2020-2023 Strategic Plan

The 2020 - 2023 Strategic Plan provides a detailed narrative of the organization’s direction and outcomes for the next three years. In December 2019, the Board of Directors began the key process of strategic planning. Adhering to the Washington Nonprofit Institute guidelines for Strategic Planning In Nonprofits (SPIN), the board implemented the six elements of planning: preparing, listening, envisioning, executing, and evaluating. This progress resulted in creating 5 Strategic Goals, their related objectives, and outcomes for furthering the future success, impact, and scale of Gardopia Gardens.

As a nonprofit organization, the agency understands that resources are valuable and that these assets must be continuously moving in the aligned direction of the nonprofit’s mission and vision.

2020 - 2023 Strategic Plan

Strategic Goal 1 - Increase Organizational Resources for Capacity Building

Objective 1.1: Employ Core Administrative Staff

Objective 1.2: Acquire Headquarters Property & Establish Satellite Offices

Objective 1.3: Develop Organizational Headquarters Property

Strategic Goal 2 - Enhance Educational Programming

Objective 2.1: Utilize Evidence-based & Promising Practices For Academic Curriculum

Objective 2.2: Increase Program Attendance & Reach

Objective 2 3: Integrate Technology Into Programming

Objective 2 4: Develop Program Performance Measures

Strategic Goal 3 - Increase Brand Awareness

Objective 3 1: Redesign Brand Guideline

Objective 3 2: Revise Organization Website

Objective 3 3: Improve Content Marketing

Objective 3 4: Elevate Partnership Branding

Strategic Goal 4 - Modernize & Formalize Data Collection Processes and Analysis

Objective 4 2: Onboard & Implement Data Collection Systems/Procedures

Objective 4 3: Onboard & Implement a Database Management & Analysis System

Objective 4 4: Onboard & Implement a Data Visualization Tools

Strategic Goal 5 - Foster Long Term Sustainable Ecosystem Change at the City & Regional Level

Objective 5 1: Champion Sustainable Consumption Habits

Objective 5 2: Create a Collective Impact in the SA Metro Region

Objective 5 3: Ensure equality and diversity within leadership and staffing

Objective 5 4: Research Autonomous Microfarm Technology Integration

GARDEN-BASED LEARNING

The Garden-Based Learning Program is an evidence-based practice that empowers youth to grow their own food while implementing STREAM academic activities. Topics range from soil science, entomology, composting, sustainability, botany, tool safety, intercropping, and waste reduction. The Garden-Based Learning Program curriculum strongly emphasizes reducing childhood obesity/malnutrition and environmental stewardship.

BUILD-A-GARDEN & OPTIMIZATION

The Build-A-Garden Program provides garden consultations, custom designs, builds, and ongoing maintenance for the successful growth and longevity of athome, community, school, and business gardens.

Garden Media

The Garden Media Program expands outreach efforts through differentiated media outlets such as the Growing Our Future Podcast and Cultivate San Antonio Magazine This program increases accessibility to educational awareness of the food system, climate science topics, and inspiring stories that move us all to grow healthier communities through collaboration and the sharing of ideas!

Our Programs Farmers Market

The Farmers Market Program is an educational outreach initiative at the North New Braunfels Micro-Farm and The Pearl. On a monthly and seasonal basis, the markets serve as a community resource for exchanging horticultural information, including seasonal vegetation, organic gardening practices, youth activities, consultations, and garden builds & designs.

Garden Volunteer

Gardopia Gardens hosts multiple volunteer days weekly, fostering a sense of community wellness through organic urban agriculture. Community members are welcome to engage in an annual series of educational workshops led by local experts. The ultimate goal is to increase self-sufficiency by empowering individuals and families to grow their own food. Participants are encouraged to 'Adopt-A-Plot' at Gardopia Gardens or build gardens in their homes