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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/Orientation Committee

Goals:

• To establish a cordial working relationship with every new member of ACL
• Connect with every new member of ACL, whether or not their organization is new to ACL
  

Procedure:
Nicola Beltz will assign an orientation committee member to reach out to directors of consortia who are new to ACL or to new directors of existing consortia who are already ACL members. New members will be told of the outreach initiative so they can expect the contact.

Within 7-10 days of receiving the information, the committee member will contact the new member. Each will have his or her own method of making a new member feel comfortable during the initial contact. The committee member will encourage the new member to attend the national conference, share programmatic ideas and provide networking opportunities. The outreach effort will last for up to one year.

• Contact: Nicola Beltz
  

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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