A Strategic Planning Workshop
Special Olympics Wyoming
April 6, 2007
Special Olympics Wyoming
April 6, 2007
Mission Statement – What We Do
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and competition in
a variety of Olympic-type sports for all children and adults with mental disabilities, giving
them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience
joy, and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other
Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Vision – Why You Exist
Create the opportunity for challenge and personal triumph for athletes, their families,
volunteers, and our communities.
Values – What We Believe Is Important
- Respect: Treating all of our stakeholders with integrity.
- Diversity: It takes a whole community to make us successful and strong.
- Communications: Free, open, and honest communications with all that we do.
- Trust: Acting with integrity to engender trust.
- Service: Putting the needs of others before those of our own.
- Pride: Developing pride and self confidence in others.
- Organizational Element (s): All
- Duration for the Plan: 3-5 Year Plan
- Areas of Special Emphasis:
a. Fund raising/financial stability
b. Athlete service/numbers
c. Board development
d. Public awareness
- Create and maintain stable, diverse, and reliable funding sources
that allow for sustained growth- Explore the feasibility of an endowment
- Diversify our grant sources
- Diversify into other markets
- Diversify into Cheyenne
- Pursue fundraising partnerships across the State
- Level out the income streams throughout the year
- Explore and obtain governmental funding
- Partner with other states and/or the International Games Committee
for the ID games in 2009 - Explore partnerships with the Sports Industry
Board Leads: Kermit, Diane, Lora, and Lisa
Staff Liaison: Priscilla
- Providing opportunities for all who want to participate while maintaining
the highest quality of the experiences.- Have Special Olympics participation from every County within the State
b Adult Service Providers
- Provide Special Olympics opportunities in every County within the State
- Institute quality control measures with all events
Board Leads: Debbie, Alethea, Mike
Staff Liaison: Michelle
- Recruit and retain high quality volunteers, volunteer leaders, staff,
and board members.- Develop volunteer leader succession plans
- Provide volunteer training
- Monitor staff turnover
- Diversify and develop the Board
- Create and implement recognition programs for staff and volunteers
- Provide competitive wages and benefits for Staff
- Promote our Mission/Vision/Values
Board Leads: Mike, Tom, Josh
Staff Liaison: Michelle
- Maintain our positive public image and grow awareness
throughout the State.- Conduct quality events that maintain our image
- Recognize and develop our donors
- Ensure that we have a PR component with every event
- Explore the need for a dedicated PR person and tie in with the
National PR Program - Conduct risk assessments with all events
- Maintain volunteer screening
- Access our Global Messenger Program
Board Leads: Michele, Rick
Staff Liaison: Erin
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