Our process
Following the release of the College’s Strategic Plan in June 2022, NSCC Foundation and Alumni Relations and our Board of Directors embarked on a strategic planning process to help guide our vision for the future and prioritize our work.
The development of this strategic plan was guided by three key objectives:
- Listen and learn from those who have contributed to our past and are crucial to our future;
- Build awareness and strengthen goodwill for NSCC Foundation and Alumni Relations; and
- Discover and interpret themes that can help shape our strategic plan.
The plan reflects the many voices of those we aim to serve – captured through a series of open discussions with individuals and community groups representing the diverse rightsholders and stakeholders. We offered multiple options for people to provide feedback – including one-on-one conversations, group roundtables, surveys and feedback forms. Hearing first voice experiences was crucial for this process.
These honest conversations must be ongoing; the environment we live in, how we learn, and the ways we work, will continue to rapidly evolve and we must follow suit in order to validate this plan and hold ourselves accountable to the intent it lays out.
We are dedicated to moving boldly in the direction of this plan, while being agile and open to modifying our course as needed. We are committed to listening and adapting – using every interaction as a chance to learn and grow; sharing and communicating actions and impact; continuing to collaborate and be guided by community; and not being afraid to pivot based on feedback.
“The Indigenous roundtable for the strategic plan was a safe space to share experiences and ideas in a frank and open discussion. I felt heard and that my thoughts were a valued part of the process.”
Melanie Sampson Radio & Television Arts ’05
What we heard
Clear and distinct themes emerged from the conversations that took place during our consultation process. The themes align with those identified within the College’s strategic plan and deliver on a commitment we made to ourselves – to clearly articulate our unique role in both supporting the NSCC’s mandate, while positioning ourselves as a leader in fundraising and community engagement.
The following themes help to define our “wheelhouse” – where we are primed and positioned to make change and create a lasting positive impact:
- Place human rights, equity and inclusion at the centre of what we do
- Expand on our collaborative efforts, and fully embrace the possible
- Be bold in owning who we are
- Understand and respond to the changing landscape of supports
- Be one with the College
The plan was also informed by many guiding documents from NSCC, the United Nations, industry experts and both our provincial and federal governments.
Guiding documents:
- NSCC strategic plan
- NSCC's Accessibility Plan
- Truth and Reconciliation, Calls to Action
- Scarborough Charters
- United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024)
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
- National Inquiry’s final report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people (MMIWG2S) Calls for Justice
- Okanagan Charter
- 50-30 Challenge
- 2022-2025 Government of Nova Scotia Accessibility Plan
- College and Institutes Canada: Indigenous education protocol
- Association of Fundraising Professionals Code of Ethical Standards
- Association of Fundraising Professionals Donor Bill of Rights
Our process
Following the release of the College’s Strategic Plan in June 2022, NSCC Foundation and Alumni Relations and our Board of Directors embarked on a strategic planning process to help guide our vision for the future and prioritize our work.
The development of this strategic plan was guided by three key objectives:
- - Listen and learn from those who have contributed to our past and are crucial to our future;
- - Build awareness and strengthen goodwill for NSCC Foundation and Alumni Relations; and
- - Discover and interpret themes that can help shape our strategic plan.
The plan reflects the many voices of those we aim to serve – captured through a series of open discussions with individuals and community groups representing the diverse rightsholders and stakeholders. We offered multiple options for people to provide feedback – including one-on-one conversations, group roundtables, surveys and feedback forms. Hearing first voice experiences was crucial for this process.
These honest conversations must be ongoing; the environment we live in, how we learn, and the ways we work, will continue to rapidly evolve and we must follow suit in order to validate this plan and hold ourselves accountable to the intent it lays out.
We are dedicated to moving boldly in the direction of this plan, while being agile and open to modifying our course as needed. We are committed to listening and adapting – using every interaction as a chance to learn and grow; sharing and communicating actions and impact; continuing to collaborate and be guided by community; and not being afraid to pivot based on feedback.
“The Indigenous roundtable for the strategic plan was a safe space to share experiences and ideas in a frank and open discussion. I felt heard and that my thoughts were a valued part of the process.”
Melanie Sampson Radio & Television Arts ’05
What we heard
Clear and distinct themes emerged from the conversations that took place during our consultation process. The themes align with those identified within the College’s strategic plan and deliver on a commitment we made to ourselves – to clearly articulate our unique role in both supporting the NSCC’s mandate, while positioning ourselves as a leader in fundraising and community engagement.
The following themes help to define our “wheelhouse” – where we are primed and positioned to make change and create a lasting positive impact:
- - Place human rights, equity and inclusion at the centre of what we do
- - Expand on our collaborative efforts, and fully embrace the possible
- - Be bold in owning who we are
- - Understand and respond to the changing landscape of supports
- - Be one with the College
The plan was also informed by many guiding documents from NSCC, the United Nations, industry experts and both our provincial and federal governments.
Guiding documents:
- NSCC strategic plan
- NSCC's Accessibility Plan
- Truth and Reconciliation, Calls to Action
- Scarborough Charters
- United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024)
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
- National Inquiry’s final report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people (MMIWG2S) Calls for Justice
- Okanagan Charter
- 50-30 Challenge
- 2022-2025 Government of Nova Scotia Accessibility Plan
- College and Institutes Canada: Indigenous education protocol
- Association of Fundraising Professionals Code of Ethical Standards
- Association of Fundraising Professionals Donor Bill of Rights