Add Your Voice! Share Your Ideas!
We need YOUR help implementing our new strategic plan! Over the next three years, work groups will develop and implement identified goals and objectives across six strategic areas.
We invite every employee to be part of this process! Join a work group, now or later, and add your voice to the discussion. Each group will have two co-chairs and include employees at all levels of the organization, plus other stakeholders. The ideal size is 12-15 people.
Work groups will meet twice monthly, on a regularly scheduled basis, via Zoom, over 4-10 months. Each meeting will last 60-90 minutes, and hourly employees will be paid for their participation. Employees who participate in at least 75% of their work group's meetings will receive an additional floating holiday.
Please read the descriptions below for more information, and then register for work group that interests you. Employees may participate in only one work group each calendar year, to give everyone an opportunity to share in this process.
After you have reviewed the descriptions for each Work Group, click on the purple button at the bottom of the page to submit your request to join a group.
Participation Opportunities
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Strategic Goal: Cultivate, sustain, celebrate and appreciate a dynamic and diverse workforce.
Members will work to launch a diverse and comprehensive DEIB committee. Tasks will include researching committee structure, roles, and duties, defining DEIB for The Arc Montgomery County as it relates to employees and Board members, and surveying employees for current DEIB data.
Timeframe: February-June, 2023 -
Strategic Goal: Leverage a social entrepreneurial mindset and approach to create new funding streams which will support strategic initiatives.
Members will work with an external social entrepreneurship consultant and develop pathways to generate new revenue. Tasks will include developing strategies to support this goal, identifying unmet community needs, identifying current resources, and creating business plan(s).
Timeframe: February-July 2023 -
Strategic Goals: Create and sustain a robust pipeline of passionate employees and intentionally foster a thriving workforce.
Members will work to increase applications from people who have the skill set to succeed as a DSP and implement new flexibilities valued by employees. Tasks include implementing effective recruitment marketing and other tools, and surveying employees to determine their needs, with a focus on equity instead of equality.
Timeframe: January-August 2023 -
Strategic Goal: Enhance communication between and among people supported, their families, and The Arc’s team.
Members will create ways for people supported, their families, and employees to connect on a personal level. Tasks will include identifying and implementing opportunities to make connections , with a focus on humanizing interactions between and among people.
Timeframe: January-June 2023 -
Strategic Goal: Empower people supported to have more input into and influence on making decisions which impact their lives.
Members will create ways to educate all employees annually on person-centered approaches. Tasks will include training employees to actively address issues presented by people supported, and ensuring technology supports the implementation of inclusion.
Timeframe: July-December 2023 -
Strategic Goal: Push ourselves and our communities to challenge traditional paradigms and change the way we view and interact with people supported.
Members will assist in generating excitement about The Arc Montgomery County’s work. Tasks will include finding and sharing success stories, supporting social media and other campaigns, and offering opportunities for people to connect with people we support.
Timeframe: July-December 2023
Please contact Deborah Mark, Director of Strategic Initiatives, 301.984.5777 x1245, with questions or concerns.
