Strategic Plan 2023 - 2025
Strategic Plan 2023 - 2025
About the Nanton Quality of Life Foundation
The Nanton Quality of Life Foundation's was formed in 1996 to ensure that residents of the Town of Nanton and surrounding rural areas who need intervention, assistance, advocacy, skills and/or support to improve their quality of life and well-being are supported to achieve that goal. Any person residing in the community of Nanton and surrounding areas, including the MD of Willow Creek and the MD of Ranchland, are eligible to seek services from the Foundation.
The foundation is also the steward of the Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) funding provided by the province of Alberta, the MD of Willow Creek, the MD of Ranchland and the Town of Nanton. The foundation sustains the FCSS philosophy that self-help contributes to a sense of integrity, self-worth, and independence. The programs developed are intended to be preventative, and to help individuals in their community adopt healthy lifestyles- thereby improving the quality of life and building the capacity to prevent and/or deal with crisis situations should they arise.
Organizational Overview
As a socially inclusive organization, the Nanton Quality of Life Foundation strives to ensure that diversity within the community is celebrated and respected.
Acknowledging the uniqueness of each individual, the Nanton Quality of Life Foundation seeks to cultivate an environment that is supportive, compassionate, and encouraging to the community members it serves. To fulfill its mandate, The Nanton Quality of Life Foundation is supported by over 30 community volunteers and two full-time staff – an Executive Director and Community Support Worker, along with several part-time staff including in home assistance workers.
The Nanton Quality of Life Foundation recognizes and values diversity and social inclusion as the underpinnings of what the foundation stands for. We regard the diversity of people and the community as assets and recognize their contribution to the social wellness, and cultural enrichment of the Town of Nanton and surrounding rural area.
Governance
The Nanton Quality of Life Foundation operates under the governance of a conscientious and dedicated group of volunteer Board of Directors. This group of eleven consists of eight members at large and three Council representatives. These eleven individuals are dedicated to ensuring that programming offered by the Nanton Quality of Life Foundation is of the utmost quality and is held to the highest industry standard.
Core Service Areas
Our core service areas include the Town of Nanton, the MD of Willow Creek No. 26 and the MD of Ranchland No. 66.
Foundational Elements
Vision: To foster and sustain a thriving, caring, supportive community.
Mission: To inclusively support and promote well-being for individuals, families and communities in Nanton and area.
The Nanton Quality of Life Foundation achieves this through:
• Stewardship of the Family and Community Support Service (FCSS) s funding from the province ofAlberta, the town of Nanton, the MD of Willow Creek and the MD of Ranchland
• Welcoming other funding opportunities & donations in support of programming that meets thevision and mission of the organization
Core Values:
The Nanton Quality of Life Foundation’s Core Values help define our conduct and serve as guiding principles for our priorities, goals, objectives and actions:
Goals:
Strategy 1: Create inventory of systems (accounting, security, software, hardware).
Strategy 2: Ensure availability/accessibility of inventory information.
Strategy 3: Identify resources available (staff abilities, training, funding).
Strategy 4: Develop and maintain emergency reference manuals.
Strategy 5: Evaluate current capacity and future needs.
Goal 1: Ensure cost-effective, efficient and current operational systems
Strategy 1: Refresh NQLF brand.
Strategy 2: Develop outreach database.
Strategy 3: Develop a communication strategy and plan.
Strategy 4: Invite public input.
Strategy 5: Create engagement opportunities i.e., info fairs, surveys.
Strategy 6: Use media and communication platforms intentionally to target specific groups/demographics.
Strategy 7: Identify market trends and local needs/capacity.
Strategy 8: Identify community champions to share information about the organization.
Goal 2: Encourage and support community outreach and awareness
Strategy 1: Seek and apply for relevant grants and grant matching opportunities.
Strategy 2: Become a charity or collaborate with a separate foundation (i.e., Friends of NQLF).
Strategy 3: Promote Legacy Donations (memorial, corporate, sponsors, gifting).
Strategy 4: Promote room/space rentals.
Strategy 5: Review and implement a membership strategy
Goal 3: Expand Income generation (funding and fundraising)
Strategy 1: Revitalize current partnerships.
Strategy 2: Improve regional FCSS partnerships and communication.
Strategy 3: Improve interagency collaboration in the area.
Strategy 4: Increase communication with the town and municipal districts.
Strategy 5: Increase volunteer attraction / engagement, retention, recognition and collaborations.
Strategy 6: Seek volunteer advocates/Business Partnerships.
Goal 4: Expand Collaborative Partnerships
Strategy 1: Revitalize current partnerships.
Strategy 2: Improve regional FCSS partnerships and communication.
Strategy 3: Improve interagency collaboration in the area.
Strategy 4: Increase communication with the town and municipal districts.
Strategy 5: Increase volunteer attraction / engagement, retention, recognition and collaborations.
Strategy 6: Seek volunteer advocates/Business Partnerships.
Goal 5: Develop and sustain relevant community programming
Strategy 1: Provide ongoing governance updates and maintenance
Strategy 2: Create Board training opportunities
Strategy 3: Review policy and procedures on an established schedule.
Strategy 4: Update bylaws to be current with governance needs.
Strategy 5: Create an audit schedule.
Goal 6: Evaluate and maintain governance best practices
ACTION PLANS
For each of the Nanton Quality of Life Foundation’s goals and strategies, an action plan has been developed to outline the specific tasks, timelines and resources required to implement the strategic plan. The Strategic Plan 2022 – 2025 and Action Plan can be found on the website, under Organizational Action Plan. (under development)
MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION
The Nanton Quality of Life Foundation is committed to ongoing and continuous evaluation.
Our Commitment
▪ Annual review of strategic plan with measurable targets and indicators
▪ Integrate strategic goals and priorities into board meeting discussions and decision-making