Strategic Plan
The Way Forward
Doorsteps Neighbourhood Service’s Strategic Plan for 2011 – 2013
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Mission
• Creating community defined programs and services with the Black Creek community
Vision
• A strong community where all people enjoy the highest quality of life.
Guiding Principles
Accountability
Doorsteps Neighbourhood Services is accountable to the people in the Chalkfarm, Daystrom and Falstaff neighbourhoods for clear, responsive and timely programs and services. Doorsteps is also accountable to its funders.
Determinants of Health
Doorsteps seeks to improve the health of our communities by addressing income, education, shelter, early child development, access to safe and nutritious foods, access to quality health care, safety, peace, equity and social justice.
Inclusiveness
Doorsteps works to engage and empower individuals and groups who have been left out of the planning, decision-making and policy-development processes in their community; promoting increased awareness, respect and an active celebration of people's diversity.
Citizen Engagement and Mutual Support
Doorsteps assists and encourages community members to help each other and work together to address shared concerns. Applying these principles means working directly with community members, developing initiatives from the ground up, mobilizing trained volunteers and skilled staff, and securing government funds and private donations to achieve locally defined objectives.
Partnerships
Doorsteps recognizes the necessity, strength and value of working in collaborative partnerships with community members, agencies and organizations to further mutual goals and agendas.
Human Rights
Doorsteps endeavours to carry out our activities at all times in accordance with Human Rights principles and legislation.
Strategic Directions
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Strategic Areas of Focus |
Measures of Success |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
Responsibility |
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Organizational Development Staff Board Volunteers Policy
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Fulltime Program Manager |
N/A |
1 or 1/2 1. Lobby United Way, City of Toronto and Trillium while pursuing Foundation Funding (Research) 2. P/T or Half Time and combine with Volunteer Coordinator 3. Promote internally and decrease that staff’s program responsibility |
N/A |
Board ED |
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Part-time Volunteer Coordinator
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N/A
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N/A
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1 1. Investigate Funding Sources 2. P/T Vol. Co / P/T Prog. Manager 3. Policy To make Evaluations Of All Staff Mandatory At All Levels ( Annually)
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Board ED |
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Employee evaluations
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YEARLY 1. Ensure Coordinators and Director complete evaluations for their staff or risk warnings and eventual termination. 2. Create policy making it mandatory that all staff receive an evaluation. |
YEARLY 1. Ensure Coordinators and Director complete evaluations for their staff or risk warnings and eventual termination. 2. Create policy making it mandatory that all staff receive an evaluation. |
YEARLY 1. Ensure Coordinators and Director complete evaluations for their staff or risk warnings and eventual termination. 2. Create policy making it mandatory that all staff receive an evaluation. |
Board ED Program Coordinators Site Leaders |
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Compensation equity with other community organizations.
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N/A
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N/A
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ACHIEVE EQUITY – ensure staff are getting paid along the lines of other are staff doing similar work.
1. Create a FUTURE salary grid that reflects similar area salaries. 2. Increase our reserve and use to increase salaries as needed. |
Board ED Admin Coordinator |
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# Of members and board retention |
8 1. Maintain a strong Advisory committee from which members can be chosen. 2. Professional Development and training. |
8 1. Maintain a strong Advisory committee from which members can be chosen. 2. Professional Development and training. |
8 1. Maintain a strong Advisory committee from which members can be chosen. 2. Professional Development and training. |
Board ED |
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Meeting attendance
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1. Vary Locations / Offsite Locations. 2. Reminders-Annual Orientation/ Re-Orientation |
1. Vary Locations / Offsite Locations 2. Reminders- Annual Orientation / Re- Orientation |
1. Vary Locations / Offsite locations. 2. Reminders – Annual Orientation/ Re -Orientation |
Board ED
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# of committees that are functioning - Finance, HR, Policy and Advisory, Fundraising. |
4 1. Mandatory committee membership for each board member and invite staff to sit on committees 2. Create mandate and goals for each committee and ensure they give quarterly update to the board |
4 1. Mandatory committee membership for each board member and invite staff to sit on committees 2. Revisit mandate and goals for each committee and ensure they give quarterly update to the board |
4 1. Mandatory committee membership for each board member and invite staff to sit on committees 2. Revisit mandate and goals for each committee and ensure they give quarterly update to the board |
Board ED |
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% of volunteer that are actively engaged
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80% 1. Ensure the creation of a full volunteer policy and volunteer booklet with all volunteer positions as doorsteps. 2. Ensure system is set up for types of volunteers- OW, Students, Community Members. |
85% 1. Ensure all staff are logging volunteer hours on the CSAS system. 2. Ensure that all volunteer brochures and package are online. |
90% 1. Ensure all staff are logging volunteer hours on the CSAS system. 2. Ensure continuous volunteer recruitment online. |
Community Workers Coordinators ED |
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# of policies in place 1. Finance2. Personnel 3. Equity 4. Code of Conduct 5. Food |
50% 1. Ensure board spends at least one hour of each meeting drafting and crafting all policies. 2. Ensure Board Creates Committees. |
75% 1. Ensure board spends at least one hour of each meeting drafting and crafting all policies. 2. Ensure Board Creates Committees.
