Strategic Plan 2026-2030
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MEMBERSHIP FOCUS
#1 GOAL: INCREASE MEMBERSHIP BY 300%
How: “Rally the troops” through face-to-face interactions with fellow hunters, invitations, posters, advertising, social media, website promotion.
Who: Board Members, Life Members, Annual Members, Membership Committee
When: Annually
#2 GOAL: INCREASE LIFE MEMBERSHIP BY 10 EACH YEAR
How: Recruit new LMs through face-to-face interactions with current members to encourage upgrading membership status. Start a state level committee to conduct an annual campaign, hold LM events (social/meet and great) and a reception at the annual banquet. Host a monthly raffle/giveaway with prizes exclusive to LMs. Create an incentive program.
Who: Board Members, Life Members, Membership Committee
When: Annually
#3 GOAL: DEVELOP A CHARTER AFFILIATION AGREEMENT
How: Prepare an affiliation agreement that outlines all of the expectations of both the parent organization and the affiliate chapter. Update articles of incorporation.
Who: Board Members, Membership Committee
When: Spring 2026
#4 GOAL: CHARTER 40 AFFILIATE CHAPTERS THROUGHOUT KANSAS
How: Advertise chapter offerings to area members. Publish information in a quarterly newsletter to membership. Schedule meetings with interested local leadership to review and sign charter agreements.
Who: Board Members, Membership Committee
When: Annually
#5 GOAL: CREATE A MEMBERSHIP MAP TO IDENTIFY OUR RANGE & FOCUS
How: Use Google maps to create a live interactive mapping platform that displays membership & chapter presence.
Who: Board Members, Membership Committee
When: Annually
VOLUNTEER, RECRUITMENT & LEADERSHIP FOCUS
#6 GOAL: DEVELOPMENT OF STATE LEVEL COMMITTEES
How: Identify organizational needs to successfully carry out the mission. Create committees to provide group involvement in the planning process. Continuously recruit through personal invitations, attendee surveys, recruitment events, mailings, and other efforts. Each BM should strive to personally recruit at least one other volunteer. In addition, seek new members that can bring contacts and/or skill sets valuable to the committee’s success. Future involvement of new volunteers and the success of the committee rely on thoughtful succession planning within the volunteer ranks.
Who: Board Members
When: Annually and continuously
#7 GOAL: IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
How: Hold monthly meetings to discuss and review progress of goals in the strategic plan.
Who: Board Members
When: Monthly starting June 1st, and continuously thereafter
#8 GOAL: DEVELOP AND IMPROVE KNHA COMMUNICATIONS
How: Create and distribute information through online Google drive reference documents. Appoint a communications chair to provide updates to KNHA and KDWP websites including current KNHA events, workshops and seminars, updates, leadership structure, and contact information.
Who: Board Members
When: Annually
EVENT & PROGRAMS FOCUS
#9 GOAL: IMPROVE ORGANIZATION, TIME MANAGEMENT, AND OVERALL EXPERIENCE AT BANQUETS
How: Purchase an all-in-one event management fundraising platform with software that streamlines the guest experience start to finish. Speed up registration using express check-in with QR codes. Minimize wait time with self-checkout options & item pickup. Showcase silent and live auction items with image galleries and descriptions on the website prior to the event.
Who: Banquet Committee
When: Annually
#10 GOAL: CONDUCT 6 WORKSHOPS OR SEMINARS EACH YEAR
How: Promote and host workshops and or seminars to educate members and the public on best practices for hunting at night, with a focus on animal welfare, fair chase, legal compliance, and public safety. Work with chapter leadership to identify location, date, time that best fits the situation to allow for maximum results.
Who: Special Event Committee
When: Annually
#11 GOAL: DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT INCREASES NIGHT HUNTING ACCESS ON PRIVATE LAND FOR MEMBERS
How: Work with landowners to create an access program that allows night hunters access to private land for coyote night hunting activities.
Who: Special Event Committee
When: Summer 2026
#12 GOAL: DEVELOP A WEBSITE TO PROMOTE AND SHARE ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS
How: Purchase domain and create website. Update site with information on membership options, activities, special events, and regulatory issues KNHA is advocating to improve or expand.
Who: Marketing/Web Committee
When: Summer 2026
#13 GOAL: DEVELOP AN ONLINE MERCHANT STORE FOR MEMBERS TO PURCHASE KNHA GEAR AND SPECIALTY ITEMS
How: Create the KNHA SHOP using non-profit campaign site Zeffy.com to offer members the opportunity to purchase KNHA apparel, gear, truck magnets, and other specialty items that help to raise funds for the KNHA mission.
Who: Marketing/Web Committee
When: Summer 2026
#14 GOAL: CREATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH AREA GUN STORES TO PROMOTE KNHA
How: Offer incentives and kick backs to store owners helping to drive business into their stores in a mutually beneficial way where the local gun shop also promotes and assists with recruitment of members.
Who: Board Members, Major Donor Committee
When: Summer 2026
#15 GOAL: WORK WITH KDWP PARTNERS TO INCLUDE NIGHT HUNTING ACTIVITIES INTO THE KS HUNTER EDUCATION PROGRAM
How: Engage with KDWP HE department to develop specific criteria to add to the hunter education course. Ensuring that all new hunters are aware of basic hunter safety procedures for night hunting activities.
Who: Education & Youth Committee
When: Fall 2026
#16 GOAL: CONDUCT 5 MENTORED YOUTH NIGHT HUNTS EACH YEAR
How: Work with partners and chapter leadership to conduct youth mentored night hunts during the season.
Who: Education & Youth Committee, Chapters
When: Annually
#17 GOAL: GROW AND EXPAND PARTNERSHIPS WITH SPONSORS AND DONORS
How: Keep in contact with donors and corporate sponsors throughout the year and offer follow up reports and thank yous to show our gratitude. Explore new partnerships with potential donors. Create innovative ways to offer mutually beneficial programs to support industry manufacturers while obtaining donations and or support for the KNHA mission.
Who: Board Members, Major Donor Committee
When: Annually
#18 GOAL: DEVELOP A GRANT PROGRAM
How: Explore avenues to create KNHA Grant funding opportunities, (Conservation habitat project funding, academic scholarships, shooting sports program funding) Dedicate funds to this program and annually review applications and distribute funds to award recipients.
Who: Board Members, Communication Committee
When: Annually