Roadmap to the Future: SDCEA conducts Strategic Planning Session
PrintSDCEA held a strategic planning workshop for board members and staff Feb. 8-9. This was the first step in updating the overall strategic plan for the cooperative. The workshop was professionally facilitated by National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation, one of SDCEA’s three financial lenders, at no cost to the cooperative.
The meeting provided a unique platform for both board members and staff at the cooperative to come together and forge a unified path forward.
Objectives for the strategic planning session included:
- Collaborative Alignment: To bring together board members and staff, uniting a diverse array of perspectives around common goals.
- Consensus on Priorities: To identify and gain consensus on the strategic priorities that will steer the cooperative’s efforts in the coming years.
- Long-Term Vision: To articulate a clear and actionable long-term vision that aligns with SDCEA’s core values and the expectations of our membership.
“The outcomes of this meeting will form the backbone of our strategic direction—a roadmap that will guide us in the future,” SDCEA CEO Gary Kelly said.
Staff at the cooperative will be working on identifying goals, objectives, and tasks and an implementation plan for over the next few months for the priorities determined during the meeting. Members can anticipate a presentation on the plan to be made early this summer.
