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Written by Michelle Pereira
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The G.O.A. conducted an assessment in the form of a survey and a workshop in 2007 to assist in better understanding the needs of the Goan community in order that a new vision for the Association and plan for the future could be developed.
The survey was the first part of the assessment which enabled individuals from the Goan community (members and non-members of the Association) to provide feedback and ideas on areas such as social events, needs of the new immigrant and senior citizen populations, volunteer involvement, communications and customer service. This survey, completed by 161 individuals, was made available in hard copy format in the March 2007 Pulse and then on-line through the G.O.A. web site from May 2007 to January 2008.
The second part of the assessment was a workshop that the G.O.A. hosted for the community on Sunday July 8th in Toronto. The 56 individuals who attended were asked to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the G.O.A. The key strengths that were identified will be used to build more desirable services for our community. We also learned more about the Association’s weaknesses, which will be the first step in overcoming them in order to pursue any new ideas. Finally, we discussed new ideas for engaging more members of the Goan community and crafted potential solutions to fill large needs within our community.
The insights that were gathered at this workshop were included with the information compiled from the vision surveys and analyzed for common themes. These themes and accompanying data from the surveys and workshop were presented in a report to the G.O.A. executive committee in January 2008 for their consideration as they develop the new strategic plan for the Association.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 May 2008 22:12 |
