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Mission Statement

Our mission at Business Professionals of America, Massachusetts Association is to develop and empower student leaders to discover their passion and change the world by creating unmatched opportunities in learning, professional growth and service.

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Strategic Priorities

Increase and sustain organizational membership
Diversify funding avenues for sustainability
Enhance organizational capacity
Develop policies for in diversity, equity, and inclusion
Increase competitive events awareness
Evaluate and document organizational outcomes

Business Professionals of America, Massachusetts Division’s strategic priorities focus on organizational growth and sustainability. A successful outcome will yield a strong organization providing a robust learning experience for all members. Our strategic priorities are:

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Measures of Success

Secondary and Post-secondary membership numbers
Outside Engagement
Sponsorship revenue
Outcome reports

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Organizational Membership

Identify new membership growth opportunities at the Secondary, Post-secondary and alumni levels. Develop attractive methods for retention.

Action	Lead	Progress
Develop an attractive alumni engagement program to recruit and retain alumni for MA BPA initiatives.	TBD	Not started
Create surveys for outgoing seniors and alumni to help develop programs and opportunities	TBD	Not started

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Organizational Membership

Identify and grow membership at the secondary, post-secondary and alumni levels. Find attractive ways to retain members.

Action	Lead	Progress
Assess methods to recruit and acquire new membership and suggest updates to current processes and materials	State Director	In progress
Increase membership to two new chapters	State Director	Complete
Create new material to promote MA BPA for new and prospective chapters	State Officers	In progress

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Funding Avenues

Ensure the Sustainability of MA BPA by utilizing a more diversified funding strategy.

Action	Lead	Progress
Research available grants outside of current MA BPA Grant funding. Receive one (1) new grant application per year.	Advocacy Committee	In progress
Develop attractive recurring sponsorship material to raise funds to provide new opportunities for students.	Advocacy Committee	In progress
Bring on one (1) new partner to sponsor a competitive event	Executive Committee	In progress
Increase overall funding by 20%	Finance Chair	In progress

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Organizational Capacity

Define the scope of MA BPA Governance to meet the priorities of the organization.

Develop strategies for new and sustained organizational capacity.

Action	Lead	Progress
Create an organizational continuity plan for MA BPA Staff to cross-train and deputize tasks	State Director	In progress
Diversify Board Membership. Recruit professionals outside the MA BPA network to join the Board of Directors	Executive Committee	Not started
Create a "buddy system" for the MA BPA Staff and Board to further our organization's growth and effectiveness.	State Director	Not started

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Ensure MA BPA is developing, and holding to the highest standards of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Action	Lead	Progress
Increase internal awareness around Diversity, Equity and Inclusion	State Director	In progress
Develop an organizational DE&I Mission and Philosophy	Board Chair	In progress
Conduct assessments, as needed, with the whole organization and communicate findings	Board Chair	Not Started

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Competitive Events

Increase awareness of Competitive Event offerings; in-person and virtual events.

Action	Lead	Progress
Ensure we are promoting and educating our members on all of our best-in-class competitive event offerings	State Director	On going
Create processes for promoting Virtual events and advertise to the entire membership	State Officers	In progress
Increase virtual event awareness and participation	State Officers	In progress

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Evaluate and Document Organizational Outcomes

Create a data driven decision making process by using internal data. Regularly improve the organization by evaluating our outcomes.

Action	Lead	Progress
Create meaningful Student, Advisor, Judges, Proctors, Sponsor based surveys for feedback and organizational improvement.	Assistant State Director	In progress
Analyze survey data after each event and create enforceable actions based on data.	Assistant State Director	In progress
Create a repository of historical data collected from membership and conferences	Assistant State Director	In progress