The Strategic Planning committee of the Association of Jewish Libraries is proud to present our Strategic Plan for 2014-2017. Please see below.
*Association of Jewish Libraries* *Strategic Plan * *2014–2017* *Our Vision* A world where reliable resources are made available in all formats and at all levels to anyone who seeks to study and understand the Jewish experience. *Our Mission* The Association of Jewish Libraries is an international professional organization that fosters access to information and research resources, in all formats, relating to all things Jewish. The Association promotes Jewish literacy and scholarship and provides a community for peer support and professional development. *Summary* The rapidly changing world of librarianship in general, and Jewish librarianship in particular, has prompted the AJL Council in early 2013 to authorize the development of a strategic plan to guide AJL in addressing such changes as the impact of the Internet, electronic publishing, mobile and other technologies, and the evolving roles of libraries in the school and synagogue environments, as well as academic institutions, archives and community centers. The committee was led by Dr. Yaffa Weisman and includes Jackie Ben-Efraim, Suzi Dubin, Heidi Estrin, Fred Isaac, Rachel Leket-Mor, Daniel Scheide, Rose Shoshanah Seidman and Amalia Warshenbrot. Dick Fishman and Fred Samulon of the Executive Service Corps (www.escsc.org) were asked to facilitate the development of the plan. *Goals and Objectives* *Goal I*: Dramatically increase AJL’s relevance to key constituents and communicate the Association’s capabilities to them. Objectives: *A. *Identify the key constituents and determine how AJL can best benefit them. Key constituents may include, in addition to librarians and library workers, educators, religious leaders, philanthropists, publishers, academics, vendors, etc. Leader: Etta Gold. *B. *Take stock of what the membership and the association as a whole have to offer in terms of programs and expertise. Leader: Tina Weiss. *C. *Determine how other library associations make themselves relevant to and communicate with their constituents. Leader: Amalia Warshenbrot. *D. *Develop a plan to enhance the relevance to constituents based on the research done above. Leader: Heidi Estrin. *E. *Communicate current capabilities and the plan to stakeholders on an ongoing, regular basis. Leader: Danielle Winter. *Goal II*: Strengthen connections with and among membership to build a sense of professional community that engages current members and attracts new members. Objectives: *A. *Determine how we currently interact with members and how members interact with each other. Leader: Tina Weiss. *B. *Identify and implement ways to improve communications with members. Leader: Sheryl Stahl. *C. *Determine what the membership is seeking in terms of benefits of membership. Leader: Tina Weiss. *D. *Design and implement benefits to members based on the results of the assessment. Leader: Sheryl Stahl. *E. *Sustain and grow the membership by 10%. Leader: VP Membership. *Goal III*: Ensure that AJL's management is efficient, consistent, effective and transparent. Objectives: *A. *Document and communicate organizational processes, responsibilities, meetings and deadlines. Leader: Joy Kingsolver. *B. *Provide Leadership Training to Council and Membership. Leader: Aimee Lurie. *C. *Regularly evaluate processes and improve as needed. Leader: AJL President. *Goal IV*: Establish a robust development function to ensure a vibrant and sustainable organization. Objectives: *A. *Provide fund development training to council members. Leader: AJL President. *B. *Establish the structure of the Development function. Leader: AJL President. *C. *Institute the fundamentals of fundraising. Leaders: James Rosenbloom, AJL President. *D. *Cultivate donors. Leaders: James Rosenbloom, Fred Isaac. *Process for Ensuring Implementation of the Strategic Plan* · Charging a small committee, the Strategic Plan Oversight Committee (SPOC) with monitoring progress of the plan. This committee consists of Fred Isaac, Amalia Warshenbrot and Jackie Ben-Efraim, who assumed the responsibility of leading the implementation of the plan in June of 2014. · Objective leaders providing a plan for achieving their objective. · Objective leaders reporting status to the SPOC on a quarterly basis. · SPOC reporting progress on a quarterly basis to the Council. · Convening the Strategic Planning Committee at least yearly to review and revise the plan. Jackie Ben-Efraim Advertising and Exhibits Manager Association of Jewish Libraries http://www.jewishlibraries.org Ostrow Library American Jewish University 15600 Mulholland Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90077 818-383-9672 (cell) 310-440-1245 (work) ajladmana...@gmail.com
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