Strategic Priorities
Table of Contents
Strategic Plan, 2023-28
Harrison-Cooper Foundation
Learn about our Foundation's history, mission, vision, strategic priorities, and goals.
Grantmaking and Reporting
Goal 1: To develop clear and effective application and reporting processes which fit with our mission, vision, and values.
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Objective
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How We Get There
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Targets and Timelines
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To develop and improve granting processes and ensure that we demonstrate clear
communications
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Hire an administrative
coordinator to work in
collaboration with the board to develop a website
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March 30, 2023 (Website) |
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To target our funding to align with our focus areas |
Carefully examine intake applications and ensure we are funding with intention |
2023 - 2028 (Ongoing) |
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To reach a broader range of organizations through a streamlined application process |
Design Intent to Apply and HCF Grant Application Form that can be easily accessed through the HCF website |
2023 - 2028 (Ongoing) |
Communication Strategy
Goal 2: To have open, constructive communications that align with our values and guiding principles
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Objective
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How We Get There
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Targets and Timelines
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To develop a constructive communication plan for board members. |
Board members work together during meetings to work on a communication plan |
2024 - 2028 (Ongoing) |
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To enhance ongoing communications with the organizations we partner with. |
To be present at organizational events and create a dialogue built on open communication |
2023 - 2028 (Ongoing) |
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To use a variety of communications across multiple platforms to relay stories of the impact of our work |
Hire an administrative coordinator to work in collaboration with the board to develop a website and do research |
2023 - 2028 (Ongoing) |
Building Capacity
Goal 3: To build the operating capacity of our foundation by developing sustainable processes to enhance good governance and good organization effectiveness.
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Objective
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How We Get There
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Targets and Timelines
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To increase and support learning opportunities among board members |
Develop supports for board members to engage in professional learning (i.e financial literacy workshops, philanthropy, etc) |
2023 - 2028 (Ongoing) |
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To build our relationships with other foundations and nonprofit affinity groups |
Administrative Coordinator looks into works of these groups and brings proposals to board to join |
2023 - 2028 (Ongoing) |
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To engage in board recruitment processes |
Criteria for joining HCF board |
2023 - 2028 (Ongoing) |
Funding
Goal 4: To look at our funding and determine if the way in which we are funding organizations is in keeping with our guiding principles, mission, vision and values.
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Objective
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How We Get There
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Targets and Timelines
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To look at how we fund organizations |
Review our funding to date to determine if we are comfortable with our funding initiatives |
Address yearly at the AGM and make changes as needed |
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To address how we fund nationally and internationally |
Look at our mission, vision and values to help us decide how we want to fund organizations on a national and international level |
Address yearly at the AGM and make changes as needed |
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To look at the number of charities we fund each year to see if we want to fund more organizations with smaller donations and whether we want to do more single or multi year funding |
Discuss our focus areas, vision, mission and values as well as guiding principles to help us make decisions about our strategy for funding organizations |
Address yearly at the AGM and make changes as needed |