Voices for Ohios Children will be a leader in childrens advocacy efforts in Ohio' Our work results i

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Voices for Ohios Children will be a leader in
childrens advocacy efforts in Ohio. Our work
results in public policy ensuring our children
are well-educated, healthy and safe.

• Voices for Ohios Children
• Strategic Plan 2008-2011

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Goal 1 Achieve a statewide presence

• Develop an organizational model to establish a
  strategic and politically appropriate
  representation of issues affecting Ohios
  children
• Develop the necessary resources to foster
  statewide growth
• Implement best practices for Board governance to
  foster statewide growth
• Launch Champions for Children Advisory Committee

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Elements of Implementation Plan

• Board development and recruitment plan developed
• Champion for Children Advisory Group launched
• Columbus fundraising activities held
• Increase unrestricted funding
• Leadership Team Institute and quarterly staff
  meetings held
• Organizational staffing model developed and
  approved

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How will we measure success?

• Results of board satisfaction survey and Champion
  for Children Advisory Group evaluation
• Perform pre-and-post evaluations for Leadership
  Institute
• End-of-year financials
• Catalog and analyze individual and group work
  completed.

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Goal 2 Maintain our identity with public and
appointed officials

• Remain the key resource to influence local, state
  and federal public and appointed officials on the
  issues impacting children and their families
• Continue as one of the leading organizations in
  Cuyahoga County and Northeast Ohio to set the
  policy agenda on behalf of children and their
  families

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Elements of Implementation Plan

• Execute Finish Line campaign
• Board approves a long-term, multi-issue child
  policy agenda
• Convene Kids Talk Policy Makers series
• Hold Kids Talk bi-monthly field calls
• Educate local, state and federal policy makers on
  our issues
• Work with Cuyahoga County and Summit County
  officials on their child policy agendas

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How will we measure success?

• Results of annual Public Policy Partner survey
• Perform pre-and-post evaluations for events and
  activities
• Catalog and analyze individual and group work
  completed.

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Goal 3 Improve the quality of communication on
the issues that matter most to children and their
families

• Increase the awareness of Voices, and its impact
  with key constituencies
• Continue systematic media work, including an
  ongoing campaign for coverage of the issues that
  impact our children and their families

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Elements of Implementation Plan

• Develop communication plan and timeline
• Enhance E-newsletter and list serve
• Evaluate and track communications
• Revise website and issue progress reports
• Hold media events editorial board visits
• Positively Kids!

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How will we measure success?

• Catalog media exposure on childrens agenda
• Results of annual Public Policy Partner survey
• Catalog and analyze individual and group work
  completed.

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Goal 4 Form strategic relationships to advance
the mission of Voices

• Continue to align with other advocacy
  organizations at the local, state and federal
  levels to present a stronger voice to public and
  appointed officials, particularly on issues that
  impact children and their families
• Continue to work with institutions and
  organizations to ensure a relevant research-based
  foundation for data-driven public policy work

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Elements of Implementation Plan

• Strategic alliance with Ohio School Based Health
  Care Association established
• Continue to facilitate the Ohio Covering Kids and
  Families Coalition
• Serve on Campaign to Protect Ohio Future, Family
  Coverage Coalition, groundwork.org, Ohio Dental
  Coalition
• Continue to serve on appointed local, state and
  federal child advisory coalitions

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How will we measure success?

• Results of annual Public Policy Partner survey
• Catalog and publish strategic alliances and
  research-based institutions and individuals
• Catalog and analyze individual and group work
  completed.
• Publish strategic alliances and collaborations

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Progress Reports

• Management will distribute monthly management
  reports to the board
• Management will share and post quarterly updates
  on the implementation plan
• Board will review and update as needed

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First Quarterly Update

• Planning for Champion for Children Advisory Group
  successfully underway
• Increase unrestricted funding (insert total
  amount)
• Initial curriculum for Leadership Team Institute
  drafted
• Finish Line campaign work continuesgetting ready
  for implementation
• Regional meetings, survey executed for
  multi-issue child policy agenda
• Kids Talk Policy Makers and bi-monthly field
  calls scheduled
• Continue to educate local, state and federal
  policy makers on our issues
• Work with officials on 2010 Cuyahoga County
  budget efforts and First Years Firsts Launched in
  Summit County on August 3rd
• Website revamped and regular monthly partner
  newsletters issued
• Media events held
• Initial meeting for strategic alliance with Ohio
  School Based Health Care Association held
• Staff facilitates Ohio Covering Kids and Families
  Coalition, and continues to serve on Campaign to
  Protect Ohio Future, Family Coverage Coalition,
  groundwork.org, Ohio Dental Coalition and Early
  Childhood Advisory Committee.