MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR On behalf of the Board of Renew Crew Foundation (RCF), I am very proud to introduce the new Strategic Plan for the years 2020 to 2025. This plan is the result of many hours of effort on the part of Board Directors and myself under the conscientious leadership of Gerry Egan, Strategic Planning Task Force Chair (Director, Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver). The committee was supported by Valerie Lambert, Executive Director and her capable staff. Our process was facilitated by Joanna Whalley, who brought her vast experience to the table to help us distill and clarify our thoughts.
INTRODUCTION
The role of RCF is to operate a social enterprise to generate a sustainable source of funding to ensure the long-term financial viability of Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver. RCF collects and receives donations of lightly used clothing, household items and books. The primary buyer of the product is Value Village. RCF is governed by a volunteer Board, which oversees the activities of the organization and monitors compliance with policies and operational targets. Shortly after we began this work, it became apparent that we were on the verge of a pandemic of uncertain duration and severity. I particularly appreciate the efforts of the team in completing this work on time, notwithstanding the upheaval in the world. The Committee began by reviewing the vision, mission and values of the organization to ensure they sufficiently inform and inspire our future direction.
Our vision is: Our social enterprise generates sustainable financial capacity to support Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver in empowering children and youth through mentorship in our local communities.
Our mission is: To inspire positive environmental and philanthropic impact. To create innovative social enterprise solutions that provide community members with an opportunity to donate goods that generate sustainable revenue for BBGV. As a Board, we participated in and endorsed the values of safety, collaboration and teamwork, environmental sustainability, inclusivity and innovation and results. These have changed somewhat from the organization’s previous values. The new values resonated with our entire staff, who participated in our process.
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