FEB 20 2023
The Strategic Plan
Canopy NWA is pleased to introduce our strategic plan for 2023-2025, developed through key stakeholder interviews with people resettled as refugees through Canopy, Canopy staff, board members, partner organizations, and local faith leaders. The strategic planning process was facilitated by the refugee resettlement and organizational development experts at Multicultural Consulting.
Canopy’s first strategic plan brought us the Long Welcome, a suite of programs extending Canopy’s services to refugees for five years with the goal of community integration. Our Long Welcome programs have been a success, with 100% of eligible students graduating high school, the first refugees resettled through Canopy achieving their citizenship, and additional pathways for people who arrived as refugees to develop their careers by obtaining certifications, recredentialling, or launching new business ventures. Canopy is committed to providing a Long Welcome to every newcomer we resettle.
Our Goals Moving Forward
This year, we anticipate welcoming the 500th refugee to be resettled through Canopy in Northwest Arkansas. Our new strategic plan prepares our organization for readiness to respond to the next humanitarian crisis, adapt to the rapid growth of Northwest Arkansas, and to withstand the impact that may come from future policy changes at the federal level.
This strategic plan maintains fidelity to Canopy’s mission, vision and values.
Together, we have identified six strategic priorities to take us through 2025:
Goal 1: Increase housing stock
Goal 2: Invest in a trauma-informed culture
Goal 3: Develop organizational capacity
Goal 4: Develop a formal fundraising plan
Goal 5: Expand community engagement efforts
Goal 6: Evaluate expansion opportunities
Read more about these goals below and stay tuned for updates on our progress.
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