In August of 2019, the NNECOS Board of Directors began a strategic planning process to allow us to plan a future built upon our longstanding success. Our 2019 review and synthesis of key stakeholder interviews and a NNECOS membership survey surfaced expectations and framed the strategic issues we needed to address. Then, in early January 2020, the Board engaged in a weekend-long workshop to imagine NNECOS’s future and set compelling – but realistic – organizational priorities for the next few years.
In August of 2020, after a year-long process of collaborative work, the NNECOS Board of Directors approved the Society’s first strategic plan. The board is thrilled with the goals we have set forth for the coming years and the promise they hold for our ability to provide value to the oncology community in northern New England.
Armed with this clarity we were ready to re-describe NNECOS’s Vision, Mission and Values. Our Vision is important because it describes the future we ultimately hope to see.
That all patients with cancer and blood disorders in Northern New England will have timely, affordable, and easy access to expert care, as well as the financial, social, and spiritual resources they need to combat their disease.
Our Mission is the statement that helps us express our unique purpose and role in working to achieve that Vision.
The mission of NNECOS is to promote the highest quality care for patients with cancer and blood disorders in our region through professional networking, education, and scientific research, as well as patient advocacy and public policy.
And our Values describe how we intend to behave in doing our work.
With our shared purpose firmly in mind, the Board outlined a set of priorities to guide our actions over the next few years, allowing us to stay focused on our intentions while remaining flexible enough to adjust to unexpected opportunities and events:
September 2020 Strategic Plan Update with Marie Wood | October 2020 Strategic Plan Update, Governance & Structure with Brenda Farnham |