SEPTEMBER 14 – 15, STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION

AGENDA Monday, Sept pm – Strategic Planning Kickoff 5:45 pm - Adjourn 6: pm - NMBA Reception Tuesday, Sept 15 – Strategic Planning 8:00 am Strategic Planning Session 5:45 pm – Adjourn 6:00 pm - Board Dinner Wednesday, Sept 16 9:00 am – Agency and Hill Meetings Thursday, Sept 17 9:00 am – Agency and Hill Meetings 12:00 pm - Adjourn

GETTING TO KNOW YOU Name What do you hope to get from this meeting? What strengths do you bring to the table that the board can count on you for?

STRATEGIC PLANNING DEFINED Strategic planning is a disciplined, creative, and collaborative process for determining how to take your association from where it is today to where you wish it to be in the future.

PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES Purpose : To define a strategic plan that aligns our association – people, processes, and resources – with a clear, compelling, and desired future state. Results : Alignment on mission statement Clarity around association priorities A team focused on our associations' future Provide a basis for measuring performance

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT We need everyone’s participation. The desired mindset is one that is focused on the best interest of the association. Strategic versus tactical. “Parking lot” for out of scope issues. Biases exist. My role is as a facilitator. The decision will be made within the group.

DECISION MAKING MODEL 1.Authoritative 2.Voting 3.Consensus 4.Contributive

CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD MISSION STATEMENT What are the characteristics of a good mission statement? 1.States your Purpose 2.Presence of a Verb 3.Should be Motivating 4.Represent your Values 5.Should be Memorable

NMBA MISSION “The National Mitigation Banking Association (NMBA) brings together leaders who are committed to a unique concept for restoring and conserving America’s wetlands, streams, habitats and other resources – a concept that unites sound economic and environmental practices.”

MISSION STATEMENT REVISITED Step 1: Storytelling (10 – 20) minutes What does it look like when we do our best work? Each person shares their story Capture the stories on index cards Circle every time you mention a specific place or a person. Draw a square around any mention of your association taking action. Underline something in the story that describes the results from your work.

MISSION STATEMENT REVISITED Step 2: Sharing (20 minutes) Share your stories Identify common themes. Our CauseOur ActionsOur Impact Who, What, Where Circled words go here What we do Squared words go here Changes for the better Underlined words go here

MISSION STATEMENT REVISITED Step 3: Craft your Statement (5 to 10 minutes) Points to remember: Don’t worry about word choice. Keep it short. Keep it simple. Say it our loud. Write it on a flip chart. Share it with the group.

MISSION STATEMENT REVISITED Step 4: Finalizing the Mission Statement We’ll use the Contributive decision making model Identify a decider Tomorrow Morning Be prepared to share what you learned from each team. Share the mission statement.

SWOT ANALYSIS StrengthsWeaknesses What do we do well? What unique resources can we draw on? What do others see as our strengths? What could we improve? What do we have difficulty doing? Where do we have fewer resources than others? OpportunitiesThreats What good opportunities are open to you? If there were no constraints, what could you do? How can we turn our strengths into opportunities? Where do you want to be in five years? What obstacles do we face? What threats do our weaknesses expose us to?

SWOT: STRENGTHS Strengths What do we do well? What unique resources can we draw on? What do others see as our strengths?

SWOT: WEAKNESSES Weaknesses What could we improve? What do we have difficulty doing? Where do we have fewer resources than others?

SWOT: OPPORTUNITIES Opportunities What good opportunities are open to you? How can we turn our strengths into opportunities?

SWOT: THREATS Threats What obstacles do we face? What threats do our weaknesses expose us to?

SWOT ANALYSIS