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Greek Fire — AHEPA Goals:
A 10 Point Strategic Plan
for the Order of Ahepa
A Five Year Plan
"Preserving the Spirit of Hellenism
Within the Context of the American Dream
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- Priority One: Membership, from Crisis to Growth.
- Establish a National Task Force & Membership Director.
- Establish a 5 Year Goal to maximize growth 25%+.
- Former Sons given priority to join.
- Spouses of DOP should be targeted.
- Delinquent Members to be targeted.
- Cyber Membership should be established by District.
- Associate Membership for At-Large members
- New Membership Materials & Questionnaire.
- Supreme Lodge to be given formal job descriptions/liaison roles.
- Full effort given to membership development.
- Lodge members to set up mass regional initiation days.
- Ahepa Day to become a national initiation day.
- Promote Supreme Convention as the premier event.
- Liaison role with National Projects.
- District Governor's Workshop should be expanded.
- This should include an officer training program.
- Membership development & maintenance to be stressed.
- Each District to choose two national projects to support and promote.
- Establish a moratorium on all new projects.
- Move to Establish On-Line Meetings for Efficiency & Communication
- Quarterly on-line meeting for Supreme Lodge and Headquarters to focus on Membership development and
maintenance.
- Expand District Governor’s role with on-line meetings.
- Chapter Support and Promotion.
- All chapters to establish permanent mailing address
- All chapters to have an e-mail address and fax.
- Monthly mailing to chapters from HQ.
- Support of a Central Billings Program.
- Incentives for early payments.
- Credit Card payments accepted on-line.
- Ahepa Web Page to list "Honor Roll" of those paid.
- Return to Greatness: Communication & Publications
- Expand the interactive capabilities of the web site.
- Maintain the quality of the "Ahepan."
- Expand on advertising and joint publications.
- Greek Fire, “AhepaGram” Monthly Chapter mailings.
- e-mail communication for all chapters.
- Column in Greek America, Odyssey and/or Greek American Newspapers.
- Headquarters to become a Membership Service Center
"The George Leber Center for American Hellenism"
- Executive Director for Business Affairs.
- Director of Membership/Chapters Development.
- Promote and sustain the Ahepa Archives
- Explore adding a Grant Writer for new project funds for HQ.
- 5 year plan for A National Ahepa Research Center, staffed by interns.
- 5 year plan to Expand Mentor Program and Speaker's Bureau.
- Ahepa National Unity Forum on Hellenism in America
- Sponsorship of a National Unity Forum
- Help coordinate with key Recognized groups.
- Expand roll and responsibility.
- Cyprus & Hellenic Affairs should operate as a permanent standing committee reporting at each Supreme Lodge
meeting and Governor’s Conference.
- Coordinate all Congressional Action with key Hellenic Organizations.
- 5 year Plan to Expand the Role of Educational Foundation.
- Expand Public Relations & New Financial Sources of Scholarships.
- Hellenic Cultural Commission reinstituted.
- Sponsorships of Educational Seminars.
- Promote the Western Civilization in your schools.
- Courses in Hellenic Traditions in America .
- Sponsor a National Week of Greek Letters.
- Adopt a Commitment to Youth Programs over 5 Years
- "Journey to Greece" to be Promoted.
- Future Student Exchanges.
- Promote transition between Sons and Ahepa.
- Explore Jr. Chamber type of chapters.
- Develop new funding and promotion of National Youth Programs .
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