Strategic Priorities
2021-2023
At the beginning of 2020, Survivor Alliance began its journey of Strategic Planning. After 2 years, the organisation was fully functioning, with Staff and Board Members, on-going programming for Survivor Members, a demand for services, and the need to determine direction.
The process was led by Kaajal Shah, of K Shah Consulting, LLC. Beginning in May 2020, an internal Strategic Planning Committee was developed composed of Staff and Board Members. The 7 month process included a thorough Environmental Scan of various stakeholders, a summary of findings to support the goal setting retreat with all Staff and Board Members, that yielded the following Strategic Priorities that will guide Survivor Alliance into 2023.
Survivor Alliance will strengthen the internal structure and operations of the organization to support on-going growth and long term sustainability.
Survivor Alliance will continue to intentionally and strategically grow its Global Membership, aiming to reach 400 survivor members by 2023, while also maintaining focus on deepening member engagement.
Survivor Alliance will concretize and expand its trainings and education based offerings to become one of the leading spaces known for Survivor Leadership and Advancement.
Survivor Alliance will continue to provide consultation support for external partners around how to respectifully and fully integrate survivors into their spaces with the goal of transforming the Field within 3 years, then move into having survivor members lead this work and/or phasing it out depending on need.
Survivor Alliance will continue to grow the number of Survivor Leaders that can fill consultancy positions and provide them with ongoing leadership development support.
Survivor Alliance will develop comprehensive fundraising and communications strategies and accompanying tools to support the strategic vision.
Survivor Alliance will explore its role around Survivor connection, coordination, and support of mental health needs.
“Survivor Alliance is a bridge-builder. We have become the architects of connectivity. We build bridges between survivors and our own potential. We build bridges between survivors of different experiences and backgrounds. We are also building bridges, alongside our fellow survivors, between their lives immediately after enslavement and what the rest of their life can be. And with our allies, we build bridges that link the anti-slavery movement to survivors who want to contribute their lived experience expertise.” - Minh Dang, Executive Director
Appreciative Inquiry
Simultaneous to the Strategic Planning, the University of Nottingham conducted an Appreciative Inquiry to understand the impact that Survivor Alliance has had.
The purpose of the Appreciative Inquiry was to understand if and how Survivor Alliance has influenced its key stakeholders and partners. The inquiry sought to understand whether stakeholders have made any changes to their organisational culture, policy and practice as a result of engagement with Survivor Alliance. The Inquiry also wanted to understand if and how the working relationship with Survivor Alliance can be strengthened going forward and, more generally, to better understand organisational aspirations for becoming more survivor-informed and survivor-led.