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Association for Consortium Leadership’s
Strategic Plan of Action

At the March 2008 meeting of the Board of Directors of the Association for Consortium Leadership (ACL), a review of the Strategic Plan of Action was revised to ensure guidance to the organization’s future. The Board focused on areas it thought would be essential for the relevance and growth of ACL: Membership, Professional Development, Research and Presentations, and Fund Raising. Committees, comprised of Board members and general membership, were formed to represent each area.  Since the formulation of the Strategic Plan and creation of the committee structure, each of the committees developed its own goals and objectives.  Unlike many strategic plans, the Board wanted ACL’s Plan to focus on action items that would engage the membership and result in something useful for the organization and its members. Below you will find information regarding each of the Committees and Taskforces formed to implement the Strategic Plan of Action. If you are a member of the Association for Consortium Leadership, and would like to join any of these Committees or Taskforces, please call the ACL Office at 757-683-3183 or e-mail Ms. Nicola Beltz, ACL Program Manager, at nicolabelt@aol.com.

ACL COMMITTEES

Fund Raising Committee

Goal:

• Seek funding for administrative services, consulting and mentoring, academic programs, assessment and research.

• Contact: Wayne Anderson
  

Membership Committee

Goals:

• Focus on personal contact for membership retention.
  
• Encourage other consortia to take advantage of the benefits of ACL membership.
  
• Market new membership categories, including: corporate sponsors and non-profits in collaboration with higher education.
  
• Contact: Jake Bishop

Professional Development Committee

Goals:

• Provide professional development opportunities for consortial directors and staff.
  
• Identify and develop a core of professionals who can help interested groups incorporate strategies for effective collaboration in higher education.
• Contact: Anneke Larrance

Research and Presentation Committee

Goals:

• Continue to update and collect a body of research for higher education collaboratives.
  
• Increase ACL members’ access to the research.
• Use the research results to communicate about collaboration to donors, foundations, government bodies, potential consortia, and other interested groups.
• Create and manage presentations for conferences held outside of ACL.
• Contact: Susan Palmer

ACL Vision:

Promoting and Supporting Higher Education Collaboration through Professional Development, Resource Sharing and Program Enhancement

ACL Mission Statement:

The Association for Consortium Leadership (ACL) promotes and supports higher education partnerships through professional development, resource sharing and program enhancement.

ACL TASKFORCES

Operations Taskforce:

Goals:

• Create a Manual with succession plans and office operations.
• Identify contents of a manual .

• Contact: John Noftsinger
  

Strategic Review Taskforce:

Goals:

• Research f inancial resources.
  
• Review staff compensation.
  
• Explore external funding opportunities.
  
• Contact: Mary Frances Forcier

Orientation Taskforce:

Goals:

• Review and edit welcome letter to new board members and members.
  
• Establish a list of ACL items to share and promote.
• Create the steps to be taken when a new member joins.
• Contact: Nicola Beltz

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