Strategy 2012-2015 - Special Olympics Ireland

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Special Olympics Ireland Strategy 2012-2015• Engaging Volunteers, particularly youth, tosupport the growing programme»»Increased need for the effectiveempowerment of volunteers in order tomeet demands and expectations of theprogramme.»»Our volunteer base is ageing. A needexists to actively engage with youth (youngpotential volunteers) to ensure awarenesslevels are kept high and the organisationcontinues to attract younger volunteers.»»Many athletes, coaches and families arelooking for opportunities for their athletesto take part in inclusive activities, which, atpresent, occurs, in many cases, on an adhocand infrequent basis. Creating theseopportunities will require engagement ofyouth groups, schools and organisation atlocal level.»»Since the re-introduction of the SchoolsProgramme into primary and secondaryschools across Ireland in 2007 and 2008,interactions with schools is varied andirregular and there is no structured plan inplace. There is a need to better coordinatehow we interact with schools at all levels.• Getting our message across about what wedo and improving internal communications»»Many people are still unaware of the fact thatthe Special Olympics Programme is a yearroundprogramme, involving weekly trainingsessions within a club in the athlete’s chosensport and competition and other activitiesthroughout the year. Special Olympicsis still often associated with only the highprofile ‘big event’, such as Ireland and WorldGames.»»Information still does not reach all relevantpeople in a format that is understandable• Long-term sustainable funding»»Two major gaps in funding have arisen inthis current economic climate:i) a gap of €5 million in government corefunding over the next four years, andii) funding is also down across all otheravenues, i.e. sponsorship, donations andpublic.»»An increased pressure to raise fundsannually exists»»The organisation is still too dependent onstand-alone campaigns instead of beingable to rely on repeat funding» » Maintaining the current scope of theprogramme with reduced funding.10
Special Olympics Ireland Strategy 2012-2015Strategic FrameworkThis strategy will be set out using the global strategy framework developed by SpecialOlympics International and launched in December 2010.At the core of this framework are five Pillars of Work that ultimately link together to provide a holistic, consistent andquality experience for Special Olympics athletes (see diagram below).Of the five pillars, three are mission-driving pillars:• Advance quality sports and competitions• Build communities• Connect fans & fundsTwo of are enabling pillars:• Develop movement leadership• Establish sustainable capabilities.Athlete ExperienceAdvanceQuality Sports& CompetitionsBuildCommunitiesConnectFans &FundsDevelop Movement LeadershipEstablish Sustainable CapabilitiesSpecial Olympics Foundation:Mission, Values and Model of Change11
Page 1 and 2: Strategy2012-2015Let me win, but if
Page 3 and 4: Special Olympics Ireland Strategy 2
Page 7: Special Olympics Ireland Strategy 2

Strategy 2012-2015 - Special Olympics Ireland

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?