A. Provide high quality services to Chapter members.
B. Provide education and training.
C. Build relationships with other organizations.
D. Increase membership diversity.
E. Improve the legislation and regulations. 

1. Continuously assess and improve current services such as Newsbrief, the Annual Conference, Membership Information and Chapter Brochure, Awards, Section Activities and Web Site.
   1. Maintain Newsbrief as the primary vehicle for informing members of planning issues in Virginia. Newsbrief should be published every two months with focus on relevant planning themes and news events in Virginia.
   2. Continue to improve the Chapter's Web Site with timely information and links to related pages as well as the Chapter's List Serve (E-mail discussion group).
   3. Use the Web page as an information clearinghouse. 
   4. Provide timely relevant publications for members, such as the Virginia's Growth Management Tools.
   Responsibility: Public Relations Director/Newsbrief staff/Webmaster/Section Directors/Board.
   
2. Assess membership including public sector planners, private sector planners, planning commissioners, students and planning school faculty to insure services provided meet needs.
   1. Conduct Membership Survey
   Responsibility: Membership Director
   
3. Provide membership and Chapter service publications to all Chapter members on periodic basis. 
   1. Produce the Membership Information and Chapter Brochure, which contain information on the Chapter and a complete roster of members on a biannual basis.
   2. Obtain advertisers for the Membership Roster and Chapter Resources Guide.
   Responsibility: Membership Director /Secretary/Treasurer
   
4. Expand efforts by the Sections to promote opportunities for interaction among Chapter members in a setting closer to home.
   1. Plan educational and social programs regionally.
   2. Involve students from planning schools by creating Section-based "Campus Support Groups" in coordination with the AICP mentor appointed to the school.
   3. Assist with planning any Chapter conference held in the Section.
   4. Promote Chapter Only memberships.
   5. Coordinate expenditures with the VAPA Treasurer and Chapter Administrator. 
   6. Consider Section events as a possible future educational vehicle for potential mandatory AICP continuing education.
   7. Review Section boundaries to insure that the geographic areas best serve Section members.
   Responsibility: Section Directors/Membership Director/Professional Development Officer 
   
5. Continue to improve Chapter Administration so that the Board may focus on meeting the Goals and Objectives of the Chapter Development Plan. 
   1. Materials such as agendas, minutes and reference information will be distributed in a timely fashion.
   2. VAPA records, databases, financial information and membership information will be well organized and updated as needed.
   3. Establish an annual Board operating schedule.
   Responsibility: President/Secretary/Chapter Administrator.
   
6. Biannually review the Objectives and Strategies of the Chapter Development Plan to insure that the needs of the membership are being met, and biannually examine the Plan's Mission Statement and Goal to insure that the long term needs of the membership are being met. Responsibility: Board
   
7. Consider the priorities of the Chapter Development Plan in preparing the annual budget. Responsibility: Board and Treasurer

1. Offer continuing education and skill building opportunities for planners, keeping in mind different levels and needs.
   1. Explore programs for teaching, non-technical job skills for planners, such as basic writing and speaking skills.
   2. Expand professional development opportunities to AICP members.
   3. Expand AICP exam preparation assistance.
   4. Begin to consider VAPA's role in possible future mandatory continuing education for AICP members perhaps through a new standing committee or a new AICP Board position.
   Responsibility: Professional Development Officer
   
2. Plan Annual Conference as an educational event for planners from across Virginia to exchange information.
   1. Broaden the scope of the tracts offered to appeal to more members and promote opportunities for continuing education.
   2. Provide social events and networking opportunities.
   3. Utilize the Annual Conference as a forum for new planning issues that are relevant and timely for VAPA's membership. 
   4. Encourage such organizations to place announcements of Chapter conferences in their newsletters.
   5. Include in conference programs a registration fee option that also covers Chapter Only membership dues
   Responsibility: Vice President/Board/Section Director (in Conference's location)
   
3. Enhance Awards program with greater publicity to general public and submission of top VAPA award winners to APA Awards Program.
   Responsibility: Public Relations Director/Board

1. Continue to expand relationships with related organizations such as, but not limited to, Virginia Association of Zoning Officials, Virginia Citizen's Planning Association, Rural Planning Caucus, Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions, Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Virginia Chapter of the American Society Landscape Architects, Homebuilder's Associations and the Virginia Downtown Association.
   1. Continue to co-sponsor conferences and events with related organizations.
   2. Develop a speaker's bureau or list and offer speakers to related organizations.
   3. Encourage participation of related organizations in Conferences as speakers or attendees. 
   Responsibility: Board/President/Past President/Public Relations Director

1. Promote Chapter-Only membership for non-renewing APA members, entry-level and citizen planners, and private sector professionals.
2. Speak or write to students at Virginia's planning schools early in the school year and provide information on joining APA-VAPA and the AICP mentor program. Provide a special Newsbrief mailing/distribution targeted toward students.
3. Acquire alumni lists from planning schools to expand APA-VAPA membership.  Responsibility: Membership Director

1. Continue to organize the legislative processes and procedures of the Chapter.
2. Coordinate activities of the Legislative Policy Committee.
   1. Include members of each Section on the Legislative Policy Committee.
   2. Develop specific operating policies and procedures.
3. Develop Chapter positions and comments on proposed APA legislative policies.
4. Identify, monitor and participate in legislative study commissions.
   1. Coordinate Legislative Policy Committee member monitoring of commissions.
   2. Prepare letters, white papers, and testimony for study commissions.
5. Offer technical assistance on planning issues to the legislators prior to General Assembly.
6. Develop Chapter positions on legislation.
   1. Evaluate bills and develop consensus position.
   2. Review position statements with the Chapter Board's Executive Committee.
   3. If appropriate, coordinate positions with other planning related organizations to achieve unified response.
   4. Send Chapter positions on specific legislation to targeted legislators.
7. Coordinate testimony and inform VAPA members of bills affecting planning in Virginia.
8. Enhance annual Legislative Day as tool for promoting better planning legislation in Virginia.
   1. Invite other planning related groups to participate.
   2. Invite state legislators to attend and make presentations.
9. Recognize state legislators that have supported good planning in Virginia with an awards presentation.
   Responsibility: Legislation and Policy Director