From the Executive Director
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Dear Members,
From the Executive Director
In 2014, the AORE Board of Directors and the National Office (now recognized as the AORE Leadership Team) conducted a comprehensive Membership Survey. Through extensive data collection, Board meetings, professional consultation and web-based focus groups with the membership, the Leadership Team has identified four key focus areas that will guide the Association through the 5-year Strategic Plan. These four areas are: Advocacy, Organizational Health, Relationship Engagement, and Education. For this Association Newsletter, we are focusing on celebrating our progress related to the Organizational Health pillar.
Here is what our intention was relative to Organization Health:
AORE embraces and invests in the resources, individuals, and its community to ensure the AORE is a strong, healthy, and effective organization. The entire membership is involved in this process and the integrity of the volunteer-driven national organization is the responsibility of all members and staff. Together, we will identify, engage, and embrace leaders who possess the skills and expertise to move us onward. As an organization, we will increase opportunities for individuals to build high-level skills in service to AORE; to develop and practice hands-on leadership and decision making; to coach and teach others; and to assume responsibility for building and maintaining the integrity of a volunteer-driven national organization.
Strategic Anchor: To build and maintain an integrated and thriving, volunteer-driven national organization that embraces open communication and shared leadership
I hope you will realize and join me in supporting the individuals who have led these charges. Please join me in acknowledging the volunteers who give their time to serve on a committee or task force, the committee chairs who have elected to lead colleagues and support standing and annual projects, or the board who has truly elevated the conversation to AORE’s strategic future. The work that is required to build a “integrated and thriving, volunteer-driven national organization” is collaborative work that has also required navigating change – from the AORE of the past to building the AORE of the future.
There is a place for every member to contribute at AORE. We’d be more than happy to help you find where you can best connect, contribute and collaborate adding your skills and effort to help support outdoor recreation and education.
Adventure On
Jeannette