BHA Armed Forces Initiative 2023 Work Plan

 

Index:

 

1. 2022 -2023 Membership
   1. Membership
   2. Media
   3. Events
   4. Funding
   5. Policy
   6. Partnerships
2. 2023 Strategy
   1. Organizational Changes
      1. AFI NA Board
      2. AFI Liaisons

• AFI Installation leaders

1. Nation Builder Tagging

1. Media
   1. Video
   2. Audio

• Print

1. Social
2. SWAG

1. Staff
   1. AFI New Positions
      1. Policy Intern
      2. Process Intern
      3. DoD Project manager
   2. Digital Assets
      1. AFI Page
         1. Donations
         2. You tube
      2. Membership
         1. Breakdown
            1. MIL Membership
            2. BHA Members who I.D. as MIL
            3. BHA Members living on Post
            4. Total
         2. Growth Goals
            1. 10% growth in 2023
            2. State Liaisons to find and train

 

1. Events
   1. Capstone National Priority Event
      1. Alaska Caribou
   2. NA TTT Events
      1. NE Waterfowl
      2. South Central Snow Goose
      3. Mountain West Flyfishing
      4. Funding Partner Deer camp
      5. Community Events

1. Fundraising
   1. Corporate partners
   2. Grants
   3. Fundraisers

1. Policy
   1. VOAG
   2. Grasslands Act
   3. Predator Hunting

1. Partnerships
   1. VOAG
   2. NWTF
   3. Fish with a hero
   4. TU
   5. Hero’s Harvest
   6. PF
   7. QF
   8. Delta waterfowl

 

1. 2022 – 2023 Membership
   1. Membership
      1. Jan 2022 vs. Jan 2023
         1. BHA Mil memberships
            1. 2022 - 270
            2. 2023 - 2,482
         2. BHA members living on Post
            1. 2022 – 1,100
            2. 2023 – 4,124
         3. BHA members who have been tagged as Mil members
            1. 2022 – 1,107
            2. 2023 – 4,881
         4. Total Members:
            1. 2022 – 2,477
            2. 2023 – 11,487
            3. Goal for 2024 – 13,764 total members (20% growth)
         5. State Chapters
            1. 2022 - 12
            2. 2023 – 33
            3. Goal for 2023 - 38
         6. Instillation Clubs
            1. 2022 - 6
            2. 2023 – 19
            3. Goal for 2024 - 26
         7. Media
            1. Podcasts
               1. 2022
                  1. WI BHA Podcast
                  2. RGS Podcast
                  3. Hunting dog Podcast
                  4. Harvesting Nature Podcast
                  5. Michigan Wild Podcast x 2
                  6. NDA Podcast
                  7. Amazeen Outdoors Podcast x 2
                  8. BHA Podcast
                  9. Montana Public Radio interview
                  10. Upland Nation Podcast
                  11. G&H Duck Talk
               2. 2023
                  1. Cal’s Week in review
                  2. Ben O’Brien’s podcast
                  3. MeatEater podcast
                  4. Upland Nation Podcast
                  5. Hunting Dog Podcast
                  6. Delta Waterfowl Podcast
               3. Written Media
                  1. 2022
                     1. Upland almanac x 2
                     2. Badger Sportsman x 2
                     3. Bugle x 1
                     4. WSF x 1
                     5. Field and Stream x 1
                     6. BHA x 6
                  2. 2023
                     1. PF
                     2. Delta Waterfowl
                     3. Ducks Unlimited
                     4. BHA x 6
                     5. Upland Almanac
                     6. Bugle Magazine
                     7. MDF
                     8. Bear Hunting magazine

• Video
  1. 2022
     1. Filmed BWCA Event but no video was posted by BHA

 

1. Social Media
   1. 2022
      1. Started 23 new AFI Instagram accounts
      2. Started AFI Facebook group
   2. 2023
      1. Reach 6,000 followers on Instagram
      2. Reach 2,000 on Facebook
   3. Events
      1. TTT Events
         1. 2022
            1. MT Turkey Camp
               1. 3 western state leaders trained
                  1. NM
                  2. MT
                  3. WA
               2. Antelope Camp
                  1. 3 State Leaders trained
                     1. MT
                     2. ND
                     3. ID
                  2. Colorado Elk Camp
                     1. Three Colorado leaders trained
                        1. Liaison
                        2. Social Media
                        3. Instillation leader
                     2. Bob Marshal Fly fishing Camp
                        1. Two leaders trained
                           1. Treasurer camp
                           2. MT Leader
                        2. 2023
                           1. NE Waterfowl
                              1. 8 State leaders trained
                                 1. Maine
                                 2. Mass x 2
                                 3. Conn
                                 4. RI
                                 5. NY
                                 6. NH
                                 7. VT
                              2. Arkansas Snow goose
                                 1. 11 State leaders trained
                                    1. GA
                                    2. VA
                                    3. TX
                                    4. AR
                                    5. OK
                                    6. LA
                                    7. MS
                                    8. AL
                                    9. TN
                                    10. KS
                                    11. MI
                                 2. Western Fly Fishing
                                    1. 4 States Trained
                                       1. Arizona
                                       2. MT
                                       3. WY
                                       4. SD
                                    2. Western Cervid Hunt TBD
                                       1. Train western leaders
                                          1. WY
                                          2. CO
                                          3. UT
                                          4. NM
                                          5. AZ
                                          6. NV
                                          7. WA
                                          8. ID
                                          9. OR
                                       2. State Events
                                          1. 2022
                                             1. Hosted 72 State events in 24 states
                                          2. 2023
                                             1. Plans for 92 events in 42 states

