Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity

1. Merrimack ValleyHabitat for Humanity 2013 Strategic Plan

2. Vision Global Vision: A world where everyone has a decent place to live. Local Vision: Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

3. Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity’s Mission Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity is part of a global nonprofit housing ministry that works in partnership with people in need to build or renovate simple decent homes.   Habitat for Humanity is founded on the conviction that everyone should have a safe and decent place to live.  Our programs bring people together, both at the community level and in the broader society (government, civil organizations, the general public, etc.) to build homes to be owned by families in the communities we serve in the Merrimack Valley.

4. 2013 SWOT Analysis

5. 2013-14 Strategic Initiatives to Fulfill the Vision • Accelerate fundraising, construction and family placement to complete 10 units in Bixby Building by 12.31.2014. • Complete fundraising, construction and family placement for 2 Builders Blitz units by 12.31.2014. • Increase sustainable income to finance future building goals. • Develop and implement comprehensive marketing plan to support friend raising, fundraising, new partnerships, volunteer acquisition and site acquisition. • Improve the function, composition and involvement of the Board, and review and strengthen every committee. • Develop the ability to build 5 units per year in 2015 and beyond with more emphasis on building in new municipalities in our territory. • Select a tithe partner country and participate in an international build trip biannually. • Become a leading voice in growing awareness of decent housing as a critical foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty and in advocating for adequate affordable housing for all. • Increase our capacity to serve families by exploring new programs for implementation in 2016.

6. Accelerate fundraising, construction and family placement to complete 10 units in Bixby Building by 12.31.2014 • The Building Committee is charged with identifying the materials, budget, skills and volunteers needed to complete the project by 12.31.2014. • The Development Committee is charged with completing the fundraising for the project by raising an additional $300,000 by 12.31.2014. • The Family Service Committee is charged with recruiting and training the families to be ready for occupancy. • The Volunteer Committeeis charged with providing the volunteers needed for completion. • The Marketing Committee is charged with assisting with each of the activities noted above and taking advantage of public relations opportunities. • The staff is charged with organizing the dedication ceremonies and recognition for donors and volunteers. • The Executive Director is charged with recruiting a team of volunteer attorneys to handle the closings.

7. Complete a Builders Blitz 2 family home in June 2014. • The Builders Blitz Committee is charged with soliciting material donations and professional labor donations to build a two-family home in June of 2014. • The Development Committee is charged with completing the fundraising of $100,000 for the Builders Blitz by 12.31.2014. • The Site Acquisition Committee is charged with acquiring an adequate site for the project. • The Family Service Committee is charged with recruiting and training two families for the Builders Blitz homes. • The Marketing Committee is charged with supporting the Builders Blitz and maximizing publicity around the build.

8. Increase sustainable income to finance future building goals by further developing existing and new revenue streams. • Recruit new members to Development Team with fundraising experience. • Develop teams to execute fundraising activities with one team focused on Industry and another on individuals. • Acquire Industry lists for the Merrimack Valley. • Execute against targets, measure results, react accordingly. • Expand Development efforts to other Board Members once processes are firmly in place. • Explore and develop existing and new revenue streams to increase sustainable income. • The Development Committee is charged with putting in place systems, procedures and people to raise the needed funds and coordinate with the Marketing Committee in these efforts.

9. Increase sustainable income to finance future building goals by further developing existing and new revenue streams. (cont’d) • The ReStore Committee is charged with: • Relocating the operation, expanding the hours and doubling the average monthly revenue by 12.31.2014. • The Volunteer Committee is charged with providing the additional volunteers needed for expansion. • Developing systems to efficiently serve the customers. • Organizing sufficient resources to have adequate inventory on hand for sale at all times. • Implementing best practices from successful ReStores.

10. Develop and implement a comprehensive marketing plan to support friend raising, fundraising, new partnerships, volunteer acquisition and site acquisition. • A Marketing Committee will be organized and charged with the responsibility to develop and implement a plan for Board approval to support : • Friend Raising • Fundraising • ReStore Marketing • Volunteer Acquisition • Family Identification and Recruitment • Site Selection • Builders Blitz • Coordination with all Committees and Staff.

11. Improve the function, composition and involvement of the Board, and review and strengthen every committee. • The Governance Committee is charged with: • Surveying the needs of the Board and Committees. • Identifying 20 prospective Board members and presenting a minimum of 10 to the Board no later than 6.30.2014. • Filling out the rosters of the Board Committees. • Developing an orientation program for new Board members by 9.1.2013

12. Develop the ability to build 5 units per year in 2015 and beyond with emphasis on building in new municipalities in our territory. Establishing systems, procedures needed to build 5 homes per year and provide all other services in 2015 and beyond. • The Development Committee is charged with fundraising to build 5 homes in 2015 and every year thereafter. • The Volunteer Committee is charged with providing the volunteers needed for completion. • The Family Service Committee is charged with recruiting the families. • The Site Selection Committee is charged with: • Acquiring an inventory of home sites such that MVHFH will be able to build 5 homes per year in 2015 and every year thereafter. • Diversifying efforts to find sites in communities in which MVHFH has not been active. • Defining and documenting the profile of an ideal site for MVHFH to use as a marketing tool to communicate with our 22 communities as a way to build relationships and help us identify sites.

13. Select a tithe partner country and participate in an international build trip biannually. • The President of the Board is charged with the responsibility for submitting a tithe partner to the Board for approval and organizing an international build trip to that country by 6.30.2016.

14. Become a leading voice in growing awareness of decent housing as a critical foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty and in advocating for adequate affordable housing for all. • The President of the Board is charged with the responsibility of identifying and recruiting someone to raise the awareness of the community regarding the value of decent housing as a critical foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty and in advocating for adequate affordable housing for all, by the end of fiscal year 2016.

15. Increase our capacity to serve families by exploring new programs for implementation in 2016. • The President of the Board and Executive Director are charged with forming a committee to consider new programs for implementation by the end offiscal year 2016.