takes on its own importance, but they are interdependent in making the APS and APRL organizations that will grow in strength, influence and size for years to come.
First, we collectively owe a debt of gratitude to the members of the APS and APRL. Through financial support, time given, and intellectual ability, the APS and APRL have been serving the philatelic world for nearly 130 years and 47 years respectively. Our single biggest asset in meeting the needs of the APS and APRL will come from the continued support, energy, and recruitment of our members.
In addition, thanks to the members of the Joint APS/APRL Strategic Planning Committee for engaging in and guiding this process to deliver the product before you. Each member of the Committee has given great time and thought to building a collective plan we can support. We should also thank the members of the stakeholder Committees, who have provided critical feedback, leadership, offered time and intellect, not just to developing the plan, but to seeing that it will be successfully implemented. Their work has only just begun now that this plan has been adopted.
Finally, thank you to the staff and volunteers of the APS and APRL team for the commitment to developing this document and many of the objectives within. Each member of the team embraces the notion that we can add value to the services we provide and to the hobby we support in Bellefonte and around the globe. Several activities in this plan are already underway and we will rise to the challenge of growing and serving our members and philately.
In some ways, this plan is an evolution of the Strategic Plans adopted in 2004 and the “Into the Future” report developed by the Long Range Planning Committee and adopted by the APS Board in 2010. There was no need to “reinvent the wheel” but rather combine unfinished business with some lessons learned to make this plan a reality.
This report comes with two specific commitments not outlined in the plan:
1. That it becomes the backbone of our discussions and planning – not simply a place to gather dust,
2. That we continue to evaluate and make course corrections along the way, rather than wait to see if, in 2020, all the work got done.
I believe the hobby and the APS have an incredibly bright future. This plan provides a focus on what we all want to accomplish, serving our members, educating the public, and growing the hobby for years to come. Thank you for the opportunity to serve the current and future membership of the APS and APRL.
Enclosure: Joint APS/APRL Strategic Plan: 2016-2020