Committee Goals 2024
Lutheran Faith Community Nurse Association (LFCNA)
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Committee
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Goals
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Governance
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a.
Develop and/or
review policies, guidelines, and forms as needed.
b.
Add at least 1
new member to the committee
c.
Evaluate the
2023 new Board member orientation and modify if needed. Offer again in 2024.
d.
Develop a
ballot for the 2024 election, for Board members and Officers serving in 2025.
e.
Draft revisions
to the Bylaws as needed
f.
Propose a
committee to develop products for members only.
g.
Collaborate
with the Finance Committee on a long-term funding plan for the ED position.
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Outreach
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a.
Develop a
strategy for deployment and use of the PPTs earlier developed for synods,
congregations, seminarians, and schools of nursing.
b.
Articulate our
purpose for outreach to ELCA groups/staff and create messaging
c.
Explore
Outreach to other Lutheran denominational groups (i.e. Service and Justice;
Synod Communicators; Deaconess Community; Directors of Evangelical Mission
(DEMs); WELCA; Men in Mission; Youth gathering 2024; and/or other FCNS in
Lutheran denominations including WELS, LCMS, LCMC, NALC, Word Alone, etc.)
d.
Provide
resources to the Synods for their websites (e.g. website, email address, and
other)
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Finance
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a. Complete the implementation of QuickBooks
b.
Continue to use
the newsletter for education of members on the financial needs and support of
LFCNA.
c.
Support the
Board of Directors in strategic planning and ongoing fiduciary management of
assets by providing accurate and timely financial reports.
d.
Develop a Data
Management Tracking Tool to support the organization’s strategic direction
and the pursuit of future grants and/or fiscal partnerships.
e.
Continue
development of the concept of Fiscal Partnerships and obtain a minimum of two
partners.
f.
Collaborate
with the Membership, Education, and Governance Committees to implement
strategies to increase revenue to the organization and secure long-term
funding of the ED position.
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Education
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a. Offer
5 paid events in 2024
b. Offer
a free educational event as part of the 2024 annual meeting
c. Seek
Contact Hours for events described in goals 1 and 2.
d. Continue
to offer Replenishing Your Heart events with the involvement of Annette
Langdon and/or other members.
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Membership
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a.
Recruit 25 new
members
b.
Maintain Member
Retention rate at or above 90%
c.
Contact ELCA
staff to make LFCNA more visible and accessible on their website and offer
assistance to update the online information.
d.
Develop
strategies to encourage greater participation in peer sharing groups.
e.
Review and
clarify current membership options and explore new membership options such as
institutional membership with student benefits.
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Communications
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a.
Maintain LFCNA Connections
Newsletter Click rate (those who actually open the newsletter) of 65% or
greater.
b.
Obtain at least 4 member
contributions to each issue of the newsletter.
c.
Increase Facebook utilization.
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Likes to 225
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Followers to 250
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Contributors to 4
d.
Review every website page for
currency, appearance, and relevance at least annually.
e.
Increase the number of photos on the
website and Facebook related to Faith Community Nurse Activities.
f.
Engage Regional Directors in
reviewing their Regional pages and make needed updates annually at minimum.
g.
Recruit 2 new members for this
committee.
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Grants
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Present two grants for a startup
program or a new program to an existing faith community program. Each grant
would have the potential to receive $750.00.
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Approved
by the Board of Directors 09/27/2023
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