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Governance:
• Ensure the Foundation (CKF) is meeting its legal requirements, informing the public in the most effective manner possible, and expanding its donor base.
• Review the Committees, their definition(s), purpose, activities, and workload demand.
• Expand public participation on Foundation committees beyond the Youth Advisory Committee and Grants Committee.
• Review the Policies, Bylaws, Constitution, and Professional Advisors Manual.
Management:
• Prepare 2007/08 budget.
• Continue support for Youth Advisory Committee.
• Increase use of CFC website and resources.
• Develop a scrapbook of ‘clips’ from the Advance, Look and the Mainstreet newspapers.
• Have a writer prepare and send filler article to above community publications.
Fund Development:
• Increase public solicitation for donations.
• Find community partners for annual operating budget.
• Hold a social evening to recognize donors and donees.
• Organize a meeting with the Creston Valley Credit Union.
• Fund raise for Field of Interest the Environment.
Granting:
• Continue refinement of the grant decision process.
• Hold a meeting of CRA registered groups to develop a strategy to ensure community groups not CRA registered can receive CKF funding for their good works. (e.g. Strawbelly Jam, Teepee camp, CV Music Festival among others)
Marketing and Communication:
• Ensure brochures continue to be displayed in all public offices.
• Have a volunteer place an eye-catching colour band on all our brochures.
• Hold our biannual public meeting of all Grantors and Donees with a guest speaker.
• Place all members email addresses on a master email list to facilitate communication.
• Sponsor a booth in the Fall Fair.
Board Development:
• Hold a Board ‘retreat’; theme: Fund Development.
• Participate with Foundations in East and West Kootenays.
• Involve community volunteers to complete many of the above activities.

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