Overview for Program Leadership

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about our Plan! We want to ensure that you, as a Program leader, have access to our Plan and materials that will support you with your own strategic planning process. We will continue to add tools as they become available. You may also want to explore other stakeholder sections as you develop your own stakeholder material and strategies.

2011-2015 Strategic Plan

Description: Our Five-Year Global Strategic Plan
Audience: Stakeholders and insiders who want detailed information and are familiar with our Movement
Languages Available: English (PDF); Chinese (PDF); French (PDF); Arabic (PDF)

One-Page Plan Summary (PPTX)

Description: A one-page overview of our Global Strategic Plan. This includes our Five-Pillar Framework, our strategic initiatives and Pillar-level goals
Audience: Internal stakeholders who want an overview of our Global Strategic Plan
Languages Available: English (PPTX)

One-Page Plan Summary (Stakeholder Pamphlet)

Description: A one-page PDF overview of our Global Strategic Plan. This includes our Five-Pillar Framework, our strategic initiatives, and Pillar-level goals
Audience: External stakeholders and who want an overview of our Global Strategic Plan
Languages Available: English (PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions

Description: Answers to anticipated questions
Audience: Program staff
Languages Available: English (PDF); Chinese (PDF); French (PDF)

Strategic Plan

Overview Description: A high-level overview of our Plan and Pillars that can be used for presentations
Audience: Anyone interested in the five Pillars
Languages Available: English (PPT)

Program Guidance

Description: An overview of what actions Programs are asked to take in the Global Strategic Plan and what support can be anticipated from SOI Headquarters
Audience: Program strategic planners
Languages Available: English (PDF)

Constituent Survey Template

Description: A survey template that can be used in polling constituents as part of a strategic planning process
Audience: Program strategic planners
Languages Available: English (PDF)

Strategic Plan Templates

Description: Suggested templates for your own strategic plan
Audience: Program strategic planners
Languages Available: Basic version, English (PDF); middle version, English (PDF); detailed version, English (PDF)

Example Plan

Description: A plan for a fictional Program (SO Land) that can be used as a model of what a plan could look like
Audience: Program strategic planners
Languages Available: English (PDF)

For More Information

We encourage you to get in touch with your own Regional staff to see what additional support and materials are available in your Region. Region and Program Contacts

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And today, I watched this video by Stu Chaifetz about teachers and adults who bullied Akian, a ten year old with autism in Cherry Hill New Jersey. It is a tale of fear and rage, as heartbreaking as it is infuriating. It is a call to all of us to rise up again, to demand change in Cherry Hill, to ask for an accounting from those who were abusive. Our own young leaders in Special Olympics Project Unify will understand the horrors of this video perhaps better than anyone. In a special way, I ask their leadership now.read more »

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