• Instillation Events
  1. 2022
     1. Hosted 30 instillation events on 15 Instillations
  2. 2023
     1. Host 40 instillations on 20 instillations
  3. National Priority Landscape event
     1. 2022
        1. BWCA
           1. Took 18 veterans including film crew into the BWCA for 10 days.
        2. 2023
           1. NAWR
              1. Taking 10 veterans including film crew into NAWR to hunt caribou. For 10 days in August 2023
           2. Funding
              1. Grants
                 1. 2022
                    1. Bass Pro
                    2. Veterans United
                    3. Kirtland Spouses Club
                 2. Donations
                    1. 2022
                       1. Peoria IL gave us $10,000.00

• Corporate partners
  1. 2022
  2. Drake waterfowl
  3. MSR

1. Policy
   1. AVORA
   2. VIP Act
2. Partnerships
   1. 2022
      1. PF
      2. BMWF
      3. NWTF
      4. TU
      5. Hero’s Harvest
      6. Fish with a hero
      7. VOAG
   2. 2023
      1. PF
      2. NWTF
      3. Delta Waterfowl
      4. TU
      5. Ducks Unlimited
      6. NDF
      7. Hero’s harvest
      8. Fish with a hero
      9. VOAG
      10. BMWF
      11. WSGS
      12. Salmon Unlimited

 

 

1. 2023 Strategy
   1. Organizational Changes
      1. AFI NA Board
         1. Ops – Ryan Burkert
         2. Liaisons – Kyle Wheeler
         3. Instillations – Andrew Ruszkiewicz
         4. Policy – Justin Spruiell
         5. Media – Justin Spruiell
         6. Treasurer – DJ Zor
         7. At Large – Justin Townsend
         8. At Large – Mitch Vasquez
         9. At large – Open
            1. We added and ops position and several at large positions starting in 2023. We have filled one at large position and the ops position already but are aiming to have 9 BOD Members by end of 2023
         10. AFI Liaisons
             1. Meet with all liaisons on a monthly reoccurring meeting
             2. Have
                1. Alaska
                   1. David May
                2. California
                   1. Jeremy Camacho
                3. Washington
                   1. Shawn McCarthy
                4. Idaho
                   1. Tom Walton
                5. New Mexico
                   1. Joe Corrigan
                6. Arizona
                   1. Noah West
                7. Colorado
                   1. Eric Fuller
                8. Montana
                   1. Scott
                9. North Dakota
                   1. Liam Hale
                10. South Dakota
                    1. Justin Braun
                11. Kansas
                    1. Matt Nichol
                12. Oklahoma
                    1. New Guy
                13. Texas
                    1. Wardell Bennett
                14. Louisiana
                    1. Dalton Wayne
                15. Arkansas
                    1. Brian Janyes
                16. Minnesota
                    1. Shon Weary
                17. Wisconsin
                    1. Trevor Hubbs
                18. Kentucky
                    1. Gavin Moore
                19. Tennessee
                    1. Trailson Moore
                20. Mississippi
                    1. Dalton Wayne
                21. Alabama
                    1. Dalton Wayne
                22. Ohio
                    1. Nick
                23. Michigan
                    1. Eric Mcghee
                24. Maine
                    1. Eli Ellis
                25. Vermont
                    1. Spencer Como
                26. New Hampshire
                    1. Andy Rusciwiecz
                27. New York
                    1. New Guy
                28. Massachusetts
                    1. Cody
                29. Connecticut
                    1. Cody
                30. Rhode Island
                    1. Cody
                31. Maryland
                    1. Garrett Robinson
                32. Delaware
                    1. Garrett Robinson
                33. Virginia
                    1. Garrett Robinson
                34. West Virginia
                    1. Garrett Robinson
                35. North Carolina
                    1. Marty Bartram
                36. Georgia
                    1. Tyler Thompson

