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 and upgrade the Policies, Bylaws, Constitution, and Professional Advisors Manual.
Management:
  • Prepare 2010/11 budget.
  • Recruit a member to continue the Youth Advisory Committee.
  • Continue CanadaHelps on website; review, update and manage the CFC website.
  • Continue maintaining a scrapbook of 'clips' from community papers
  • Continue preparing and sending articles to the community & foundation members via email and regular mail.
Fund Development:
  • Continue work with the two new Designated Funds currently in development.
  • Increase public solicitation for donations.
  • Find community partners for annual operating budget (consider selling ads on CKF web page).
Granting:
  • Continue the social 'grant making' evening.
  • Continue refinement of the grant decision process.
  • Involve Grantors and Donees with a guest speaker.
Marketing and Communication:
  • Ensure brochures continue to be displayed in all public offices.
  • New materials: Casey - CanadaHelps (chapel brochure); Vern - pie charts
  • Begin submissions to Blogs: I Love Creston; Creston Daily The Shout
Board Development:
  • Hold a Board 'retreat'
  • Increase participation with CBT & Foundations in East and West Kootenays.
  • Consider a joint meeting with East Kootenay Foundation for Health on IHA related programs, birthday and Christmas gifts and cards