2018 Mid-Year Report

our Strategic Plan
The journey to the final
development of OPPORTU-
NITY 2021 began in August
2017 with a task force
created by the Board of Directors. In
initial meetings, it became clear that
the importance of a new Strategic
Plan and timing in the organizational
development of the Boys & Girls Clubs
of Skagit County meant that nothing
was to be rushed. Instead, the Strategic
Plan Task Force set out methodically
in creating a concept, framework
for collecting data, and development
of metrics that would correspond to
goals and objectives.
The first determination was whether
or not to align with the recently
released GREAT FUTURES 2025
framework from Boys & Girls
Clubs of America. As an independent
Club organization, locally
governed, there is no requirement
to adopt into a plan set forth by
Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
However, in a more in-depth review
of that plan, three of the four
priorities resonated strongly with
leadership, and form the basis of
OPPORTUNITY 2021: Reach More
Youth, Increase Program Quality,
and Strengthen the Organization.
Focus groups were convened consisting
of community leaders, all
facilitated by Greg Reed of Greg
Reed Consulting who provided his
services pro bono in support of
the Boys & Girls Club. From these,
themes emerged that identified areas
of growth within the initially
targeted considerations. At a joint
Board and Club staff retreat, hours
were spent in small and large groups
discussing what objectives could be
adopted to reach those goals, and
over subsequent months, metrics
created that allow for regular review
and reflection in support of achieving
OPPORTUNITY 2021.
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