 

• AFI Installation leaders
  1. Meet with all Instillation leaders Quarterly
  2. Have
     1. Fort Bragg
     2. Seymore Johnson
     3. Hampton roads
     4. Camp Lejeune
     5. Quantico
     6. Boston Shipyard
     7. Mass coast guard base
     8. Camp Grayling
     9. Fort Campbell
     10. Fort Knox
     11. Fort Hood
     12. Houston Coast guard base
     13. Fort Leavenworth
     14. Fort Reilly
     15. Minot AFB
     16. Fort Carson
     17. Fort Huachuca
     18. Kirtland AFB
     19. Vandenberg Space force base
     20. Lemoore NAS
     21. JLBM
     22. Fairchild Airforce base
     23. Wainwright
     24. JBER
     25. Kodiak
  3. Targeting
     1. Yelm Training Center
     2. Colorado Air force base
     3. Colorado Space force base
     4. Maelstrom AFB
     5. Ellsworth AFB
     6. NORAD
     7. Warren AFB
     8. Fort Sill
     9. Fort Bliss
     10. Fort Leavenworth
     11. Scott AFB
     12. Fort Polk
     13. Fort Benning
     14. Fort Stuart
     15. Fort McCoy
     16. Fort Jackson
  4. Nation Builder Tagging
     1. We will have all AFI members tagged in Nation builder in a searchable/ measurable format by the end of the 2023.
        1. AFI member = Any BHA Member associated with the Military Community
           1. Veteran
           2. Active Duty
           3. National Guard
           4. Reserves
           5. Gold Star family

1. Tags that will be created
   1. AFI Member
      1. Any BHA Member associated with the Military Community
   2. AFI Leader
      1. State liaisons and Instillation club presidents
   3. Media
      1. Video
         1. Create AFI YouTube channel
         2. Create Storage location for all media for AFI HQ team and for Leaders to utilize
         3. Share our content on BHA main YouTube
         4. Content to be created
            1. Sponsor videos
               1. GH
               2. FHF
               3. DRAKE
               4. Vortex
               5. Salmo Java
               6. Federal
               7. Alaska Trip Sponsors
               8. Seek outside
               9. Big Agnes
            2. Tips from the field
               1. Do 26 tips from the field
            3. Book review
               1. Do 26 Book reviews
            4. Camp videos
               1. Camp videos on
                  1. NE Waterfowl
                  2. SC Snow Goose
                  3. July Fly Fishing
                  4. Alaska Caribou

1. Policy videos
   1. Compact act
2. Participant interviews
   1. 15 participant interviews
3. Audio
   1. Podcasts
      1. Be on at least 6 podcasts:
         1. BHA Podcast
         2. Project Upland
         3. Hunting Dog Podcast
         4. Cal’s Week in review
         5. Ben O’Brien’s podcast
         6. Meat Eater podcast
         7. Project Upland Podcast
         8. Delta Waterfowl Podcast
         9. Harvesting nature Podcast
         10. Washington Podcast

1. Create BHA Podcast off week program
   1. 5-episode Pilot series created by April 15^th
   2. 45 min – 1 hour long
   3. Focus on highlighting BHA leaders and teaching Backcountry skills
   4. Should be humorous and educational while humanizing BHA and combating the green Decoy myth

• Print
  1. 10 written articles published on or by AFI Members
     1. Garden and Gun
     2.  Quail
     3. Snow geese
     4.  Birddogs
     5. Upland almanac x 2
     6. Grouse covert article
     7. Quail Article
     8. Bugle x 1
     9. September Elk article\
     10.  PF
     11. December Skill camp in SD
     12. Quail Article

1. Delta Waterfowl or DU
   1. Snow goose
   2. New England Camp
2. Field and Stream x 1
   1. Hal Herring Article
3. BHA x 3
   1. Assorted
4. MDF
   1. Mule deer hunt
5. Bear hunting Magazine
   1. Colorado Bear hunt
6. Social
   1. Reach 6,000 followers on Instagram
   2. Reach 2,000 on Facebook
   3. Have social media plan put out to leaders monthly
      1. Justin S to manage
         1. Maintain comms with A/V department for video and photo storage and use.
      2. SWAG
         1. Apparel
            1. Create a standard design that can be shared across manufactures and reproduced quickly
               1. Shirts
                  1. Waterfowl Shirt
                  2. Public lands = Freedom
               2. Hats
                  1. AFI logo hat
                  2. Hoodies

1. Gear – Gear quote to be complete by June 30^th 2023 with sources, designs, and quantities
   1. Big Game
      1. FHF gear stamped with AFI
      2. Rifle Sling
      3. Knives

