The Board Development Committee has drafted a 5-year strategic plan to direct the future of the Society and we want to make sure we reflect your aspirations and hopes for the Society. This Strategic Plan will guide Britannia staff, board, and committees to ensure our work aligns with our shared goals, principles, and values. Specifically a strategic plan is used for:

1.             Decision-making
2.            Conflict Resolution
3.            Accountability
4.            Staff engagement
5.            Community engagement
6.            Evaluation
7.            Operational Planning
8.            Fundraising

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* 1. In our draft strategic plan, we propose the following change to our vision and mission statement:

Our dream is:
The well-being, sense of belonging, joy and empowerment of everyone in our communities. 

To realize our dream:
We are stewards of spaces that support social connection, creativity, recreation, and the realization of the full potential of people and communities.

In partnership with our communities, we create integrated programs, services, and opportunities on the unceded terriotiries of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil Waututh Nations.

How well do you think this reflects the Society?

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* 2. In the next five years we commit to:
  • Empowering people and communities
  • Embracing Indigenous values and practices
  • Offering low barrier programs, services, and opportunities
  • Nurturing creativity in inclusive spaces
  • Developing and strengthening partnerships
  • Enhancing organizational capacity

How well do you think these commitments reflect your aspirations and hopes for the Society?

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* 3. We will empower people and communities by:
  • Providing access to facilities, education, services, and resources
  • Engaging grassroots community leadership, volunteerism, and civil society
  • Using our platform to strengthen the voices of our communities
  • Working with people and communities in the Renewal process
  • Using appropriate communication tools and methods
What actions would you like to see the Society take in the next five years to achieve the commitment to empower people and communities?

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* 4. Embrace Indigenous values and practices by:
  • Inviting leadership and guidance from the Indigenous community
  • Acknowledging our place on unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Teleil Waututh Nations
  • Recognizing Indigenous protocols, beliefs, and ways of being and acknowledging the continued impacts of colonization
  • Practicing different approaches to respectfully engage the Indigenous community and dedicating the required time and resources
  • Including more Indigenous programming
  • Ensuring the renewal process includes Indigenous communities in decision making

What actions would you like to see the Society take in the next five years to achieve the commitment to embrace Indigenous values and practices?

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* 5. Offer low barrier programs, services and opportunities by:
  • Increasing and expanding the Leisure Access Card access
  • Identifying and breaking down barriers to participation
  • Ensuring we are safe, welcoming, and accessible to all, especially those who are most marginalized
  • Dedicating time and resources to reach out to historically and systemically underrepresented and marginalized communities
  • Designing new spaces through the Renewal process with broad accessibility in mind

What actions would you like to see the Society take in the next five years to achieve the commitment to offer low barrier programs, services and opportunities?

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* 6. Nurture creativity in inclusive spaces by:
  • Offering programming and unprogrammed spaces where people are free to pursue their interests
  • Supporting innovative projects in arts, culture, and community development
  • Recognizing that historically, persistently, and systemically marginalized communities require different approaches for respectful engagement and dedicating time and resources to ensure they are a priority
  • Ensuring that the Renewal process and Site reflects the ethos of the community
What actions would you like to see the Society take in the next five years to achieve the commitment to nurture creativity in inclusive spaces?

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* 7. Developing and strengthening partnerships by:
  • Working collaboratively with community partners to provide integrated, holistic, service provision
  • Supporting and incubating grassroots community organizations and projects
  • Sharing space, resources, and support with local non-profit partners
  • Developing and nurturing cross-sectoral partnerships
  • Maintaining and building on our unique community-led integrated service model particularly through the Renewal process
What actions would you like to see the Society take in the next five years to achieve the commitment to develop and strengthen partnerships?

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* 8. Enhancing organizational capacity by:
  • Supporting staff and providing opportunities for development and training (e.g., Reconciliation, Social justice and equity training)
  • Streamlining and improving systems, internal communication, and transparency in decision making
  • Engaging and exemplifying diversity through the hiring of more Indigenous staff and addressing systemic barriers to access and employment
  • Developing and stewarding Society resources
  • Adapting organizational capacity to meet the demands of the Renewal
What actions would you like to see the Society take in the next five years to achieve the commitment to enhance organizational capacity?

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* 9. Please add anything else you would like to see in our strategic plan.

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* 10. Please rate your experience of this survey

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