Strategic Plan - Eagle Island
2023 — 2027
Our Process
A committee composed of members of Eagle Island’s (EI) Board of Directors and senior staff worked with key stakeholders, seasonal staff, alumni, campers, parents, volunteers, donors, and an external consultant to identify top priorities for the next five years of EI’s operations. This is our first strategic plan and comes at a key moment in the organization’s trajectory and maturity.
Our work has also included revisiting and updating our organization’s mission, vision, and core values, as well as how we describe our programmatic offerings. We have developed:
An Overview of the Strategic Plan, a high-level documentation of where we are now and where we’re going over the next five years; and
An Implementation of the Strategic Plan which contains granular details of our plans to accomplish each objective, including tactics, progress metrics, and timelines.
Strategic Focus
Our first 10+ years were focused on securing the Island, rebuilding the infrastructure (physical and human capital) necessary to support youth programming, establishing and growing our financial foundation, and launching and refining our initial programmatic offerings. Having successfully completed these substantial goals—including operating four summers of youth and adult programming—we are now concentrating our gaze on growing, expanding, and strengthening all of our programming, continuing to fortify and modernize our physical plant, and creating new ways to fulfill our mission of inspiring and empowering girls and young women to be confident, collaborative, and courageous. It goes without saying that we are operating in a rapidly changing environment and, in light of our core values, recognize the need to be nimble and responsive to the changing needs of the campers, families, and communities we serve.
Below is our five-year strategic plan with goals and objectives. The companion Implementation Details document contains detailed how we will meet these goals and how we will measure our progress. We share this plan with a critical caveat: this plan represents our very best thinking as of Fall 2023. We recognize that unanticipated changes will undoubtedly impact our strategic focus, objectives, tactics, and related measures. Our ability to be flexible and adaptable is a real asset and one that has allowed us to navigate the COVID crisis, refine programming to meet camper needs, and quickly seize opportunities for partnership and collaboration.
We look forward to continuing this work alongside our partners; it is an exciting time for Eagle Island!