Outreach: 2018 Strategic Plan
Purpose
WHY?
Why does the program/project exist?
What will it accomplish?
What problem is this solving?
To create meaningful connections, raise state wide ITT awareness and drive partners/users to our work
Big Budget Items
Staff
Contractors
Travel
Marketing
Print Materials
Promotional Items
Advertising
Conferences
Technology
Evaluation
Incentives
3rd party evaluators
2019 Considerations
Key Goals/Objectives
Key Performance Indicators
Key Strategies
Budget
Program Support Needs
Impact & Evaluation
Outreach
RGV
Marketing
Development
Other Programs
Main topic
Key Goals/Objectives
WHERE TO?
What are the key outcomes to accomplish this year?
Develop/Implement/Expand
Operational
Financial
Marketing
Relationships
Objectives: use SMART criteria
Be purposeful and proactive to align outreach activities with organizational and departmental goals
Determine a way to calculate a value-driven ROI (impact/investment) on our outreach efforts
Professionalize the organization's presentations and externally facing promotion
CRM?
Develop communications plan to improve internal communication (check ins?)
Key Performance Indicators
HOW MUCH?
Measuring the success of the goals/objectives
Number of events attended monthly/annually
Number of people reached monthly/annually
Number of new opportunities
Key Strategies
HOW TO?
How to achieve goals/objectives?
Take a key leadership role in analyzing and prioritizing outreach activities
Gather each department's outreach goals and guide/support activities that connect us to our most important audience(s)
Act as a catalyst and support to expand ITT's statewide reach
Uncover new opportunities to spread our work
Identify trends and hot topics that help position ITT and our team as thought leaders
Tactics
WHAT TO DO?
Action steps
Quarterly
Measures of success