Mullum Mullum Strategic Plan 2022 - 2025
Mullum Mullum Aboriginal Community Gathering Place
Who funded the project
Mullum Mullum is an Aboriginal community controlled organisation based in the Eastern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne.
Karabena was engaged to facilitate a workshop with Elders, staff, and the board of Mullum Mullum to develop their strategic plan for the next three years. Using a mixed methods approach, a succinct strategic plan was developed to articulate their role and purpose, their focus areas, and their priorities over the next three years.
Summary
The primary aims of this project were to engage internal and external stakeholders in the exploration of:
what Mullum Mullum has achieved over the past three years,
to bring people up to date with various streams of work in the organisation,
to hear from Elders in the community, and
to publish a Strategic Planning Report on behalf of Mullum Mullum.
Project Aims
We co-designed the development of the Strategic Planning agenda with the Chair and CEO of Mullum Mullum. We then went on site on a weekend and created a safe space where everyone could interact and participate according to their roles and responsibilities. The Elders provided guidance and staff were able to explore key priorities for the years ahead.
Methodologies
Key outputs from this project included:
A Workshop report,
a draft strategic plan for the advice of the Board and an accompanying paper to support their endorsement, and
final delivery of a designed Strategic plan.
Outputs
The delivery of this project facilitated a greater understanding between board and staff about the impact of the current range of projects and provided people in Mullum Mullum the opportunity to discuss how to progress key outcomes desired by the community.
The resultant Strategic Plan is a combination of governance aspirations and organisational requirements for the next five years, focusing on the opportunities provided by the new building, a wider range of programs and a shift toward community entrepreneurship and honouring the stories of community members.
Project Outcomes
Gathering Place, Mullum Mullum, Strategic Plan, Sustainability, For Purpose Building projects, vision, purpose, priorities.