NCL Board - in addition to what I shared with members below about the strategic planning follow-up session we had this past Wednesday, I wanted to share the recording with you in case you want to listen to it. As I mentioned, we'll be doing some plan shaping at our next board meeting, so want you to have as much information as possible for our discussions. Have a nice weekend. Jeff NCL Strategic Planning - Virtual Follow-up - 8-20-25 REC.mp4 <https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cvN14bKFIEU4YzgqnacEvtFfJ5eVuiC7> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jeff Fantine <jeff.fantine@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM Subject: Notes from NCL Strategic Planning Virtual Follow-up Session To: NCL <members@lists.nationalcoalitionforliteracy.org> National Coalition for Literacy *An Alliance Supporting Adult & Family Literacy, Adult Education and English Learning* NCL Members... We had a great discussion at Wednesday's virtual follow-up session as NCL continues its strategic planning. We discussed many critical issues facing the organization and the field (what should the "literacy" focus be for the National Coalition for literacy, if and how NCL should move forward with advocacy, who are the stakeholders NCL should be working with, etc.) and I appreciate those who attended and participated in these important conversations, as it's important for a coalition to move forward with a collective effort and through consensus of our members. Attached are the slides and the summary of this session for your review. Since I was facilitating and not able to monitor the chat, it was so beneficial to read through the comments afterward. Thank you AI Companion. :) As I mentioned, we'll post these questions on the NCL Strategic Planning Hub so that members can continue to offer input on these matters - they are not there yet, but they will be by Monday: https://ncl-strategicplanning.blogspot.com/ Have a nice weekend! *Jeffrey A. Fantine, Ph.D. * Executive Director www.nationalcoalitionforliteracy.org [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/NationalCoalitionforLiteracy> [image: LinkedIn] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/104529889/admin/dashboard/> [image: Email] <ncl@nationalcoalitionforliteracy.org>