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Establishing: Revisiting Unit Objectives and Documenting Activities

Some planning is necessary when first starting an MRC unit, and more planning with response partners will be required as part of a larger coordinated response effort in your community. As the community evolves, MRC units will require a renewed sense of strategic priorities to navigate any complexity. Planning—strategically, financially, and operationally—will likely be a regular part of your unit’s internal administrative tasks, not an annual activity.

Establishing objectives for your unit will be important, and they should support your MRC’s mission and meet your community’s needs. Reporting on progress toward your objectives also will be a critical part of communicating your MRC’s success to local partners and other support organizations, including funding sources.

It will be important to:

Track key events culminating the completion of your objectives, including target and achieved dates, where appropriate.
Record significant events that will constitute your MRC’s history.
Note the reason for any change in your MRC unit’s objectives; maintain records of how the objectives were amended or abandoned.
Note accomplishments of importance to your MRC that may not have been part of your formal plans.
Gain access to resources; some of which may be funds, in-kind donations, volunteered expertise, shared resources with response partners, etc. This information can be used when soliciting further resources from potential funding sources and other community champions to fill the gaps in your resource needs.
Maintain an ongoing record of all events pertinent to its execution, whether it is strategic, financial, or operational

During the first year of an MRC unit, many changes may occur, and documentation can support a collective memory as it strengthens your efforts to broadcast your MRC’s successes.

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Last Updated on 8/23/2006