What's next?
At the Annual General Meeting in February, party members provided further feedback on the future of our party. On the Saturday morning of the AGM, we worked on developing the measurable outcomes that would help us develop our Strategic Plan. This was an important step in the process of taking Outlook 2014 from being a visioning exercise to coming a plan to build a better future for our party.
Since the AGM, a small working group comprised of relevant party table officers and officials has been formed and been charged with taking this feedback, as well as that provided in the August report, and turning it into a comprehensive strategic plan. This plan will consist of both measurable outcomes and a roadmap on how we will realize those results.
To that end, there have been two primary activities since the AGM:
1. We have met to review the feedback provided to identify the key themes;
2. We are presently conducting a thorough gap analysis to help us understand where we stand, and where we need to get to.
Moving forward, we will be working to identify a plan for addressing each of the recognized gaps. Our plan is to have a document ready to be presented to our Provincial Caucus, President’s Council, and the Provincial Executive for mid-spring.
On behalf of Strategic Plan co-chair Chris d’Entremont and myself, I would like to extend thanks to the party members who have provided their direction to date, and to the volunteers who have helped move this process forward. As always, feedback is welcome at outlook2014@pcparty.ns.ca.
Regards, Andrew Black
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Outlook 2014 at AGM 2011
As we approach the 2011 Annual General Meeting, I wanted to provide an update concerning upcoming Outlook 2014 activities.
At 5:30 on Friday, night we will kick off the AGM with a progress update on Outlook 2014. This will include a re-cap of activities to date, a review of the key themes, and an overview of key activities going forward.
On Saturday morning, we will collaborate with party members to define success through setting measurable outcomes that will be used to measure progress. Just as your ideas were crucial in developing the Outlook 2014 report, your feedback will be instrumental in the creation of the party’s strategic plan that Chris d’Entremont and I will be co-chairing.
On Sunday morning, we will introduce the schedule of major activities for the policy team for the next two years, and will hear a presentation by Peter Moorhouse, entitled “1 Million Nova Scotians by 2020”. This paper will speak to the province’s demographic challenges and will present ideas that can form part of the solution. Again, we will be seeking your direction and ideas on this important topic.
As we look forward to the party’s first AGM under leader Jamie Baillie, we will continue to look to the party members for advice and feedback. I hope you will continue to play a part in helping shape our party and province.
See you at the AGM - Link below to register.
Regards,
Andrew Black
VP Policy