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100% 1. Ensure board spends at least one hour of each meeting drafting and crafting all policies. 2. Ensure Board Creates Committees.
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Board ED |
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Funding/ Fundraising |
Yearly fundraising |
$10, 000 1. Ensure the Ball raises $5000. 2. Ensure that our annual pancake breakfast and Christmas gift wrapping raises $5000. 3. Mini Fundraising per site $1000 per yr). |
$15, 000 1. Ensure the Ball raises $5000. 2. Ensure that our annual pancake breakfast and Christmas gift wrapping raises $5000. 3. Mini Fundraising per site ($1000 per yr). |
$20, 000 1. Ensure the ball raises $5000. 2. Ensure that our annual pancake breakfast and Christmas gift wrapping 3. Mini Fundraising per site (1000 per yr).
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Fundraising Committee Community Workers |
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Moneys in reserves |
Increase by $5000 1. Ensure 50% of fundraising or $5000 goes toward the reserve. |
Increase by $5000 1. Ensure 50% of fundraising or $5000 goes toward the reserve. |
Increase by $5000 1. Ensure 50% of fundraising or $5000 goes toward the reserve.
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Finance Committee |
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Programs & Services |
Units of Service |
60,000 units 1. Ensure all employees are adding all individuals served to CSAS 2. Ensure all clients sign in when they use the service or programs. |
60,000 units 1. Ensure all employees are adding all individuals served to CSAS 2. Ensure all clients sign in when they use the service or programs. |
60,000 units 1. Ensure all employees are adding all individuals served to CSAS 2. Ensure all clients sign in when they use the service or programs. |
Community Workers Coordinators ED |
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# of NEW programs and services offered to the different communities.
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1 1. Ensure the creation of a programs list from strategic planning notes from community members 2. Ensure implementation of 1 item from strategic planning notes from each community. |
1 1. Ensure implementation of 1 item from program list 2. Ensure grants are written and geared towards those goals/ initiatives |
1 1. Ensure implementation of 1 item from program list 2. Ensure grants are written and geared towards those goals/ initiatives |
Board and NPC ED Coordinators Community Workers
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Growth Partnership Membership |
# of members |
400 1. Social Networking: Facebook, Twitter, etc. 2. Each site gets 140 members |
500 1. Social Networking: Facebook, Twitter, etc. 2. Each site gets 180 members |
700 1. Social Networking: Facebook, Twitter, etc. 2. Each site gets 200 members |
Board and All Staff and volunteers |
Strategic Planning Team: Jacqueline St Kitts, Andrew Hudson, Fouzia Rana, Deepa Jaiprashad, Stephan George, Claudette Vincent, Beverley Scarlett, Sung Ju Maeng, Susana Melro, Patricia Wilson, Rita Capizzano, and Morris Beckford.
Consultant: Arminda Dumpierrez
The team would like to thank the over 300 people who took part in our surveys and interviews during this process. Your commitment to Doorsteps and its future is a key to our success.
We would also like to thank Management Advisory Services for supplying us with free consulting services to help us get to this stage.
If you would like to help with the implementation of this plan through donation of money or time or other resources, please contact Morris Beckford at 416 243 5480 x 22 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .