Subject: Re: Beau Biden Foundation
From: "Joshua Alcorn" <[email-masked]>
To: "Michelle \(Collins\) DeLaune" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Patty AOL" <[email-masked]>, "Lyndon Haviland" <[email-masked]>, "Hallie Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Ashley Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Wil Sherk" <[email-masked]>, "Joan Mayer" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2015 08:17:51 -0500

Wondering if folks would be available on Sunday, Dec 27? 

/ja
302-598-1885 (cell)

Sent from my iPhone, which is responsible for any typos. 

> On Dec 1, 2015, at 7:16 AM, Michelle (Collins) DeLaune <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> Good morning all.
> My calendar is clear on all of these dates. 
> I'm looking forward to participating in the strategic planning session!
> Michelle 
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> On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:28 PM, Patty AOL <[email-masked]> wrote:
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>> I will keep all of the dates open!! Thanks Josh. 
>> 
>> Patty
>> 
>> Patricia Dailey Lewis
>> Deputy Attorney General
>> Director- Family Division 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Nov 30, 2015, at 7:57 PM, Lyndon Haviland <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> 
>>> I can do any of these dates prefer Monday or Tuesday and I can easily
>>> get to you!
>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2015, at 07:51 PM, Joshua Alcorn wrote:
>>>> Hello friends, I wanted to get us all on the same chain so we can
>>>> schedule a day for our strategic planning meeting. Thank you Lyndon
>>>> (interim CEO of Darkness to Light) and Michelle (COO of NCMEC) for
>>>> agreeing to help us through this process.
>>>> It would be great if we could get this done in December. I know folks
>>>> have a ton of things going on, but it would be great for us to have this
>>>> session so Wil Sherk (President of the Delaware Grantmakers Association
>>>> and the consultant helping us, cc’d here) can have the draft plan done by
>>>> January 1, when Patty becomes officially our ED.
>>>> I’ve spoken with a few of you, so at least we can narrow the dates down a
>>>> bit. How do these dates look for folks:
>>>> Saturday, December 19 10 am - 4 pm
>>>> Monday, December 21 10 am - 4 pm
>>>> Tuesday, December 22 10 am - 4 pm
>>>> I’m happy to meet on Sunday the 20th, but that’s a family day for most
>>>> folks I suspect.
>>>> Ideally, we’d all be able to be together in Wilmington. Although we could
>>>> have folks on the phone if necessary. Lyndon and Michelle, there may be
>>>> portions of this meeting less relevant to your expertise, but we’d love
>>>> to have you for the full time if you’re able.
>>>> The main purpose of this session will be to create a 2-3 year strategic
>>>> plan. To that end, these will be our areas of focus:
>>>> Vision
>>>> The great purpose of the foundation, an ideal state, sometimes called a
>>>> big, hairy, audacious goal.
>>>> Mission
>>>> A brief description of what the foundation does; what the board will hold
>>>> itself accountable to.
>>>> Environmental Scan
>>>> A survey of what is known about the environment in which the foundation
>>>> will operate to identify challenges will it face and opportunities it may
>>>> choose to seize.
>>>> Strategic Goals
>>>> The results the foundation is committed to achieving over the course of
>>>> three-to-five years; the “what,” of its work.
>>>> Outcomes/Success Measures
>>>> The measurements, quantitative and qualitative, that describe the changes
>>>> the foundation intends to bring about through its efforts.
>>>> One or more measures will be associated with each goal.
>>>> Strategic Plan
>>>> The paths along which the foundation will apply resources to achieve its
>>>> goals; the “how,” of its work. The plan may address organization
>>>> structure and governance considerations.
>>>> Please let me know if one of these times work best for you. I’m
>>>> incredibly excited to go through this process with all of you. We will do
>>>> great things - of that I’m confident.
>>>> Talk to you all very soon.
>>>> /ja
>>>> Josh Alcorn
>>>> 302-598-1885
>>>> [email-masked]
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> Lyndon Haviland, MPH, DrPH
>>> CUNY School of Public Health
>>> Distinguished Scholar
>>> Chair of the Advisory Council
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>>> 
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