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CAURA’s Strategic Plan 2013-2016

CAURA’s Strategic Plan 2013-2016. Strategic Plan Overview. Professional Development Special Interest Groups Conference Planning Advocacy and Agency Liaison Organizational Connections Communications Resourcing our Strategic Plan. Professional Development.

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CAURA’s Strategic Plan 2013-2016

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  1. CAURA’s Strategic Plan 2013-2016

  2. Strategic Plan Overview • Professional Development • Special Interest Groups • Conference Planning • Advocacy and Agency Liaison • Organizational Connections • Communications • Resourcing our Strategic Plan

  3. Professional Development • Laurie Vaughan-Evans – Chair, Professional Development • Goal for 2014 – 4 webinars/month • Continue certificate series that are not yet complete (grants, contracts and project management) • Start several new series (finance, information systems) • Recruiting new speakers

  4. Upcoming webinars • Mentorship – December 18/13 • 3 part series on research information systems in January-March 2014 • External relations – 29 January 2014 • Industry R&D relations – early February 2014 • Introduction to Biostatistics – 7 February 2014 • Responsible Conduct of Research: The Role of the Grant Writer/Facilitator – 27 February 2014

  5. Mentorship Program Benefits to Institutions: • Free coaching and training for staff • Greater role autonomy and confidence • Access to new perspectives and expertise • Increased employee engagement • Better employee retention Benefits to Mentors: • Expand your network • Leave a legacy • Sharpen your skills • Advance the field of research administration Sources: • Lampson, S (2012) No One is an Island – Why Mentorship is Crucial to Research Administration. NCURA Magazine (August), XLIV(4),9-10. • Furimsky, I., Arts, K. & Lampson, S. (2013) Developing a Successful Peer to Peer Mentoring Program. Applied Clinical Trials (December) Benefits to Mentees : • Access to an expert in a particular aspect of your job • General career advice • Insight on developing certain skills beyond your current role but necessary for advancement • Someone to provide feedback, help setting goals • Someone to help you network and raise your professional profile

  6. Special Interest Groups • Canadian Grants Management – Drew Gyorke • Clinical research – Katie Porter • Finance – Deanne Babcock • Grant writers and facilitators – Frances Chandler • Information Management and exchange – David Baker • Institution Contract Reviewers – me (interim) • Leadership – Martin Kirk • Project Management – in transition • Small Institutions – Deborah Zornes

  7. Conference Planning • Objective is to achieve a high degree of overall satisfaction expressed by attending members • New this year: • Poster competition • Expanded awards program with communication back to institution of administrators who are recognized • CAURA Booth • Talent show

  8. Advocacy and Agency Liaison • Collect feedback from membership after each major competition of the federal tri-agencies • Agency representatives are invited to CAURA executive conference calls • Regular engagement of agency representatives through CAURA executive conference calls and other calls with Executive Director

  9. Organizational Connections • Regional support – Florence Dzierszinski • Inter-organizational liaison • NCURA • SRA International • ARMA • ACCT • CAUBO • CAREB • CASRAI

  10. Communications • CAURA Connection newsletter • LinkedIn group • Increased communication in French • Survey of membership

  11. Resourcing Our Strategic Plan • The vision is to increase membership by 5% each year in the next 4 years with a goal of reaching 1000 members • October 2012 - 766 members. October 2013 – 827 members • November 2012 – 801 at the end of the month • November 2013 we are up to 837 before month end

  12. Sponsorship • Aim to increase sponsorship on multiple fronts: • Opportunities at national conference • Website ads • Ads in CAURA Connection • Webinar sponsorship

  13. Volunteer Opportunities • CAURA’s website is updated frequently and needs editors and content writers as new pages are developed. • Wiki: CAURA is developing a wiki and volunteers are needed to support this initiative. Leaders will be required to oversee different sections of the wiki. • Education/Professional Development • Volunteers support professional development by: • Leading webinars • Introducing webinar speakers and facilitating discussions • Recruiting webinar speakers • Serving as mentors in CAURA’s mentorship program • Leading a Special Interest Group (SIG) list-serve • Membership Engagement • Volunteers help staff the CAURA booth at the annual conference, greet members at the conference receptions, take photographs and more! Throughout the year, volunteers promote CAURA in their regions and institutions and contribute to membership drives.

  14. Why volunteer? • Expand your professional network • Enhance your career and resume • Contribute to our profession and organization • Increase your membership value • Learn new skills • Share your expertise

  15. Volunteering Carrie Kelly Manager Research Services Brock University Katie Porter Manager, Research Contracts Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

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