OBJECTIVES |
STRATEGIES |
ACTIONS |
RESPONSIBILITY |
One new literacy project each year
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- Members to determine literacy needs & project
- Implement new literacy project
- Evaluate literacy project effectiveness
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- Survey members, compile & report results (beginning of Fiscal Year); no cost.
- Plan, organize & implement (As determined by the committee); no cost
- Debrief, consider member feedback & create file for next year (Within two weeks of project); no cost.
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- President
- Project chairperson spearheads with committee support
- Project chairperson & committee
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Assist financially one new organization (with literacy focus) annually
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- Determine organization to assist with literacy needs
- Get consensus on which organization to assist
- Consider applying for Foundation Grant
- Implement literacy project and/or provide funds
- Evaluate literacy donation/project effectiveness
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- Review member survey & scan external organizations for needs (beginning of the year); no cost.
- Bring suggestion to the Board & membership (by August – during Board meeting & Business meeting); no cost
- Submit application (by September 30 or March 31 deadlines); no cost
- Cut check and provide hands-on assistance, if necessary (October/November or April/May)
- Poll members in next year’s annual survey (mid-year)
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- Service Committee
- Service Committee Chair
- Service Committee Chair
- Service Committee & Treasurer
- President
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Involve 100% of members in a Literacy project each year
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- Make members’ assignments on literacy project
- Solicit member involvement/participation on literacy project
- Capture members’ Service Hours on all Community Service
- Apply for Letha H. Brown hands-on Literacy Award
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- Assignment sign-in sheet prepared; opportunities for everyone After Literacy Project has been selected and the date set
- Make contacts via Email, calling, mailings, etc After assignment sign-in sheet has been circulated
- Place log on back of yearbook and submit all Service Hours (turn in annually)
- Fill out application and submit By March 15
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- Project Chair & Club President
- Project Chair & Committee
- President/All members
- Literacy Chair
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| Participate in “Make a Difference Day” (MADD) each year
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- Select a new MADD project each year
- Capture MADD project on Altrusa International’s website
- Implement project
- Evaluate MADD project effectiveness
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- Poll members in annual survey & scan external needs In August
- Log onto website and complete project information requested (in September before; and, end of October afterward); no cost.
- Plan, organize, implement MADD project (October on “Make a Difference Day”); possible cost
- Debrief, consider member feedback & create file for next year (Within two weeks of project); no cost
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- MADD Program Chair
- MADD Program Chair
- Project chairperson spearheads with committee/member support
- Project chairperson & committee
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| Participate in at least one Community Service project annually.
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- Solicit member involvement/participation on Community Service project
- Apply for Mamie L. Bass Community Service Award
- Evaluate Community Service project effectiveness
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- Make contact via e-mail, phone calls, mailings, etc. after assignment sign-up sheet has been circulated
- Fill out application and submit by March 15
- Debrief, consider member feedback & create file for next year (Within two weeks of project); no cost.
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- Service Committee Chair
- Service Committee Chair
- Service Committee Chair
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