1. Upland
   1. Bird Vest
   2. Flask
   3. Cigar holder

1. Notebook for hunt journal
2. Dog collars
3. Knives

1. Drake Duck hunting gear
   1. Bird Strap
   2. Gaiters
   3. Call lanyard

1. Duck finisher
2. Knives

1. Small Game
   1. Small Game strap
   2. Scope covers
2. Trapping/gathering
   1. Weave basket with BHA logo
   2. Mushroom ID guide
   3. MP trapping books
   4. Rubber gauntlet gloves

1. Stickers
   1. Purchase 500 stickers with QR code
   2. Send to all events
2. Other
   1. Coins
   2. koozies

 

1. Staff
   1. AFI New Positions
      1. Policy Intern
      2. Administrator
         1. Hire AFI Administrator by Jan 2023
            1. Responsible for:
               1. Posting events
                  1. Receiving event form
                  2. Creating event in nation builder
                  3. Ordering promo material from gear room
                  4. Collecting post event form and sending to treasurer
               2. Pulling membership info
                  1. Pull AFI Info for members and distribute to AFI leaders across country
               3. Admin general
                  1. Ordering Apparel
                  2. Coordinate shipping
               4. DoD Project manager x 2 ‘

 

 

Training Outline:

Two Week Training program

1. Day one
   1. Introduction to work team 4 Hours:
      1. Training objective:
         1. meet all relevant staff teammates and departments you will be working with for the purpose of increased communication speed and relationship building. 
            1. Digital comms
            2. Print comms
            3. Ops team
            4. Marketing team

 

1. 1. Meet AFI coordinator for Lunch 1 hour:

1. Training Objective:
   1. Meet supervisor and discuss AFI mission, Values, and Commanders Intent
      1. What is the AFI
      2. Mission
      3. Commanders’ intent
      4. Overview of next three months

 

1. 1. Intro to BHA email and work platforms 3 hours:

1. Training Objective:
   1. Understand and use all BHA platforms necessary for Project Management
      1. Microsoft teams
      2. Canva
      3. SharePoint
      4. Nation builder
      5. Grant Seeker
      6. Microsoft PM

 

1. Day 2
   1. Day to day operations training 2 Hours

1. Training objective:
   1. Walkthrough BHA platforms and how to use them for 80% of daily activities with quick guide references
      1. How to schedule an event
      2. How to ensure pricing and funding action buttons are correctly formulated

1. 1. Meet with AFI Advisory Board members 6 Hours:

1. Training Objective:
   1. Establish working relationship with our Installation, Liaison, Marketing, Comms, funding, and Policy leaders
      1. Meet via zoom or in person as dictated by location

 

1. Day 3
   1. Meet with all BHA Department directors for Career counseling 8 hours

1. Training Objective:
   1. To establish a network of industry professionals and discuss talents, professional goals and how to effectively work with their prospective teams
      1. Communications
      2. Corporate relations
      3. Operations
      4. Field Staff
      5. Conservation/Policy

 

1. Day 4
   1. Introduction to Current AFI Projects 4 Hours:

1. Training Objective:
   1. Gather a working knowledge of current in progress projects, outline, goals, anticipated completion dates, work standards
      1. Liaison Training SOP
      2. Installation Training SOP
      3. Funding Opportunity research and database collection
      4. Relevant field work opportunities and success tracking
      5. Economic impact study of AFI
      6. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion work

1. 1. Verify understanding of BHA systems 2 hours:

1. Training Objective:
   1. Close all IT gaps that may have been missed earlier in the week
      1. Social media login
      2. Nation builder access
      3. Microsoft teams
      4. Microsoft PM
      5. Grant Seeker
      6. Canva

 

1. 1. Corporate partners meeting 2 Hours:

1. Training objective:
   1. Develop working relationship with top 5 corporate partners and understand their goals and purpose of partnership
      1. FHF Gear
      2. Vortex Optics
      3. Mystery ranch
      4. Weatherby

 

 

1. Day 5
   1. Meet AFI Liaisons 4 hours

1. Training Objective:
   1. The Project Manager Skills bridge position is designed to assist the field staff with problem solving, organizations, cross training, and understand their perspective on challenges. Thus a working relationship with a selection of our most senior field staffers is essential for proper management of several projects.
      1. North Carolina
      2. New Mexico
      3. Alaska
      4. Kentucky

1. 1. Meet Installation Teams 4 Hours

1. Training Objective:
   1. The Project Manager Skills bridge position is designed to assist the field staff with problem solving, organizations, cross training, and understand their perspective on challenges. Thus a working relationship with a selection of our most senior field staffers is essential for proper management of several projects.
      1. Fort Bragg
      2. Kirtland AFB
      3. Minot AFB
      4. Fort Reilly
      5. Fort Carson

