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INDEPENDENT LIVING
NEEDS ASSESSMENTS
ILC Management Issues
from a
1993 ILRU National Survey*
1. ADVOCACY--Funding; building coalitions; achieving
proper balance with services; handling risks; involving staff; receiving
credit
2. OPERATIONALIZING IL PHILOSOPHY--Having staff who
understand and put philosophy into practice; increasing "cross disability-ness"
of the center
3. FUNDRAISING/DEVELOPMENT--Advantages and disadvantages/demands
and rewards of various fundraising strategies; sustaining funding
levels; involving board in fundraising
4. PERSONNEL--Having people on staff who practice independent
living philosophy in delivering services; having a cross-disability,
cross-cultural staff; maintaining a satisfied, productive workforce;
being aware of legal issues in personnel management
5. BOARD OF DIRECTORS--Recruiting board members appropriate
for a complex organization; maintaining a strong board with leadership
capabilities; dealing with the ineffective classical board model
6. CENTER OPERATIONS--Coping with demand which exceeds
capacity, impacting morale, burnout, shifting priorities, communication,
etc.; managing budgets, cash flow, lines of credit, grant proposal
development, etc.; having effective program evaluation
7. PLANNING--Creating a strategic vision for the center;
finding time for planning; moving from crisis management to controlled
growth; managing growth and expansion
8. MARKETING--Promoting center services to consumers
and promoting independent living issues to community leaders; making
effective in-roads into the corporate community; marketing an ILC
in rural areas
9. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT--Internally and within "the
movement," have we outgrown our leadership or simply left everyone
else behind?
10. NETWORKING--Connecting with the corporate community;
educating and influencing how communities address disability issues
by serving on community-wide committees and boards; establishing
and maintaining successful and appropriate collaboration with other
organizations
11. PERSONAL LIFE/HEALTH MAINTENANCE--Maintaining a
personal life and good health while keeping up the work level and
involvement necessary to be a successful center
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*These issues were identified in a 1993 survey of 20 representative
ILC executive directors nationwide. These are the top ten
issues identified, plus number 11, which is particularly timely. |
