APO Announcements

APO Strategic Plan

(posted 30 Dec. 2005)

Dear APO Member;

We are in the process of developing a new Strategic Plan for our organization.  This plan will outline where the organization will be going in the next 5 years.  Since APO is a membership driven organization we need your input into the Strategic Plan.  

We ask that you complete the attached Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (S.W.O.T.) analysis.  I have included a brief outline of how this process works.

How to Perform SWOT Analysis

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The SWOT analysis begins by conducting an inventory of internal strengths and weaknesses in your organization (APO). You will then note the external opportunities and threats that may affect the organization, based on your market and the overall environment. Don't be concerned about elaborating on these topics at this stage; bullet points may be the best way to begin. Capture the factors you believe are relevant in each of the four areas.

Strengths

Strengths describe the positive attributes, tangible and intangible attributes, internal to your organization. They are within your control. What do you do well? What resources do you have? What advantages do you have over your competition?

Weaknesses

Note the weaknesses within your organization. Weaknesses are factors that are within your control that detract from your ability to obtain or maintain a competitive edge. Which areas might you improve?

Opportunities

Opportunities assess the external attractive factors that represent the reason for your organization to exist and prosper. These are external to your organization. What opportunities exist in your market, or in the environment, from which you hope to benefit?

Threats

What factors are potential threats to your organization? Threats include factors beyond your control that could place your organization at risk. These are also external – you have no control over them, but you may benefit by having contingency plans to address them if they should occur.

Please complete the "Strategic Plan Feedback Form" (available by clicking here) and return it to our Head Office by February 28, 2006. 

Thank you for your input and help in setting the future directions for our organization.

Sincerely,
Sean Weylie
President-Elect

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APO Best Practices Project

(posted 29 March 2006)

The Activity Professionals of Ontario (APO) has received the funds promised by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care to develop a Best Practices Manual for Recreation Professionals working in Long Term Care.  The funds will be used to research best practices for the industry in the provision of quality recreation and leisure programming for seniors. 

Download the full press release here in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF).

For more information or to have questions answered, contact the team at bestpractices@activitypro.org

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