 

 

 

1. Day 6
   1. Conduct project Assessment and Selection based on Advisory Board meetings and Field Staff interviews with support from AFI Coordinator 8 hours:

1. Training Objective
   1. Candidate will walk through open projects, select one to work on for their skills bridge time. This will help the candidate work through prioritization and corporate compromise based on the needs of the organization, return on investment, time constraints, and corporate sponsor needs

 

1. Day 7
   1. Consult BHA resource teams on Project Selection to understand their priorities and how much assistance the candidate can expect from the support divisions 8 hours

1. Training Objective:
   1. Garnering the support of others in your organization for your project and priorities

 

1. Day 8
   1. Brief AFI Board on Project selection and decision process 4 Hours

1. Training Objective:
   1. Delivering project planning and project understanding to decision makers to garner their support
      1. Deliver Slide show
      2. Key deliverables
      3. Timeline
      4. Questions

 

1. 1. Brief Key stakeholders on you project outline 4 hours

1. Training Objective:
   1. Delivering project planning and project understanding to decision makers to garner their support
      1. Key Liaisons
      2. Key Installations
      3. AFI Policy Team
      4. AFI Funding team

 

1. Day 9
   1. Finalize Project outline based on Input from BHA team, AFI Board and AFI coordinators suggestions 8 hours

1. Training Objective
   1. Complete a Project Outline
      1. Power point
         1. Problem Statement
         2. Definition of completion
         3. Key dates

1. Deliverables
2. Cost
3. ROI

 

 

1. Day 10
   1. Meet with CEO and President to talk about your project and seek his input and guidance 2 hours

1. Training Objective:
   1. Gain facetime with the CEO and talk project management, what it means for the organization and the armed forces division.
   2. Talk career development with CEO for job placement after skills bridge

1. 1. Begin Work on Project 6 Hours/ Makeup any training missed due to delay or scheduling conflict

1. Training Objective:
   1. Prepare candidate completely for the next 2.5 months of Project management

 

 

Schedule of Events

Overview:  The skills bridge candidate will be responsible for managing the day-to-day work for the Armed forces initiative including assistance in event planning for at least one Train the Trainer type event, One National Priority Landscape Project, and various fundraising and corporate partner events. The type of events will depend on the time of year as noted below.  Total responsibility for these projects falls upon the Armed Forces Initiative Coordinator but the Skills Bridge Project Manager will be asked to assist as needed.

 

These events will vary based on time of year, but examples of events include:

 

1. Annual Fundraising Event: March, April, or June every year
   1. Responsibilities’
      1. Assisting in development of written communications (flyers, Promo materials)
      2. Assisting in photo/video capture during event

• Managing incoming funding for various raffles, auctions, and sweepstakes

1. Represent the AFI Program to Members, stakeholders, sponsors, and board members throughout planning process
2. prepare Training documents for local leaders on AFI Priorities, benefits, and successes

 

 

1. Industry Show booth management: Usually February
   1. Responsibilities’:
      1. Assisting in development of written communications (flyers, Promo materials)
      2. Managing incoming funding for various raffles, auctions, and sweepstakes

• Represent the AFI Program to Members, stakeholders, sponsors, and board members throughout planning process.

1. Industry shows examples:
   1. Sheep Show
   2. Total Archery Challenge
   3. DoD Biologists annual meeting
   4. Great lakes Sportsman’s show
   5. Pheasants Forever

 

1. Train the Trainer event: Conducted once per quarter at various US locations
   1. Responsibilities:
      1. Updating training packets based on input from staff members and current policy priorities
      2. Prepare training documents for breakout groups for volunteer leaders

• Work with BHA communications team to build marketing and social media content for event

 

1. National Priority Landscape Project: Conducted once a year at a different location every year, 2023 event will be in Alaska
   1. Responsibilities’:
      1. Coordinate travel for participants
      2. Assist in funding applications

• Assist in sales meetings with key stake holders and sponsors

1. Assist in managing marketing tasks with social media manager and digital communications team.
2. Coordinate film crew activities and represent the AFI in all communications

 

 

Tasks/ Projects

1. Main Project:
   1. The primary responsibility of the Skills Bridge Project Manager will be to complete one project in their 3 months with BHA. The project will vary based on the needs of the organization and current priorities for ROI, Funding, Corporate sponsorships, or program Development. Candidates will be offered the option to select from 4 current projects they would like to undertake in the first two weeks and have the remining time to complete the project.
2. Project Examples:
   1. Liaison Training SOP
   2. Installation Training SOP
   3. Funding Opportunity research and database collection
   4. Relevant field work opportunities and success tracking
   5. Economic impact study of AFI
   6. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion work
3. Project timeline
   1. Week One:
      1. Learn about Project options
   2. Week 2:
      1. Select Project
   3. Week 3-6:
      1. Project research
   4. Week 6:
      1. Brief Board and AFI coordinator on current progress, roadblocks, and initial findings
   5. Week 7-11:
      1. Complete Project based on stakeholder information and feedback in Week 6
   6. Week 12:
      1. Brief AFI Board, AFI coordinator, BHA Directors, BHA CEO on Project completion
   7. Week 12:
      1. Meet with AFI Coordinator and CEO on next steps for employment and career goals

