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    Outdoor Alliance of Story County
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    Outdoor Alliance of Story County

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    501(c)(3) organization
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    oasco.org
    PO BOX 22
    AMES IA 50010-0022
    Mail donations to:PO BOX 22Ames IA 50010-1863

    AMES IA | IRS ruling year: 2013 | EIN: 46-2035019  
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
     
    Organization Mission
    Enhancing outdoor recreation, education and conservation in Story County.
     

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    Rating Report

    Leadership & Adaptability
    Score

    100

    This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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    Strategy

    40 out of 40 points

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    Mission Statement
    10 out of 10 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission.
    Enhancing outdoor recreation, education and conservation in Story County.
    Vision Statement
    10 out of 10 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's vision.
    Our mission is: Enhancing outdoor recreation, education and conservation in Story County, Iowa; and, in the process, to create a community where we want to live, work and enjoy the outdoors.
    Strategic Goals
    20 out of 20 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
    Goal One: Enhance outdoor recreation, education and conservation in Story County.
    Goal Two: Supporting Story County Conservation's public land acquisitions to reflect growing population and even greater growing demand.
    Goal Three: Supporting volunteer water quality monitoring in Story County, Iowa, to reflect the pivotal role water has on a growing community and outdoor recreational opportunities.

    Leadership

    30 out of 30 points

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    No Credit
    Investment in Leadership Development
    15 out of 15 points
    The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development.
    Board members and volunteers reviewed goals and strategies in 2022 and created a process to implement strategies focused on these goal.
    External Focus on Mobilizing Mission
    15 out of 15 points
    The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
    • Strategic Partnerships
    • Collaborative Engagement
    • Civic Engagement
    • Public Policy Advocacy

    Adaptability

    30 out of 30 points

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    Adaptability Statement
    30 out of 30 points
    The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
    Post covid lockdowns have affected event participation and the need to ramp up again. As a result, we have expanded annual spring, fall and winter walks exploring local public parks and trails.
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