Literacy Campaign for Monterey County - Strategic Plan

Literacy Campaign for Monterey County - Strategic Plan STRATEGIC GOALS Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 Goal 4 Goal 5 Community Community Literacy Program Public Organizational Awareness Engagement Accessibility Policy Sustainability The Literacy Campaign increases The Literacy Campaign mobilizes The Literacy Campaign improves The Literacy Campaign leads and The Literacy Campaign has the the community’s awareness of community resources to support the quality of, and expands the shapes community dialogue to organizational capacity and the value, needs, and availability local literacy initiatives. availability of, evidence based influence public policies that sustainable resources to fulfill its of literacy services. literacy services. create systemic changes to mission and vision into the improve literacy. future. Strategies Strategies Strategies Strategies Strategies 1.1 Create and maintain an up- 2.1 Build a literacy coalition of 3.1 Identify and support service 4.1 Stay abreast of current 5.1 Support ongoing training of to-date, repository of educational organizations, provider literacy-oriented legislation and local policies that the Board and the Staff to information including: businesses, nonprofits, professional development. affect literacy. increase performance and  The status of literacy in government agencies and effectiveness. community members to: 3.2 Maintain a compendium of 4.2 Facilitate dialogue with the Monterey County literacy grant opportunities and community to identify and ratify 5.2 Prepare and implement a  Identify shared interests and share this information with key positions on public policy business plan that defines the  Directory of literacy providers collaboration opportunities service providers. issues related to literacy. financial, human and in conjunction with  Integrate literacy with other organizational resources needed community partners initiatives 3.3 Act as a clearinghouse to 4.3 Establish relationships and to achieve established priorities. provide literacy-related communicate with policy makers  Evidence based best practices  Identify opportunities to information and “match- at the local, state and federal 5.3 Prepare and implement and innovative programming restructure and leverage making” support for initiatives level to educate them on literacy sustainability plan to secure existing resources and grant applications. issues and discuss and advocate resources necessary to meet the  Relevant literacy research for key policy positions. priorities in the business plan. 3.4 Identify and share innovative 1.2 Develop a web portal that  Seek sizeable literacy funding opportunities that may span technology to improve literacy provides easy access to literacy- services/programming. related information. agencies/service providers 3.5 Serve as a catalyst to bring  Identify and evaluate existing 1.3 Create and implement a new and/or innovative literacy and new literacy programs. Strategic Communication Plan programs to the community. to: 2.2 Partner with organizations  Educate the community on across the community to the state of literacy and how mobilize the giving of: to get involved.  Financial resources  Share information with those  Time and volunteerism looking for literacy services.  Expertise 1 5/1/2012 Literacy Campaign for Monterey County - Strategic Plan  Advocate on how to volunteer 2.3 Organize a literacy summit to in support of literacy. generate a common literacy agenda, goals and path forward.