 

1. Tasks
   1. In addition to the main project the Skills bridge Project Manager will also be responsible for several day-to-day tasks required for the Armed Forces Initiative to function
   2. Tasks
      1. Management of the AFI general inbox
         1. Intermittent throughout day
      2. Receive event marketing forms and work with communications team to post to website
         1. 1 hours per day

• Receive Event Financial reports and work with AFI Finance Manager to categorize and report income and spending
  1. 1 hour per day

1. Work with Field staff to contact all prospective attendees for events and ensure packing lists, OPORDs, and relevant safety information has been delivered
   1. 2 hours a day
2. Coordinate with BHA Digital Communication team to post Articles on the blog, social media content, and grant requests
   1. As requested, (no more that 10 hours a month)
3. Attend all Staff calls
   1. 1 hr per week

• Attend Programs Call
  1. 1 hr per week
• Attend AFI Board Meetings
  1. 2 hours per month

 

Additional Details:

My intent for this position is to offer as much corporate experience with as many departments as possible so the candidate can enter into a civilian job interview with BHA or anywhere in the industry and have experience relevant to many opportunities within the organization.  Furthermore, through constant opportunities to display the candidates project results and skill set with multiple leaders will cultivate a robust network capable of introductions across the outdoor industry with many of our corporate partners or peer organizations for an array of available positions upon completion of the skills bridge program.

 

 

 

1. Membership
   1. Breakdown
   2. Jan 2022 vs. Jan 2023
      1. BHA Mil memberships
         1. 2022 - 270
         2. 2023 - 2,482
      2. BHA members living on Post
         1. 2022 – 1,100
         2. 2023 – 4,124
      3. BHA members who have been tagged as Mil members
         1. 2022 – 1,107
         2. 2023 – 4,881
      4. Total Members:
         1. 2022 – 2,477
         2. 2023 – 11,487
         3. Goal for 2024 – 13,764 total members (20% growth)
      5. State Chapters
         1. 2022 - 12
         2. 2023 – 33
         3. Goal for 2023 - 38
      6. Instillation Clubs
         1. 2022 - 6
         2. 2023 – 19
         3. Goal for 2024 - 26

• Growth Goals
  1. 20% growth in 2023 – 13,764
  2. State Liaisons to find in 2023
     1. PA
     2. WY
     3. MO
     4. SC
     5. OR
     6. FL
     7. IL

 

1. Events
   1. Capstone National Priority Event
      1. Alaska Caribou
   2. NA TTT Events
      1. NE Waterfowl
      2. South Central Snow Goose
      3. Mountain West Flyfishing
      4. Funding Partner Deer camp

• Community Events

 

