Strategic Plan Overview 1) Professional Development 2) Special Interest Groups 3) Conference Planning 4) Advocacy and Agency Liaison 5) Organizational Connections 6) Communications 7) Resourcing our Strategic Plan

Professional Development Laurie Vaughan-Evans – Chair, Professional Development Goal for 2014 – 4 webinars/month Continue certificate series that are not yet complete (grants, contracts and project management) Start several new series (finance, information systems) Recruiting new speakers

Upcoming webinars Mentorship – December 18/13 3 part series on research information systems in January-March 2014 External relations – 29 January 2014 Industry R&D relations – early February 2014 Introduction to Biostatistics – 7 February 2014 Responsible Conduct of Research: The Role of the Grant Writer/Facilitator – 27 February 2014

Mentorship Program Benefits to Institutions: Free coaching and training for staff Greater role autonomy and confidence Access to new perspectives and expertise Increased employee engagement Better employee retention Benefits to Mentors: Expand your network Leave a legacy Sharpen your skills Advance the field of research administration Sources: Lampson, S (2012) No One is an Island – Why Mentorship is Crucial to Research Administration. NCURA Magazine (August), XLIV(4),9-10. Furimsky, I., Arts, K. & Lampson, S. (2013) Developing a Successful Peer to Peer Mentoring Program. Applied Clinical Trials (December) Benefits to Mentees : Access to an expert in a particular aspect of your job General career advice Insight on developing certain skills beyond your current role but necessary for advancement Someone to provide feedback, help setting goals Someone to help you network and raise your professional profile

Special Interest Groups Canadian Grants Management – Drew Gyorke Clinical research – Katie Porter Finance – Deanne Babcock Grant writers and facilitators – Frances Chandler Information Management and exchange – David Baker Institution Contract Reviewers – me (interim) Leadership – Martin Kirk Project Management – in transition Small Institutions – Deborah Zornes

Conference Planning Objective is to achieve a high degree of overall satisfaction expressed by attending members New this year: Poster competition Expanded awards program with communication back to institution of administrators who are recognized CAURA Booth Talent show

Advocacy and Agency Liaison Collect feedback from membership after each major competition of the federal tri-agencies Agency representatives are invited to CAURA executive conference calls Regular engagement of agency representatives through CAURA executive conference calls and other calls with Executive Director

Organizational Connections Regional support – Florence Dzierszinski Inter-organizational liaison NCURA SRA International ARMA ACCT CAUBO CAREB CASRAI

Communications CAURA Connection newsletter LinkedIn group Increased communication in French Survey of membership

Resourcing Our Strategic Plan The vision is to increase membership by 5% each year in the next 4 years with a goal of reaching 1000 members October members. October 2013 – 827 members November 2012 – 801 at the end of the month November 2013 we are up to 837 before month end

Sponsorship Aim to increase sponsorship on multiple fronts: Opportunities at national conference Website ads Ads in CAURA Connection Webinar sponsorship

Volunteer Opportunities CAURA’s website is updated frequently and needs editors and content writers as new pages are developed. Wiki: CAURA is developing a wiki and volunteers are needed to support this initiative. Leaders will be required to oversee different sections of the wiki. Education/Professional Development Volunteers support professional development by: Leading webinars Introducing webinar speakers and facilitating discussions Recruiting webinar speakers Serving as mentors in CAURA’s mentorship program Leading a Special Interest Group (SIG) list-serve Membership Engagement Volunteers help staff the CAURA booth at the annual conference, greet members at the conference receptions, take photographs and more! Throughout the year, volunteers promote CAURA in their regions and institutions and contribute to membership drives.

Why volunteer? Expand your professional network Enhance your career and resume Contribute to our profession and organization Increase your membership value Learn new skills Share your expertise

Volunteering Carrie Kelly Manager Research Services Brock University Katie Porter Manager, Research Contracts Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation