Strategic Plan of the Waterbird Society

September 2023

The Strategic Planning Committee: Aliya Everest Caldwell, Gail S. Fraser, Clay Green, Marisa Takada Martinez, Patty Szczys (Chair), Kiah Williams, Ricardo Zambrano

Abstract: Vision 2030, the Strategic Plan (SP) of the Waterbird Society, provides a road map for the Society for the next ten years. We first articulate some overarching philosophies for each committee and then identify key recommendations under each primary goal of the WBS as identified by our Mission Statement (revised 2022). Governance, Finance and Investment, and Nominations were addressed separately as they relate directly to the functioning of the WBS . We include a corresponding Supplementary Document (S1) that provides a list of action plans with timelines as well as a document containing the results of our Member Survey administered in June 2023. While not all committees have specific action plans, a key recommendation – one that influenced the layout of this document – is for collaboration across committees.