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Red Door Housing Society

Strategic Planning Session November 25, 2017

Report

On Saturday, November 25, 2017, 6 Board Members and the Executive Director gathered together with a fa-
cilitator in the community room at Fraser Lands Housing to step back, consider the big picture and visualize
the future for Red Door Housing Society.

SESSION OBJECTIVES
To provide the board members the opportunity to discuss the future of the Society
To identify strategic directions and goals to achieve the Society’s mission
To set performance measures to monitor the achievement of the Society’s strategic goals
To agree on the roles and responsibilities to achieve the strategic goals

HOPES

Attendees introduced themselves and expressed their hopes for the outcome of the session.

Plan for redevelopment and affordability
Sustainability of Red Door Housing Society
Agreement to redevelop assets
Pursue opportunities for growth and diversification
Define who we serve
Plan – don’t get stagnant
A plan of and by the entire Board
Clear idea of the future
Individual professional development of staff
Who we are and why we exist
Systems to support goals
Focus on advocacy, operations/property management, redevelopment

MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of the Red Door Housing Society is to provide and manage quality affordable housing to per-
sons in need.

Is this Mission Statement still relevant? Does it still reflect the purpose of the Society? Discussion included
the following:

What does “affordable” mean? It is a vague term, and for some members of the public “affordable” has
gained a negative connotation. BC Housing and CMHC define it as housing costs that do not exceed
30% of a household’s income.

Is “persons in need” too broad? Too narrow?

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