LIFT Annual Report 2013: Building Strong Foundations | Page 8

Building LIFT’s Foundation: Year One
In July 2012, LIFT launched a five-year strategic growth plan. Our plan aims to
evolve and strengthen the way we are delivering our program, measuring our
impact, and affecting communities across the nation. In Year One, we made
incredible strides in the areas of program, evaluation, influence, and talent.
Check out what a difference a year can make!

EXPANDED
PROGRAM SERVICE

FOUR PRIORITIES
Evolve program
model to achieve
transformational
results for more
members.

Leverage our
results and
stories to impact
perception,
policy, and
practice.

Demonstrate the
impact of the
LIFT approach.

Strengthen
and grow the
organization.

A New Message...
You may have noticed that we
are talking about ourselves a bit
differently than we have in the past.
In 2013, we did some important
work on our messaging to clarify
how we describe our work, align it
with our organizational culture, and
better communicate our vision.
LIFT Members: The community
members we serve are no longer
referred to as clients: they are
members. This is because our
volunteer advocates do not merely
serve them. Our members are equal
partners in this work, and in fact,
they lead the charge by setting
their goals and doing the hard work
to achieve them. We asked our
members what they think of this
evolution and they love it!

INNOVATED
EVALUATION

LAUNCHED PUBLIC
INFLUENCE STRATEGY

GREW OUR TEAM

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