Grow Sustainably

Increase impact in a financially sustainable manner

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Expand the model responsibly

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Rationale: The realization of our vision means more patients will receive better care. This is the driving motivation for our model, but not the only one. Because of the fixed cost nature of our infrastructure, the Institute becomes more economically efficient with scale. Therefore, we aspire to grow strategically to expand our impact and help ensure our long-term financial sustainability. We will accomplish this by controlling our internal cost structure, seeking new sources of revenue, and reinvesting proceeds from the divestiture of our technologies.

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Streamline our internal cost structure

Every responsible organization must continually look to control its cost structure in a way that does not inhibit growth and development, and we are no exception. We will carefully examine our processes, systems, and expenditures to identify potential savings. The more unnecessary expense we eliminate, the more capital will be available for growth initiatives.

• Renegotiate vendor and supply contracts • Replace wasteful or outdated processes and systems • Eliminate non-value-added activities and infrastructure

Create an innovation team to explore new ways to improve our operating model

Over the life of this plan, we must continually seek ways to improve our model by testing new ideas that could lead to greater efficiency or impact. However, we do not want to create unnecessary disruption by prematurely exposing the organization to underdeveloped programs. Instead, we will leverage a lean, focused innovation team to evaluate new ideas to increase our effectiveness.

• Create a place to experiment with new ideas that are not yet ready for widespread adoption • Encourage prototyping and iterating on projects and programs • Allow implementation of new initiatives that have been pressure-tested and are mission-aligned

Generate philanthropic support necessary to fund plan infrastructure

Despite its ambition, this strategic plan is not immune to current economic realities. To independently fund the infrastructure and other foundational activities necessary to implement the plan, we must launch a campaign to secure sufficient philanthropy to support and execute our work.

• Create a clear and compelling value proposition for potential philanthropic contributors • Communicate the plan to individual, foundation, and corporate stakeholders • Meet or exceed the expectations of all funding milestones and commitments