Strategic Plan

THE VISION

A nation that encourages leadership in its citizens.

THE MISSION

To develop leadership capacity and opportunities for people with disabilities to drive change that raises the status of people with disabilities in society.

PRINCIPLES AND VALUES

- The leadership we promote will cause societal change that enables people with disabilities to participate _and be included.
- All people with disabilities who are, or wish to become leaders are encouraged to take part in our _Initiatives, regardless of disability type and geographic location. We will focus on the leadership potential _of people with disabilities.
- Leadership Plus will, whenever possible, enlist, enhance, and promote skills of people with disabilities, as _staff, trainers, presenters and spokespersons.
- We are committed to leadership that operates at all levels of society, and will promote people with _disabilities into each of these levels. eg. The Public Service, Government, local communities, and _business.
- We promote leaders with disabilities in the disability industry, as well as other elements of the social _sector. We are also committed to participation in business and environmental leadership.
- We will promote the diversity, worth and value of people with disabilities to leaders across all sectors.
- We will not duplicate or reinvent Initiatives that are already functioning well. We seek to work with all _elements of society and wherever possible, in partnership with them.

THE OBJECTIVES

We foster leadership in people with disabilities. We do this by:

1. Engage those people with a disability who are already leaders;
2. Develop the leadership potential of people with a disability;
3. Create leadership opportunities for leaders with a disability; and
4. Ensure the sustainability of Leadership Plus.

INTRODUCTION

Leadership Plus is a Victorian community organisation and a project of Action for Community Living. We promote people with disabilities as leaders. Our focus is on civic participation and inclusion as citizens in Australian society.

We have been operating with paid staff since November 2003. Our first Strategic and Implementation Plan 2004 has formed the basis for the development of this document.

This Strategic Plan relates to calendar year 2005 and is the second phase of a three-phase establishment period for Leadership Plus.

STATUS OF THE STRATEGIC AND IMPLEMEMTATION PLAN

This document is the second such plan for Leadership Plus and builds on the first plan developed and ratified in December 2003. This document has been agreed to by the Project Management Group. As the document is refined and added to, further development of each of the Initiatives will occurs.

THE INITIATIVES

The Initiatives comprise the programs and work of Leadership Plus in its second year. Some of them are one-off pieces of work, while others have become the programs of Leadership Plus. Each Initiative requires developmental work outlining in detail:
- How they will be resourced.
- Who will resource them.
- What they will achieve.
- The timeframe needed.
- How they will be evaluated.
_If they are not achievable within the establishment budget of Leadership Plus, then funders/sponsors will _be identified, and negotiations undertaken.

FUNDING

Our infrastructure costs have been funded to date by The Myer Foundation, Stegley Foundation, Reichstein Foundation, Helen MacPherson Smith Trust and the The Jack Brockhoff Foundation. This funding covers our budgeted costs of $175,000 until May 2005. We are seeking $14,600 for June 2005 and $175,000 for the financial year 2005-2006, a total of $189,600.

SCOPE

The following tables relate to the Initiatives and Strategies in each of the Strategic Objectives. All these Initiatives will be undertaken in 2005. Those that run into Stage 3 (2006) will be included in the Strategic Plan for that period.

The column headed 'Funders/Partners' often refers to the Initiatives being 'Internal & Current Funders'. This means that the funding of the Initiative is budgeted for, or planned to be budgeted for in our current budget. Where there are additional costs anticipated, they are also noted in this coumn.

INITIATIVES 2005

OBJECTIVE 1: ENGAGE THOSE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE ALREADY LEADERS

INITIATIVE 1.1: _ Skills Register (leaders network & Leadership Plus graduates)
STRATEGIES:
______________ 1. Develop guidelines & protocols for Skills Register eligibility
______________ 2. Design website to accommodate Skills Register
______________ 3. Develop case studies of leaders with a disability to enhance understanding of ________________ leadership and disability

INITIATIVE 1.2: _ Leadership Innovations Incubator
STRATEGIES:
______________ 1. Research and investigate overseas model

INITIATIVE 1.3: _ Bring disability into the mainstream leadership debate

OBJECTIVE 2: DEVELOP THE LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL OF PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY

INITIATIVE 2.1: _ Participation of people with a disability in mainstream leadership programs
STRATEGIES:
______________ 1. Promote people with disabilities in Leadership programs iand Local Government
______________ 2. Develop a database of mainstream leadership programs
______________ 3. Support the mainstream leadership programs to be more inclusive
______________ 4. Nominate specific individuals into targeted leadership programs
______________ 5. Document perceived barriers for people with disabilities to mainstream leadership ________________ programs

INITIATIVE 2.2: _ Mentoring Program
STRATEGIES:
______________ 1. Post Secondary
______________ 2. Local Government
______________ 3. Disability Advocacy sector, Boards and Staff

INITIATIVE 2.3: _ Internship Program

INITIATIVE 2.4: _ Leadership Program
STRATEGIES:
______________ 1. Leadership Program 2005
______________ 2. Evaluate 2005 Program
______________ 3. Leadership Program 2006

INITIATIVE 2.5: _ Training and Referral
STRATEGIES:
______________ 1. Develop a database of people with a disability interested in learning about leadership
______________ 2. Develop and maintain a leadership training calender
______________ 3. Deliver leadership training courses

INITIATIVE 2.6: _ National Leadership Program
STRATEGIES:
______________ 1. Consult with National peak bodies on the need for a Program
______________ 2. Undertake feasibility study

OBJECTIVE 3: __CREATE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERS WITH A DISABILITY

INITIATIVE 3.1: _ Ensure disability perspectives and leadership in all sectors
STRATEGIES:
______________ 1. Market Skills Register to all sectors
______________ 2. Market people with a disability in the Diversity Register

INITIATIVE 3.2: _ Promote the leadership availability and capacity of people with disabilities
STRATEGIES:
______________ 1. Photographic Exhibition
______________ 2. Promote Skills Register

OBJECTIVE 4: _ ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LEADERSHIP PLUS

INITIATIVE 4.1: _ Funding
STRATEGIES:
______________ 1. Philanthropic sector
______________ 2. Government
______________ 3. Fees for service

INITIATIVE 4.2: _ Accountability and Governance
STRATEGIES:
______________ 1. Relationships with Action for Community Living
______________ 2. Relationship with Project Governance Group

INITIATIVE 4.3: _ Succession Planning
STRATEGIES:
______________ 1. Clear Initiative documentation

INITIATIVE 4.4: _ Marketing of Leadership Plus Initiatives
STRATEGIES:
______________ 1. New Website
______________ 2. Articles
______________ 3. Published research
______________ 4. Brochure
______________ 5. Presentations
______________ 6. Promote diversity of Initiatives

Strategic and Implementation Plan 2005