Priorities and Implementation

The following list indicates the relative priority of each critical objective identified by the planning group. Accomplishing these objectives will poise the Association for sucessful completion of its mission.

1. Improve the accountability structure and culture of board and committee leadership/execution. (Staff/Executive Director/all resources defined)
2. Maintain current student members and focus on transitioning student members to professional members at a rate of 30% annually.
3. Support the student membership planning priorities and ensure alignment of the student membership critical objectives with the AMSA Strategic Plan.
4. Develop the AMSA web page as the premier meat science web portal with organized access to AMSA information and members and to the global meat science information base.
5. Allocate resources (financial, board agenda, staff, time, etc.) based on strategic priorities.
6. Conduct succession planning for staff and volunteer leadership positions as well as ongoing strategic plan progression.
7. Regularly communicate strategic plan and milestones achieved to membership.
8. Develop the plan for AMSA position/white papers (being the scientific resource for trade associations).
9. Actively recruit members from a broader audience of meat science professionals.
10. Create a plan for professional development for new and existing members (industry, academic, student, emeriti, and government).
11. Assess the needs of our membership (industry, academic, student, emeriti, government) and determine AMSA’s ability to meet those needs.
12. Increase unrestricted cash reserves by 25% in 5 years.
13. Further develop the utility and marketing/exposure of the career center.
14. Focus on retention of current members by highlighting/communicating existing benefits and developing new benefits from a needs assessment.
15. During the next three years, identify and implement at least new quality revenue sources.
16. Assess and maximize the sustaining membership program.
17. Establish meat science specific research protocol/standards.
18. Develop a year-round networking structure.
19. Increase the foundation reserves by 10%+ each of the next three years.
20. Improve leadership access to and understanding of fiscal process and reporting.
21. Identify the effective method(s) for knowledge base delivery based on member preferences. (cd series, pay for hard copy print on demand, white papers)

Implementation

Committees, task forces, the Board of Directors and AMSA have been charged with developing action plans for specific critical objectives.

The action plans will be used to set budgets and allocate resources as the Association moves forward.

Last Updated Wednesday, November 29, 2006

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