About HAT
HAT’s aims are to make homeopathy more widely available, so more people can benefit from its gentle but powerful effectiveness. The Trust is a fund-raising and fund-giving charity, seeking through its activities to bring together patients and potential users, homeopathic students and professional homeopaths.
We cover core costs (administration etc) with specific funding. This means that income from donations goes directly to support our activities. That way you know every little really does help!
Homeopathy Action Trust - Three Year Strategic Plan
Context
A vision/strategy meeting was held on 2ndNovember 2007 to review HAT's direction and priorities, and to consider asuccession plan, given the hand over of Executive Director in September 2008.
From that meeting, the Trustees agreed to evolve the organization, retaining the positive values that have brought us this far, atthe same time building on what has been achieved.
With a strong group of Trustees and the goodwill of its volunteers and supporters, HAT is now poised to develop outwardly over the next three years.
February 2008
Aims
The aims of HAT are to:
- promote study and research into homeopathic medicine and publish results
- educate and assist the development of knowledge and skills in homeopathy through funding of student grants
- fund health centres, hospitals and/or other institutions for health care (projects)
- educate the public in the art and science of homeopathy
- contribute to the relief of sickness on a wider scale
Purposes and Values
Our vision is to support and make accessible the art, science and practice of homeopathy.
Values
Throughout its activities the Trust will:
Nurturing: actively support research projects, student homeopaths, clinics and other places of healing
Inclusivity: respect and encourage collaboration with users,students and other organizations promoting homeopathy. Encourage access to homeopathy for all.
Sharing: share information with all interested parties
Standards: promote the highest standards of professional homeopathy
Integrity: in all our communications we will foster a culture of clarity, openness, inclusivity, respect and altruism
Proactivity: reach out to a wider audience through an innovative approach in all our work
Empowerment: seek to empower the general public in obtaining a real alternative choice for their health needs.
Governance
Trustees responsibilities
- provide clear roles, principles and contracts for Trustees
- explain legal obligations through written agreements
- make clear Trustees governance and management roles
- follow the principles of the Rowntree Foundation on good practice in public life
Financial monitoring
- provision of information which is timely and accurate
- inclusion of financial performance against predetermined policies
- comparison of budgets and expenses with actual results
- budget and cash flow projections
Strategic position
Our place in the world
- Regularly analyse and understand our internal and external environment
- review likely future trends and scenarios
- review the state of the Trust's ‘market', ie levels of demand for HAT
- critically appraise the strengths and weaknesses of the Trust
Strategic goals
The strategic goals for HAT for 2007-2010 areto:
1 Provide a central, visible and strategic hub at the heart ofhomeopathy for the flow of information, funds and ideas
2 Provide an interface for:
- raising funds/grants for core costs/projects/bursaries
- providing bursaries for students of homeopathy
- providing funding for clinics/projects
3 Nurture the roots of homeopathy (people) by:
- raising awareness of homeopathy
- networking with other organizations providing homeopathic services/information
- increasing membership of Friends of Homeopathy
- increasing readership of Picture of Health
- encouraging acceptance and understanding of homeopathy in all healthcare providers and campaigners
4 Encourage high quality research
Operational objectives
Raise funds/grants/sponsorship
a) identify possible areas of funding
b) develop cohesive fund raising strategy
Provide bursaries
a) Monitor and develop policy of awarding bursaries
b) Advertise existence of bursaries to homeopathic course providers and students
Award grants for clinics/projects
a) Monitorand develop policy ofawarding grants etc
b) Advertise existence of possible grants to potentially interested publics
c) Monitor, support and promote funded research projects
Raise awareness of homeopathy through
a) website development, in close liaison with Picture of Health
b) development of cohesive identity
c) publicevents, either HAT or if appropriate through other groups
d) homeopathy wood
Network with other organizations
a) identify and meet with appropriate organisations
b) identify and meet with appropriate charities
Increase annual membership of Friends of Homeopathy/readership of Picture of Health
a) Investigatewider markets/advertising for POH
b) Support editorial and voluntary production of Picture of Health
c) Advertise membership benefits to interested publics
d) Develop partnerships with health insurance providers eg HSA
Encourage high quality research
a) Develop research policy