About EACE

2007-2012 EACE Strategic Values | Diversity Statement

Mission Statement
The Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE) develops educational programs and services, and facilitates connections and interaction between employers who seek to hire college students & alumni, the career services personnel who serve those students, and the associate members who serve the profession.

2009-2010 Goals:

1. Membership
• Increase college membership by 10% and employer membership by 20%
2. EACE Web Site
• Identify and implement new technologies to improve communication, programs, and services (Improve our web site and the process for updating)
3. Finances
• Maximize current and explore additional revenue streams that do not rely on membership and/or conference
4. Connections and Networking
• Increase opportunities to build the EACE community in-person and online
5. Alliances
• Increase collaborative efforts with regional ACEs for mutual fiscal benefits and quality services for members
6. Leadership Development
• Design a comprehensive plan to cultivate and develop current and future leaders for EACE

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2007-2012 Strategic Values

1. Strategic Value: Professional Development
   Definition: A range of professional development programs, workshops and conferences to educate and enhance members’ expertise on current trends and best practices in the career development and human resources professions
   We will:
   • Conduct annual membership surveys and focus groups to ascertain and respond to membership interests and needs
   • Deliver programming that addresses the needs of our various constituencies and distinguishes our regional association from other regionals and the national association
   • Leverage alliances and partnerships to expand and enhance professional development offerings to membership
   • Provide programming opportunities that leverages technology to broaden membership access geographically and budgetarily
   • Become known as the premier regional association in leadership development of human resource and career development professionals
   • Provide online career and human resource resources as well as web-casts of programming
   • Offer continuing education and certification programs solely as well as in tandem with other organizations
2. Strategic Value: Information
   Definition: Valuable data, trends and news to keep members educated on the trends important to the field
   We will:
   • Be known as the top regional resource/authority for information (trends, data, articles, etc.) on the field
   • Take advantage of the resources we have available currently and seek out additional resources, as necessary
   • Provide members and public, in some cases, information to increase awareness of organization
   • Be strategic about the information being shared in order to differentiate ourselves from others
   • Ensure we are providing the most accurate/detailed data by putting specific measures in place
   • Set metrics for success initially and measure program on a regular basis against those metrics
3. Strategic Value: Alliances
   Definition: Relevant partnerships with other organizations with parallel missions and internally to bring more benefits to members
   We will:
   • Identify synergies with other organizations that will benefit members
   • Develop a plan for collaboration with other organizations that supports and advances the mission and strategic plan of EACE
   • Provide greater opportunities internally partnerships amongst different membership categories
   • Be strategic about the our partners to be sure there is a true benefit
4. Strategic Value: Networking
   Definition: Formal and informal professional connections to capitalize on the strengths and the skills of members to embrace professionalism and collegiality throughout the organization
   We will:
• Plan strategic regional network opportunities
• Provide strategic network opportunities for under represented regions
• Capitalize on existing events to increase network opportunities
• Strive to embrace new members by providing immediate (mentor) network opportunities
• Reconnect and revive network with disenfranchised members
• Use technology as a means of providing connections for members
5. Strategic Value: Leadership
   Definition: Protocols and plans that identify and engage members in ways that encourage volunteerism and leadership development
   We will:
• Continue to include new and seasoned members in leadership opportunities within the organization
• Focus on developing, recognizing and training of potential leaders
• Be inclusive of membership in leadership positions
6. Strategic Value: Technology
   Definition: A balance between “high tech” and “high touch” in the use of technology to support the other strategic values of EACE and to enhance communication and connectivity among members
   We will:
• Provide resources for members to communicate ideas and best practices of the profession
• Explore means to leverage technology for basic support functions
• Strive to create a more functional and appealing website
• Establish metrics to measure the ongoing functionality and usability of the website
7. Strategic Value: Membership
   Definition: Connection with actively engaged and trained colleagues to help practitioners better perform their work and ensure a diverse and vibrant member base reflecting the demographics of our region
   We will:
• Provide tangible benefits and valued services by membership category to retain current members and recruit new ones
• Make retention and recruitment ongoing initiatives
• Focus on the recruitment of new members who are diverse by occupation and background
• Encourage members to become actively engaged by acknowledging their participation
• Encourage members to take leadership roles to develop leadership talent consistent with the goals that fall under the leadership strategic value
• Focus on membership diversity
• Increase and diversify employer membership
• Provide searchable membership database
• Encourage members to share their knowledge with other members by developing an expertise directory
8. Strategic Value: Financial Management
   Definition: Procedures and practices to continuously improve the day-to-day operations of the organization and to insure its success and future
   We will:
   • Ensure operational effectiveness through sound financial leadership
   • Develop standards of fiscal prudence that will guide organizational activities and programs that seek to reduce cost, enhance revenue, and improve operational effectiveness
   • Seek strategies that improve and add to the organization’s long and short term investment strategy with a focus on increasing the ROI on investments
   • Produce a balanced budget annually
   • Look for ways to enhance revenues to fund strategic initiatives
   • To leverage our interaction with TEI to continuously improve daily operations and customer service benefiting all members

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Diversity Advancement Statement

EACE understands that true diversity extends well beyond historical or legal definitions; it includes every aspect of being human.  Be it race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic class, age, sexual orientation, gender expression, religion, physical ability, or job and life circumstance, the differences between us as individuals are the same assets that unite us as a professional community.  We affirm the value of our diversity and will work to promote inclusiveness, to encourage understanding, and to celebrate our differences as well as our common threads.

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