Southeast Uplift is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt, nonprofit organization funded with government contracts supplemented with project grants, fees for services, and individual and business contributions. Primary funding is from the City of Portland's Office of Neighborhood Involvement.

About Southeast Uplift's Strategic Planning Process

Groundwork for Southeast Uplift's most recent strategic plan began with surveys conducted by the staff in the fall of 2005 to gain a better understanding of the issues and needs of the Portland neighborhoods served by the Coalition.

In November of 2005, Southeast Uplift's staff and Board came together for two retreats to identity important trends in Southeast Uplift's operating environment, create a vision for the future, identify potential barriers to the vision, and determine major strategic directions.

Following the retreat sessions, Southeast Uplift's staff and Executive Committee fleshed out key milestones for the next few years that will mark the Coalition's progress.

The Board of Directors reviewed Southeast Uplift's draft Strategic Plan in January 2006. A draft version was approved on February 06, 2006. With the provision that Board Committees would develop work plans that identified tasks to fulfill the goals prior to the end of the fiscal year in July 2006.

The Strategic Plan provides a framework to guide operations and governance that will be reviewed and adjusted on an ongoing basis by the Board and staff.

Strategic Directions – 2006-2008

• Strengthening and Bridging Neighborhood Associations includes providing enhanced support to individual neighborhood associations and business associations encouraging interaction across neighborhoods‐bringing people together to learn from each other and work jointly on issues and projects.
• Convening and Engaging the Full Diversity of Our Community includes creating education and civic involvement opportunities with a variety of approaches and tools. It means using different methods to engage different members of our community in the civic life of our neighborhoods.
• Promoting Southeast Uplift's Identity: Broadening Awareness and Support includes telling Southeast Uplift's story in a variety of ways, celebrating meaningful successes, expanding public awareness, and broadening financial support.
• Energizing and Focusing the Core means identifying and focusing on top priorities, creating goal-focused committees that are well-supported, and implementing fun and manageable workplans. It includes building a strong leadership team through ongoing board and staff development efforts.

Review the entire Strategic Plan document (pdf)