Strategic Plan

 A strategic plan is a document that defines an organization’s goals and direction for a time period, usually three to five years. It helps to set clear priorities, focus energy and resources, ensure that staff and the board are working toward common goals, and defines strategies to meet our goals. This is a plan focused on the Fort Road Federation as an organization and steps we can take to achieve our mission. While related, it is not a plan for the neighborhood overall, but how the Federation can better serve the neighborhood. 

The task force began by gathering community input through the summer. We attended or held six events and had an online survey. We spent time handing out popsicles at Cooper’s Foods, the West 7th Community Center, several National Night Out parties, and the Healthy West 7th Block party and asked people to complete three statements:

• I want to live in a neighborhood that….
• One thing I love about my neighborhood is….
• If I could change one thing about my neighborhood, it would be…

Then, the group met three times to develop the plan including a stakeholder analysis, development of a new mission and vision, and, finally, goals and strategies to achieve them over the next five years.