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ANNEX 10 ASH SCOTLAND'S PERCEPTION OF ITS PERFORMANCE IN 2004-06
1. As part of the process of production of the Strategic Plan for 2007-10, in January 2007 ASH Scotland conducted separate half day workshops for Board members and staff. Part of this included an assessment of what went well and what didn't go so well in 2004-06.
2. A subsequent event in March 2007 pulled together the outputs from the previous events and, inter alia, discussed Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. This table shows the key items identified by the Board members and staff xix.
What Went Well | What Didn't Go So Well | Strengths | Weaknesses |
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Smoke free legislation Expansion of ASH Scotland's work Our profile, reach and reputation Information service Partnership working, alliances and coalitions Training | Lack of diversity of funding Rapid growth; lack of support; change management Misconceptions about the breadth of our work and what we do Slippage in timescales Engagement with local authorities Education and prevention work Involving hard to reach groups | Credibility with Scottish Government & key organisations - evident in our work at all levels Partnership working (eg STCA, SCOT) - close working partnerships (steering groups have partners present) Policy development and lobbying - legislation through earlier than anticipated | Lack of diversity of funding - only one main funder Limited capacity to gather evidence and so research - always using external orgs - not doing it Capturing knowledge / continuity of roles; information lost when people leave/ lack of understanding of people's roles within the org |
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