1. Core Value Statement Workshops – February 2019
Strategic Plan 2025
Core Value Statement Workshops – February 2019

2. Strategic plan development
May ‘18
Retire current plan, commission new
June ‘18
Ideate w Sr. Leadership
August ‘18
Establish lens, framework, assumptions, + process w board
Fall ‘18
Develop draft plan
Spring ‘19
Develop KPIs, + multi-year budget model
May ‘19
Adopt new plan
Strategic plan development
Unity College Workshops - February 2019

3. Iteration & Opportunity
What does an iterative approach mean for the development of the plan?
Collaborative work to create the framework
No “final document” – audiences, objectives, initiatives will be identified and change over time
Get involved early and often
What does an iterative approach mean for the implementation of the plan?
Some of our day-to-day work goes on
Some of our time and resources will re-orient around new initiatives as needed
How will Unity College 2025 help Unity College achieve our mission?
Growth into new markets, new revenue opportunities
Ensuring the longevity of Unity College through realizing enterprise education
Unity College Workshops – February 2019

4. Status of the plan Unity College 2025 Workshops – February 2019
Mission Statement – NO CHANGE
Vision Statement – FINAL DRAFT
Core Values – FINAL DRAFT
Core Value Statements – FIRST DRAFT
Guiding Principles – FINAL DRAFT
Strategy Screen – FINAL DRAFT
Process Guidelines – FINAL DRAFT
Elevator Speech – TBD
Goal Statement – ADOPTED
Audiences – TBD
Objectives – TBD
Initiatives – TBD
TBD through an iterative process…
Unity College Workshops – February 2019

5. Vision MISSION CORE VALUES
Unity College: Engaging and Educating to Create a Sustainable World.
Unity College Workshops – February 2019
MISSION
Through the framework of sustainability science, Unity College provides a liberal arts education that emphasizes the environment and natural resources. Through experiential and collaborative learning, our graduates emerge as responsible citizens, environmental stewards, and visionary leaders.
CORE VALUES
Respect
Integrity
Social Responsibility
Community
Resiliency
Cultural Competency
Innovation
Accountability

6. Value Statements Unity College 2025 Workshops – February 2019
Tells why the mission and vision should be fulfilled.
Expresses a nonprofit’s motivations and the worldview
Shared beliefs that underlie our work
Helps define the operational culture for employees, volunteers, donors
Narrative should be several short, clear stand-alone sentences (<10).
Each sentence should represent a unique aspect of the values with no duplication in idea or language
These become part of all internal and external communications
Unity College Workshops – February 2019

7. Core Value Statements Draft
Respect
We seek to understand the value of each other and the audiences we serve.
Supporting ideas
Even when we disagree / civility
Embrace diversity of backgrounds / contexts / points of view
Understand / value (v.)
Value / worth (n.)
Unity College Workshops – February 2019

8. Core Value Statements Draft
Integrity
We act ethically in alignment with our mission and values.
Supporting ideas
Truth / trust / honor / purpose (n.)
Align with / reflect (v.)
Ethical / principled /credible (adj.)
Principled action
Unity College Workshops – February 2019

9. Core Value Statements Draft
Social Responsibility
We are dedicated to developing citizens of the world who are committed to repairing it.
Supporting ideas
World free from environmental discrimination
Lead / good neighbor
Action for the greater good
Conscious / aware / ethical / equitable
Know that all resources are shared resources
Unity College Workshops – February 2019

10. Core Value Statements Draft
Community
Our programs reach across boundaries to connect, converge, and construct global communities.
Supporting ideas
We are a constructive part of a greater whole to which we belong
Productivity
Shared purpose
Engagement
Unity College Workshops – February 2019

11. Core Value Statements Draft
Resiliency
We believe that differences and diversity enable communities to anticipate and adapt to change.
Supporting ideas
Know when to move and when to move on / hard choices
Overcome / bounce back / be flexible / adapt / strengthen (v.)
Fortitude with flexibility
Goals / plans / future (n.)
Courage
Unity College Workshops – February 2019

12. Core Value Statements Draft
Cultural Competency
We seek to explore and develop the strengths and talents of each other and our audiences to achieve personal best.
Supporting ideas
Capacity to value differences
Awareness
Willingness to change own behaviors based on community needs
Educate / explore / find / embrace / accept (v.)
Ourselves and our communities
Unity College Workshops – February 2019

13. Core Value Statements Draft
Innovation
We promote a climate of disciplined daring and continuous improvement.
Supporting ideas
Good ideas can come from anywhere, anyone
Inclusion / inspiration (n.)
Dare to be different
Respond to change with data-driven decisions
Take chances, be free to fail, challenge each other
Unity College Workshops – February 2019

14. Core Value Statements Draft
Accountability
We develop and pursue the highest standards in all that we do.
Supporting ideas
Live up to the promise of our mission
Own failures and successes
Decision-making and conflict resolution that respects the dignity of others
Responsibility to goals / outcomes
Unity College Workshops – February 2019