Aim #3: Organizational Sustainability
At VLRC, excellence is at our core, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth where employees are empowered to lead and challenge themselves. We prioritize building a diverse and dynamic team that reflects the communities we serve, to ensure inclusivity, understanding, and empathy in every interaction. Our financial strategy involves diversifying funding sources and advocating for resources to uphold the strength of our organization and the richness of our services, ensuring consistent support for vision loss rehabilitation now and in the future.
We commit to investing in our people to nurture and enrich their working lives.
We will:
- Place employee health and well-being at the heart of our culture.
- Cultivate a “culture of opportunity” so employees can thrive within the organization.
- Expand pathways for career advancement for employees.
We commit to building our workforce to meet client needs now and into the future.
We will:
- Collaborate with academic institutions to educate and spotlight career opportunities within our organization.
- Diversify our workforce to ensure it is inclusive and representative of our clients and meets the needs of the communities we serve.
- Leverage technology to enhance and optimize employee resources and service delivery.
We commit to being a financially sustainable organization to meet the needs of all clients experiencing vision loss.
We will:
- Diversify our financial portfolio.
- Establish an innovation fund to help support the creation of new strategic initiatives.
- Advocate for public investments in funding and innovative programs.