2009 – 2010 Strategic Goal Team 4

Objectives 4.1 and 4.2

Meeting Notes

January 28, 2009 (2:30pm – 4:30pm)

East Campus, 3-113

Committee members in attendance:Amy Bosley, Elisha Gonzalez-Bonnewitz, Mike Bosley, Valerie Burks, Shelby Fiorentino, CoCintheane Hutchison, Donna Marino, Carole Nevels, Juan Olvera, Larry Rosen, Barbara Shell

Review & Minutes:

Amy Bosley and Donna Marino reviewed the goal team’s charge and guided the team in further developing its strategic issues, including a review of the reporting forms.

  • The team reviewed notes taken during the December 9th meeting.

Strategic Issues Review:

Team members gave updates on informationgathered to increase knowledge of the Goal-related strategic issues from the December 9th meeting:

  • A brief from Ed Ames was presented about Issue 8 and will be sent to team members for review and comment by February 5th. [Issue 8: The college lacks the human, fiscal, technological, and physical resources to meet all of the current needs of students and all who want to be students.
  • Procurement - student involvement/community partnerships
  • Internship opportunities
  • Cooperating organizations (preferred vendors)]
  • A brief from Mike Bosley about Issue 9will be sent to team members for review and comment by February 5th. [Issue 9: Students, faculty and staff do not always have access to up-to-date, effective technologies that support learning and professional success.
  • Online courses and Internet access (wireless)
  • Partnership opportunities in technology: Allied Health, Engineering, AIA (Architecture)]
  • Shelby Fiorentino will prepare a brief about the new strategic issue that emerged at the last meeting that will be sent to team members for review and comment by February 5th. [New Strategic Issue: The unique opportunities and challenges encountered due to the uncertainty of the State College System.
  • Maintaining our mission and direction
  • Re-branding
  • Funding
  • Promoting Alumni involvement – instill tradition and loyalty
  • Request input from Martha Williams, FACC President]

Major Goal-Related Initiatives and Projects:

The team reviewed and updated knowledge on Goal 4 Team Initiatives established at the first meeting:

  • Objective 4.1- Community Investment

By 2013 Valencia will emerge as a first-tier investment for the philanthropic

community

  • Determine and define what would make Valencia a first-tier investment (how do we know or measure when we reach “first-tier” status).
  • Activities
  • Partners and donors
  • Establish benchmarks against other organizations with similar size and

Scope

NEW INFORMATION:

  • Donna Marino reported on Dr. Shugart’s definition and benchmarks with team discussion:

-Definition: Private donors will look to Valencia to be a positive investment for them to help move the community forward.

- For other first tier invetstments look to community groups that regularly receive large gifts as benchmarks: Performing Arts Center, UCF, Rollins, local hospitals

-Develop authentic and purposeful relationships in short term that will raise our visibility in the community (corporations, private gifts, etc.)

-Explore new technologies for fundraising (social networking):

-Larger consistent donations are made to the foundation

-Develop relationships with our retirees

  • Valerie Burks contacted Geraldine Gallagher to learn more about Orlando non-profit organizations:

-Most of our donors are currently from corporations

-Benchmarks for non-profit donations: United Arts, United Way,Rollins, UCF

-Edith Bush Foundation and Dr. Phillips Foundation are not yet donors to Valencia

-Identify big first-tier donors such as those on our Foundation Board of Directors

  • Objective 4.2 – Alumni Involvement

By 2013 significantly increase membership and active involvement of alumni (time

and resources)

  • Find current alumni statistics (2008) and establish numbers to increase (i.e. increase alumni involvement by 50%)
  • Define “active involvement”

NEW INFORMATION:

  • Mike Bosley, Larry Rosen and Carol Nevels contacted Barbara Shell to gather information about alumni:

-Active number of alumni in database is currently at approximately 17,000

-Potential active alumni is number of graduates since Valencia began in 1967 -- over 80,000
-Alumni records are included as a part of Foundation’s database

-Challenge to keep information in records current

-Other community colleges seek information from Valencia as a “best practice” alumni program

-Valencia could likely be included on UCF alumni application form--currently working with UCF Alumni Association to create a Valencia-UCF Alumni Chapter.

ACTION TEAMS:

TEAM: Issue 8 –Review and comment on report submitted by Ed Ames (Procurement information regarding community tie-in) by February 5th.

Mike Bosley: Issue 9 report– Technology needs and UCF donors.

Shelby Fiorentino: Report on new issue - Will contact Martha Williams for input on new objective and Liz Gombash for resources and opportunities regarding new objective (funding).

Shelby Fiorentino: Start an email thread to identify challenges and opportunities (SWOT analysis) of the new state college system (name changes, 4-year degrees, etc.) to take with Martha Williams to FACC Leadership meeting on February 11 and 12th for discussion.

Donna Marino: Draft Goal Team Outcomefor moving needle from corporate to individual donors by February 5th.

Barbara Shell: Draft two Goal Team Outcomes for Objective 4.2 – Alumni Involvement by February 5th.

Kathy Suarez:Research regarding financial aide

Donna Marino:Coordinate next meeting in collaboration with other Goal 4 team (4.3 4.4).