Friday, February 9, 2018

Writing a statement of intent for your IPC

This post comes on the heels of yesterday's post "My IPC Journal - Statement of Intent for a new IPC." This had me thinking about writing actual statements of intent. Why would I want to write one? And if I figured that out, what would go into it?

Why write a statement of intent
One of the best ways to quiz your way through some problems is to write it down. An IPC statement of intent is just that - your attempt to logically look at your idea. If you can articulate it, you can act on it. Also, if what you've written makes sense, you can move on to other steps, like defining your membership and IPC strategy. I suggest writing it down, and leaving it for a couple days. Then pick it up and re-read it. If still makes sense, go on to the next steps. But, if there are gaps in your logic, deconstruct it and rewrite it. Then wait a couple of days, and revisit. If you cannot articulate the idea, then you need to think about viable it is in the first place.

What goes into a statement of intent
A statement of intent is your initial vision and starting ideas for your IPC. It's a working plan or vision that you're starting out with. This will be part of the foundation that you'll use to develop your IPC's strategy. (Refer to "Creating a strategy for your IPC") Here's a list of topic's you'll probably want to cover:
  • Overall reason for starting the IPC
  • IPC goals
  • Anticipated activities
  • Activity and organizational road map for the first year
  • Description of your ideal member (Refer to "Finding the right members for your IPC")
All this will be subject to change, but the goal is to get this information down where you (and eventually others) can see and edit it.

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