Chairman’s Report 2011-2012 A MEMBERS’ ORGANISATION As the Lord’s Taverners prepare to celebrate this year our 30th anniversary in Australia, the last 12 months have been both a challenging and rewarding year for the Victorian Branch. Challenging, in the fact that our membership numbers have declined in a tough economic environment; but rewarding in the work we do in promoting personal development, social interaction and companionship for the young and disadvantaged through active participation in sport. We are truly proud that our agenda is driven by volunteer members who contribute their expertise to our work in many ways. While the Lord’s Taverners has always enjoyed and relied on members to drive specific events, the response this year has been stunning. many successes this year confirm that the Victorian Branch is doing what it does best “Our – organising and sponsoring first class events and then working with key partners to make it happen”. strategic review During the year, we conducted a strategic review of our Branch to ensure that we continue to remain relevant to our members and deliver programs to key stakeholders in accordance with our constitution and social investment charter. Led by Chris Bulford, CIRC Consulting a Lord’s Taverners member, and supported by Committee member Bruce Mc Donald, our objective was to develop and publish a strategic plan, or road map, that will guide our organisation over the next 5 years. Key to this process was the engagement of stakeholders such as members, committee, sponsors & donor recipients. Members and stakeholder groups spoke passionately about the respect for the Lord’s Taverners, our strong core values and the commitment of our founding fathers. However, we have poor brand awareness and customer experience in managing and attracting membership and sponsors. In addition, we struggle to connect with younger members and there is strong reliance on the committee to manage our operations. The result of this work has led to development of a new Vision and 3 year strategic plan. Vision A 1000 strong membership based organisation that is recognised as the leading cricket charity in Victoria supporting the young & disadvantaged. Aspiration 1 to 1000 to 100,000 in 3 years Leadership No 1 Cricket Charity in this State, – – Membership 1,000 members statewide generating $100,000 annual sponsorship. – – Underpinning delivery of this strategy is a restructuring of our committee in line with the 4 strategic drivers developed and the following is a brief summary of our key objectives to support its delivery. PARTNERSHIPS The cornerstone to delivery of our vision is the strength of our relationship with Cricket
Chairman’s Report 2011-2012 A MEMBERS’ ORGANISATION As the Lord’s Taverners prepare to celebrate this year our 30th anniversary in Australia, the last 12 months have been both a challenging and rewarding year for the Victorian Branch. Challenging, in the fact that our membership numbers have declined in a tough economic environment; but rewarding in the work we do in promoting personal development, social interaction and companionship for the young and disadvantaged through active participation in sport. We are truly proud that our agenda is driven by volunteer members who contribute their expertise to our work in many ways. While the Lord’s Taverners has always enjoyed and relied on members to drive specific events, the response this year has been stunning. “Our many successes this year confirm that the Victorian Branch is doing what it does best – organising and sponsoring first class events and then working with key partners to make it happen”. strategic review During the year, we conducted a strategic review of our Branch to ensure that we continue to remain relevant to our members and deliver programs to key stakeholders in accordance with our constitution and social investment charter. Led by Chris Bulford, CIRC Consulting a Lord’s Taverners member, and supported by Committee member Bruce Mc Donald, our objective was to develop and publish a strategic plan, or road map, that will guide our organisation over the next 5 years. Key to this process was the engagement of stakeholders such as members, committee, sponsors & donor recipients. Members and stakeholder groups spoke passionately about the respect for the Lord’s Taverners, our strong core values and the commitment of our founding fathers. However, we have poor brand awareness and customer experience in managing and attracting membership and sponsors. In addition, we struggle to connect with younger members and there is strong reliance on the committee to manage our operations. The result of this work has led to development of a new Vision and 3 year strategic plan. Vision A 1000 strong membership based organisation that is recognised as the leading cricket charity in Victoria supporting the young & disadvantaged. Aspiration 1 to 1000 to 100,000 in 3 years – Leadership – No 1 Cricket Charity in this State, Membership – 1,000 members statewide – generating $100,000 annual sponsorship. Underpinning delivery of this strategy is a restructuring of our committee in line with the 4 strategic drivers developed and the following is a brief summary of our key objectives to support its delivery. PARTNERSHIPS The cornerstone to delivery of our vision is the strength of our relationship with Cricket
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