Long Range Shooting Clinic	Postponed	CA
Pike Through The Ice, Fishing	1/7/23	AK
New England Waterfowl	1/12-15/2023	MA
Bremerton Pint Night	1/17/23	WA
Vandenberg Fishing and Pint Night	1/21/22	CA
AFI Tennesse Pint Night	1/25/23	TN
Pint Night	2/7/23	AK
Arkansas Snow Goose	2/9-12/2023	AR
ID Pint Nght	2/11/23	ID
Rabbit Hunt and Breakfast	2/12/23	OH
Pint Night	2/15/23	AK
JBLM Pint Night	2/16/23	WA
VA Beach Pint Night	2/18/20	VA
GSO Turkey Clinic	2/18-19/23	NC
Ice Fishing Camp	2/18/23	MT
Ice Fishing Camp and Pint Night	2/18/23	VT
NOVA Pint Night	February	VA
Annual Welcome Aboard Fair	3/15/23	AK
VT Potluck	3/25/23	VT
Rendezvous	3/16-18/23	MT
Veterans/ First Responders Outreach	3/21/23	ID
GSO Turkey Clinic	3/25-26/23	NC
Glassing and Stalking - Classroom	3/30/23	AK
Kirtland Pint Night	March	NM
Camp Lejeune Turkey Camp	March	NC
Turkey 101 Clinic	March	WA
GSO Turkey Clinic	March/April	NC
Turkey Clinic w/ NWTF	March/April	MI
Glassing and Stalking - Field	4/6/23	AK
Ft Leavenworth Habitat Restoration	4/7/23	KS
Ft Riley Service Project and Pint Night	4/20/23	KS
Turkey Camp	4/20-24/2023	NC
Turkey Camp	4/21-23/23	TN
Trout Fishing and Trash Pick-Up	4/22/23	VT
Vandenberg Trail Clean Up	April	CA
Camp Lejeune Pint Night	April	NC
Minot AFB Summer Fishing	April	ND
Sporting Clay Shoot	April	MI
Lowland Lakes Trout Fishing	April	WA
NOVA Kayak Fishing Potomac	April	VA
Oceana NAS Clay Shoot	April	VA
Fly Fishing	Spring	MN
Turkey Camp	May	MN
Turkey Camp	5/4-8/23	NC
Wilderness First Aid Clinic	5/11/23	NC
Minot Packout	May	ND
PB Abbate Turkey Camp	4/13-17/23	MT
3D Archery Shoot	5/12-14/23	WA
Waterfowl Wildlife Area Cleanup	5/20/23	KS
Idaho Turkey Camp w/ Heroes Harvest	5/20-22/23	ID
Moutain Bike Bear Camp	5/25/23	AK
Long Distance Warmup / Range Day	5/23/23	KS
Ft Leavenworth Pint Night	6/1/23	KS
Bragg and Blast	6/3/23	NC
Bainbridge Island Bear Skills Camp	6/5/23	AK
Pint Night	6/15/23	AK
Pint Night	6/17/23	TN
Fly Fishing Camp	June	NC
Kirtland tabling at local event	June	NM
NOVA Learn To Hunt (Hunters Safety)	June	VA
Archery Challenge	June	MT
Field Dressing Clinic	June/July	CA
Puget Sound Sandcrabbing	June/July	WA
Idaho Summer Fishing	7/7-9/23	ID
Deep River Clean Up	7/8/23	NC
Washington Military Outdoor Expo	7/8/23	WA
Long Range Shooting Clinic	July	MN
Virtual Backcountry Scouting Event	July	WA
Kirtland Bowhunting 101	July	NM
Bob Marshall Trail Clean-Up	July	MT
Hampton Roads Learn to Hunt	July	VA
Sporting Clay Shoot	July	MI
Montana Fly Fishing	7/19-23/23	MT
Pint Night	7/23/23	AK
Idaho Virtual and In-Person Scouting	8/4-6/23	ID
Fort Fisher Fishing	August	NC
Pre-season Archery Practice and Tune-Up	August	WA
Outward Bound BWCA	August	MN
GSO Deer Clinic	August	NC
GSO Deer Clinic	8/12/23	NC
Saddle Hunting Seminar	8/12/23	TN
Kodiak AK Fly Fishing	8/15/23	AK
Armed Forces Archery Event	8/26/23	KS
Teach and Train Saddle Hunting	8/26/23	NC
Fort Bragg Pint Night	8/26/23	NC
Missoula Pint Night	August	MT
Au Sable River Clean-up	August	MI
Alaska Caribou	August/Septemer	AK
MT Breaks Elk Hunt	September	MT
Archery Range Clean up and Sight-in	August	VA
Archery Range Clean up and Sight-in	September	VA
Fort Bragg Advanced Deer Tactics	9/5/23	NC
Duck Camp	9/15/23	AK
Intro to Trapping	September	NC
Public Land Packout	September	NC
Kirtland Service Project	September	NM
Pheasant Hunt	September	MI
Duck Hunt	September	MI
GSO Deer Clinic	September/October	NC
Pint Night	10/4/23	TN
KS Veteran Waterfowl Opener	10/8/23	KS
Whitetail Archery Camp	10/19-23/2023	NC
Grouse Camp	October	MN
Stag Arms Deer Hunt	October	WY
Garbage and Grouse Clean-up	October	WA
Women in the Woods Foraging	10/7/23	NC
Minnesota Deer Camp	October/November	MN
Region 7 Mule Deer Camp	November	MT
Hide, Caping, and Euro Mounts	11/4/23	NC
Veterans Day Pint Night	11/11/23	VA
Pint Night	11/15/23	AK
Pheasant Camp	December	MN
Duck Clinic	12/9/23	NC
Pint Night	12/15/23	AK
Idaho Learn to Hunt Program	TBD	ID

 

1. Fundraising
   1. Corporate Partners
      1. Achieve $50,000 in donations from corporate partners
         1. Seek Outside
         2. Big Agnes
         3. Weatherby
         4. FHF gear
         5. Vortex
         6. G&H decoys
         7. MSR
         8. Alaska rafts
         9. Drake Waterfowl
      2. Find new corporate partners
         1. Ammunition
         2. Firearms
         3. Fishing gear
            1. Fly fishing
            2. Regular fishing
         4. Grants
            1. Earn $100,000 in grant funding in 2023
               1. Focus on smaller grants for local projects
                  1. Bass Pro
                  2. Local Charity orgs
                     1. VFW
                     2. American Legion
                  3. Larger Grants
                     1. Veterans United Fund – $15,000
                     2. Kendeda Fund - $55,000

