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SMSS ALUMNI AND FRIENDS FOUNDATION
Proposed Mission and Vision; SWOT Analysis and Action Plan
presented by Lambert Sagalla during the SMSSAFF meeting last March 5, 2005 at the
St. Luke and All Saints Church in Union, New Jersey.
VISION:
A reliable/trustworthy charitable
organization committed to helping St. Mary’s School endure as a source of
quality and affordable education for Igorots and related people in Northern
Philippines. A capable supporter of efforts
undertaken by other non-profit schools to educate Igorots and related people.
MISSION:
SMSS Alumni and Friends Foundation exists to help generate tax-deductible
donations, grants and aids,
bequests,
devises, transfers or gifts
in support of educational, scientific and research projects,
including building and facilities improvements, undertaken to improve the
quality of education offered by St. Mary’s School, Sagada. We will share our
resources, to the extent possible, with other non-profit schools having similar
missions/status as St. Mary's School, Sagada.
SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS:
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Tax Exempt Status under 501
(c) (3) of the US Internal Revenue Code.
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Gainfully employed Alumni
and friends in the
U. S. A..
and other countries.
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Internet-literate alumni
and friends.
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Inspiring leadership and
commitment by several alumni and friends lead by Dennis Faustino and Rufino
Bomasang.
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WEAKNESSES:
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Starting from Scratch; no
operational capital.
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Lack of a Directory for SMS
alumni and Friends
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Service to SMSSAFF purely
voluntary hence, the least of priorities of members of the board of trustees
and officers.
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Superficial or little
knowledge about facts and figures required for an effective funding proposal.
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OPPORTUNITIES:
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Existence of a well
prepared 5-Year Plan for SMSSI which will serve as a road map for SMSSAF fund
raising activities.
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Diverse contacts/friends of
Alumni in diverse professions in the U. S. A..
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Abundance of non-profit
funding sources in the U. S. A..
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Wealth of information on
fund raising strategies and training in the internet.
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THREATS:
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Inadvertent
non-compliance by SMSSAFF or SMSSI to IRS conditionalities can be a cause of
revocation by IRS of tax-exempt status of SMSAFF.
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Funding
by some US registered non-profit foundations of terrorists activities can
adversely affect foreign funding activities of US registered public charity
foundations.
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Diversion of
donations/contributions from what they were intended and approved can
undermine trust and confidence of benefactors/donors.
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“Don’t Care”, “ay uney pay
datodi”, “apal” or “men-apos” attitudes can be contagious.
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ACTION PLAN:
SHORT TERM:
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Review, revise and/or
approve Articles of Association and By-laws
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Review, revise and/or
approve composition of Board of Trustees and Officers to insure membership
support; and/or simplify and facilitate a faster decision process.
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Impose membership fees to
fund some operational expenses.
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Form committees in
consonance with projects identified in the 5-Year Development Plan of SMSSI.
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Sponsor Fund-raisers. [Tony
Trinidad might be willing to donate DJ services for a joint fund-raiser for
St. Mary’s School and All Saints Mission School].
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Institute acceptable
accounting and auditing procedures.
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LONG TERM:
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Sponsor one or two
individuals to attend grantmanship seminars
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Research and Identify
possible sources of scholarships, faculty sponsorships, library funding,
scientific research funding and the like which can be tapped for St. Mary’s
School.
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Study feasibility of hiring
individuals to plan and implement SMSSAFF’s fund raising activities.
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Network with other similar
foundations.
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Identify and prepare facts
and figures useful for preparing grant and aids proposals for SMS.
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