EXECUTIVE SUMMARY How This Strategic Articulation Plan Was Built and What Problem Do We Seek to Solve
The Atlanta Civic Site envisions an Atlanta where all young people aged 14-24 and their children have the family connections & relationships, communities and educational & employment opportunities necessary for their well-being and success. Our approach to the ACS 2020 Strategic Articulation Map began with a collaborative experience to establish a common sense of purpose. By igniting purpose and its pursuit throughout our organization, we were empowered to bring an engaged and inspired presence to the planning process while keeping individuals' gifts, passions and motivations front of mind. From there, we engaged in a facilitated exercise to clarify our vision through snapshots on time horizons of Think Big (5+ years), Start Small (one year from now) and Scale Fast (about 3 years). With those visions snapshots as a guide while tapping into the power of visualization, we identified how we would measure progress, what we would have to do differently and what strategic priorities would be required. From there we determined what critical initiatives would be necessary to give us the action items needed to execute and a well-informed foundation to deliver our organizational outcomes successfully - all in the name and spirit of realizing our purpose. The guiding principles, strategic priorities and critical initiatives set out in the ACS 2020 Strategic Articulation Map will underpin the many specific decisions we will make in the coming years about personnel, programs, partnerships and investments. In light of the finite resources, tradeoffs are inevitable. We will make choices and weigh the tradeoffs in the broader context of our institutional aspirations. To achieve our goals, we will make thoughtful investments that support the interconnectivity between strategies. The creation of the ACS 2020 Strategic Articulation Map was a full team effort. So too, will successful implementation of the plan require the engagement of our team, strategic partners and community.
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