2014 Strategy for Growth board members: Alexander Proctor (president), Marja Pentikäinen (vice-president), Sofia Westerlund (vice-president), Ada Aadeli, Säde Kanervisto, Riikka Nieminen, Jenni Röynä
2014 was an important year for EYP Finland in building sustainable organisational operating models. EYP Finland focused on routinely organising top quality events, raising funds for activities, the professionalisation of the organisation’s governance, and strategic development. The celebratory 20th National Session took place in Vantaa, and for the second time we organised four Regional Sessions in Helsinki, Savonlinna, Salo and Oulu. The board of EYP Finland held a training for the Head Organisers of
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the year’s events for the first time and began using a guidebook created to direct and support event organisation. All this with good effect: EYP Finland had never had as equally successful events as in 2014. The training of 12 Head Organisers for a period of 10 months in combination with the effective guidebook was widely adopted in the organisation, and it has become the model for organising events by every subsequent board. Different partnerships with public and private actors had become more
