Our Goals
Our Planning Process
Friends of Cuscowilla held a planning and goal setting retreat December 3, 2022 at Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center. At this retreat, members of the Board of Directors identified a number of long and short term priorities and goals for the organization. These were approved by the Board at their meeting January 20, 2023. They will be transformed into SMART Goals for implementation and re-evaluated in December 2023 at the annual retreat.
Friends of Cuscowilla held a planning and goal setting retreat December 3, 2022 at Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center. At this retreat, members of the Board of Directors identified a number of long and short term priorities and goals for the organization. These were approved by the Board at their meeting January 20, 2023. They will be transformed into SMART Goals for implementation and re-evaluated in December 2023 at the annual retreat.
2023 Friends of Cuscowilla Goals
Goal 1:
Raise Funds to support Camperships, public events, and educational programming at Cuscowilla.
Objective 1:
Pursue grants and charitable donations to provide up to 200 Camperships for 2023 Summer Day camp.
Objective 2:
Pursue grants and charitable donations to support environmental and nature-based education programs, including teacher training, public, and Summer Camp experiences.
Objective 3:
Pursue grants and charitable donations in support of public events including the annual Cuscowilla Earth Day event.
Objective 4:
Pursue grants and charitable donations in support of development of the
proposed Cuscowilla Exploration Center.
Objective 5:
Pursue grants and charitable donations in support of development of the proposed Cuscowilla Challenge Course.
Goal 2:
Coordinate and facilitate environmental and nature-based education and training for teachers, campers, and the public.
Objective 1:
Collaborate with Florida teachers and environmental groups to offer hands-on training on nature and environmental educational topics, including a series of four workshops for Florida teachers to be held at the Cuscowilla Nature Center.
Objective 2:
Offer workshops for teachers k-12 from Alachua County to develop hands-on sciences activities for use in with their classes in visits to Cuscowilla.
Objective 3:
Identify opportunities to support environmental and nature-based programming for summer campers.
Goal 3:
Plan, coordinate, and facilitate an annual public event celebrating nature and the environment at Cuscowilla.
Objective 1:
With collaborating partners, host the 2023 Earth Day Celebration at Cuscowilla.
Goal 4:
Develop a Friends of Cuscowilla supporter group to assist in accomplishing our goals.
Objective 1:
Develop a communications and outreach campaign that promotes volunteering at Cuscowilla and becoming a supporter of Friends of Cuscowilla.
Objective 2:
Develop connections with private and public organizations to provide volunteers for Cuscowilla.
Objective 3:
Develop volunteer appreciation incentives to encourage engagement and enthusiasm about Friends of Cuscowilla.
Goal 5:
Encourage the county and state to study the environmental impact on the property of Cuscowilla based on usage.
Goal 1:
Raise Funds to support Camperships, public events, and educational programming at Cuscowilla.
Objective 1:
Pursue grants and charitable donations to provide up to 200 Camperships for 2023 Summer Day camp.
Objective 2:
Pursue grants and charitable donations to support environmental and nature-based education programs, including teacher training, public, and Summer Camp experiences.
Objective 3:
Pursue grants and charitable donations in support of public events including the annual Cuscowilla Earth Day event.
Objective 4:
Pursue grants and charitable donations in support of development of the
proposed Cuscowilla Exploration Center.
Objective 5:
Pursue grants and charitable donations in support of development of the proposed Cuscowilla Challenge Course.
Goal 2:
Coordinate and facilitate environmental and nature-based education and training for teachers, campers, and the public.
Objective 1:
Collaborate with Florida teachers and environmental groups to offer hands-on training on nature and environmental educational topics, including a series of four workshops for Florida teachers to be held at the Cuscowilla Nature Center.
Objective 2:
Offer workshops for teachers k-12 from Alachua County to develop hands-on sciences activities for use in with their classes in visits to Cuscowilla.
Objective 3:
Identify opportunities to support environmental and nature-based programming for summer campers.
Goal 3:
Plan, coordinate, and facilitate an annual public event celebrating nature and the environment at Cuscowilla.
Objective 1:
With collaborating partners, host the 2023 Earth Day Celebration at Cuscowilla.
Goal 4:
Develop a Friends of Cuscowilla supporter group to assist in accomplishing our goals.
Objective 1:
Develop a communications and outreach campaign that promotes volunteering at Cuscowilla and becoming a supporter of Friends of Cuscowilla.
Objective 2:
Develop connections with private and public organizations to provide volunteers for Cuscowilla.
Objective 3:
Develop volunteer appreciation incentives to encourage engagement and enthusiasm about Friends of Cuscowilla.
Goal 5:
Encourage the county and state to study the environmental impact on the property of Cuscowilla based on usage.