• Fundraisers
  1. Pint Nights
     1. Complete training guide for pint nights in a written doc to be posted to basecamp
        1. Complete by June 2023
     2. Create place in basecamp to store and share success strategies
  2. Membership drives
     1. Sell an item like a decoy instead of a raffle ticket and then draw a winner.
        1. PNW Rifle membership drive
        2. Northeast Decoy Weatherby Shotgun drive
     2. Seasonal Fundraisers for HQ fundraisers
        1. Q1: Rendezvous
           1. Sell merch and raffle gear
        2. Q2: Memorial Day
           1. Shotgun membership drive

• Q3: Veterans Day
  1. Hunting focused gear sweepstakes

1. Q4: Year-end giving
   1. Chance to donate in a chance to win guided trips for next year
2. G&H Decoy Boat
   1. Create plan and send to G&H by rendezvous 2023
      1. Get a donated boat from G&H in 2023
      2. Tow boat all over country and hunt ducks from it
      3. Film all hunts
      4. Create promo video for YouTube then sell raffle tickets for $500 a piece only sell 100 tickets at rendezvous 2024
         1. $50,000 income

 

1. Policy
   1. VOAG
      1. Continue membership in Veterans Outdoor advocacy group
      2. Craft presentation to compact act committee on obstacles to veterans in the outdoors and make recommendations for congress.
   2. Grasslands Act
      1. Support Grasslands act through projects in the Great Plains chapters
         1. 4 projects in 2023
      2. Use social media to communicate stance to membership
         1. Drive grassroots action through storytelling

• Predator Hunting
  1. Host 2 predator hunting events to highlight BHAs stance on the North American model and scientific management of wildlife
     1. Predator = Bear, hog, coyote, wolf,
  2. Doesn’t have to be hunting, trapping would qualify

1. AR 15 use
   1. Highlight AR-15 use in video assets in AFI camps as ethical ways to harvest wildlife
      1. Michigan/Indiana/Ohio whitetail deer
      2. Coyote hunting
      3. Idaho big bore moose
   2. Non-Profit Partnerships
      1. VOAG
         1. Maintain active membership
      2. NWTF
         1. Work with on Turkey camps
            1. MT
            2. NC
            3. TN
            4. MI
            5. CA
            6. WA

• Fish with a hero
  1. Find a Florida Leader through our keys fishing trip.
     1. Georgia to host and find us a leader
  2. TU
     1. Partner with on Bob marshal trip and Yellowstone camp
  3. Hero’s Harvest
     1. Work with on all Colorado events
  4. PF
     1. Continue partnership and data sharing

• Delta waterfowl
  1. Foster relationship with Delta
  2. Partner on an event in 2023
• BMWF
  1. Work with to clear trail on Bob marshal wilderness trip

1. Strategic Plan
   1. Serve as team leader for team one
      1. Rewrite Chapter leader training
      2. Defeat Green Decoy Myth
      3. Create Success Sharing platform that all can source from for media content
      4. Provide leadership training to all volunteers
   2. Work Life Balance
      1. How are you going to engage in creating a work life balance?  
         1. Only traveling for work:
            1. Jan NE TTT Camo
            2. Feb SE TTT camp
            3. March Rendezvous
            4. April Washington DC to talk to congress
            5. May Michigan to assist with Turkey Camp
            6. June – None
            7. July – Possible Yellowstone trip but not certain
            8. August – Alaska Caribou
            9. September –
               1. Montana to provide media to Elk Camp
               2. Colorado for Bear Camp
            10. October –
                1. Michigan for Waterfowl hunt help
                2. Staff retreat
            11. November – None
            12. December – None
         2. Personal Travel
            1. Feb –
               1. Boston for valentine’s day
               2. Missouri Snow Goose hunt
            2. June – Missouri for summer fun
            3. September – CO for Ptarmigan
            4. October – WI Grouse Camp
            5. Nov – WI Deer camp
            6. Dec – Missouri Quail hunt
            7. Jan – Arizona for quail
            8. Fen Missouri for Snow goose hunt
         3. How are you going to work to organize all the priorities? 
            1. Brief my team and stay out of the way
            2. Exercise the 7^th TLP

• Professional Development – Identify one area you want to improve in and one to three action you will take to progress in this area.   
  1. I need help writing grants
     1. 90% successful getting funding in persona and over phone
     2. 15% success in written grant applications