SEIZE Strategic Directions 2023-2026
In the winter of 2023, the SEIZE Team and Board of Directors went on a retreat to discuss its long-term goals for the organizations. Following these discussions, four (4) key directions were chosen.
Cultivate an Engaged Membership Base
• Create concise onboarding system for user, support, & worker members
• Develop Constituent Relationship Management tool (CRM) to improve communication strategy
• Create a working group structure to extend membership engagement
• Develop programs and activities to move members down the engagement funnel
Act as a radical entry point to the Social Solidarity Economy Ecosystem
• Strategically expand the curriculum and services to other geographic locations
• Improve the online learning experience for curriculum participants
• Host events and produce materials to attract a wider audience to the principals of the solidarity economy
Lead by example: Act in solidarity with membership and beyond
• Create resources and provide trainings to our members and other support member organizations
• Cultivate partnerships and bolster organizations to fufill their mandates as its aligns with our members
• Participate in the creation of solidarity networks to cultivate unified power across sectors
Advance the SEIZE sectoral incubation approach
• Facilitate a network of knowledge sharing to scale and build the internal capacity of organizations
• Incubate cooperatives and social enterprises to cultivate solidarity throughout the value chain and across our sector focus areas
• Develop SEIZE’s internal capacity to scale up incubation services
