All-Stakeholder Strategic Planning Survey

Like most organizations, USA Climbing uses strategic planning as a tool for setting and communicating its organizational aspirations, how it plans to achieve them, and the indicators it will use to measure progress on those goals. As a national governing body operating in coordination with the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), we use a four-year planning cycle that aligns with the Olympic Games.

Our most recent strategic plan covered the years from 2020 to 2024; you can find a copy of it on our website. The three main goals of that strategic plan were:

Athlete Development & Well-Being: Lead the climbing community in the development and support of athletes with an emphasis on health, safety, and performance. This includes athletes in all four competition series: Elite, Para, Collegiate, and Youth.

Membership Engagement & Event Optimization: Enhance member satisfaction and connection with USA Climbing through clear and compelling engagement opportunities, and exciting, consistent event experiences.

Organizational Excellence: Enhance organizational capabilities and leadership to meet the needs of a growing climbing community.

We are now working on the development of our next strategic plan, which will cover the 2025-2028 period. The USA Climbing Board of Directors has established a 12-person Strategic Planning Task Force composed of athletes, coaches, routesetters, gym owners, volunteers, Board members, and staff. Their assignment is to gather and synthesize input from a wide variety of USAC stakeholders and then develop a draft strategic plan for the Board to consider, revise if needed, and adopt by the end of December.

This survey is part of the Task Force process to engage stakeholders about the future direction of the organization and the sport. In addition to this survey, the Task Force is planning listening sessions and other opportunities to provide input. There is also a dedicated email address (strategic@usaclimbing.org) where you can send questions and ideas.

Thank you for your time and interest in taking this survey. We look forward to hearing about your vision for the future of USA Climbing!