Strategic Plan
2022 – 2025

Mission Statement

The Junior League of Texarkana, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

Focus Area 

Children: Literacy, hunger, and poverty

In recognition that children are our future, we are committed to advocating for children and providing services and opportunities that are essential for their physical, intellectual, emotional, and social growth.

Strategic Goal #1

Communications/Administration Council

Provide an operational model that encourages strategic leadership, effective management, and promotes JLT in the community.

Strategies:

• Broaden JLT’s presence in the community through the use of mixed media platforms.
• Work collaboratively with the Finance Council to establish a permanent residence for the League headquarters.
• Establish a system of record preservation.
• Work collaboratively with the Membership Council to promote member engagement opportunities.
• Work collaboratively with the other Councils to establish statistical data of League efforts.

Strategic Goal #2

Community Council

Increase community impact through projects, partnerships and alliances that combat childhood literacy, hunger and poverty.

Strategies:

• Prioritize the annual review of the focus areas and community projects.

• Develop and strengthen relationships with community leaders and organizations in order to increase impact by local events.

• Gather specific feedback from those served to gain quality assurance.

• Increase the number of children served through community projects and partnerships. 

• Create awareness of Community Assistance Funds.

• Maintain a database of community contacts in order to increase community participation in conjunction with other Councils. 

Strategic Goal #3

Finance Council

Ensure short and long term financial stability through sound, fiscal management and diversified fund development. 

Strategies:

• Create a fund development campaign for implementation in fiscal year 2021-2022.

• Review financial position at League’s banks to update current authorized signers and consolidation of accounts and institutions.

• Research availability of additional non-profit grant opportunities.

• Maintain a database of community contacts in order to increase community participation in conjunction with other Councils. 

Strategic Goal #4

Membership Council

Foster an environment that promotes lifelong member satisfaction, personal and professional development, as well as leadership and training opportunities.

Strategies:

• Continue implementation of the Transformation Rollout: Membership Model and utilizing the Placement Matching Tool. 

• Increase members’ understanding of JLT’s strategic plan, bylaws, policies and procedures, and the diversity, equity and inclusion initiative. 

• Establish a system for evaluating member satisfaction.

• Implement programs designed to increase retention across all classes of memberships. 

• Develop a recruitment plan in order to increase the number of new members.

• Maintain a database of community contacts in order to increase community participation in conjunction with other Councils.