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Strategic document of the World Confederation of Past Pupils of Don Bosco for the period 2015-2021

ABSTRACT

The World Confederation of Past Pupils of Don Bosco is entering a new period in its life. The new Presidency of the World Confederation aims to develop the Association, National Federations, Local Unions and its individual members following the motto: “good Christians and honest citizens”.

The development plan for these 6 years has been prepared in order to move forward in all the areas of the life of the Association. It is mainly focused on qualitative and quantitative growth through a process of institutionalisation and professionalization in order to be strong and functional. We aim to create a worldwide network of people capable to be “salt of the earth and light of the world” in their daily life.

This development is mirrored in the programme that will be put in practice through a new sustainable structure, new flagship projects and strong contribution on the spirituality of Don Bosco.

Seven goals bring together all our objectives and dreams for World Confederation in the period 2015-2021:

• Growth & Sustainable Structure: We aim to increase the number of active National Federations and reinforce their structures with new working methods.

• Formation and Training: We intend to develop a wider training and formation strategy under the umbrella project “Exallievi Academy” for all Past Pupils covering professional, humanistic, Christian and Salesian themes.

• GEX promotion: We are convinced to give young people the leadership of our Association and involve a greater number of youth in our activities promoting School of Leaders, Exallievi Voluntary Service, Job Placement and other concrete youth initiatives.

• Financing and Fundraising: We aim to develop a solid financial strategy to consolidate and increase the number of funding sources such as Business Platform, in order to increase our social commitment in several projects.

• Family Support: We believe in the importance of Families and we want to include them in our Past Pupils Movement

• Salesian Family: We want to increase our commitment within the Salesian Family and supply our professional competence to start projects that tackle the current challenges of our societies: immigration, unemployment, child labour and exploitation.

• Communication and External Relations: We want to develop a Communication Strategy to improve both internal and external communications using all the social networks and new media available. Public Relations Strategy will be also be put in place to increase our impact in society and Church.

Flagship projects

• Permanent Secretariat: Permanent secretariats all around the world, including paid staff that will guarantee the everyday work in Past Pupils Federations and World Confederation, and taking care of technical part of projects and activities.

• Business Platform: Union of entrepreneurs (Past Pupils and Friends of Don Bosco) which try to apply Christian and Salesian principles and ideals to the Business World. They stand f or the values of responsibility, uprightness and human dignity. As part of their commitment, they endeavour to actively support Salesian Family projects.

• Exallievi Academy: Umbrella project which gathers all the formation and education initiatives for Past Pupils, adults and GEX, in several fields: professional, personal, spiritual and Salesian.

• Exallievi Voluntary Service: New initiative that gathers all the volunteering activities organized by Past Pupils, whether in Youth Ministry or in missionary activities, abroad. Cooperation with the Salesian Congregation is crucial for the proper development of this initiative.

INTRODUCTION

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The Past Pupils of Don Bosco as a movement was organized by past pupils as a concrete proof of their gratitude toward Don Bosco. As a group of the Salesian Family which was not institutionally founded by Don Bosco during his life, however, since its beginning, it was formed as a particular group/network of people who were searching for a meaning in their lives and through their actions they experience something that is valuable and trustworthy.

Although the lack of the spiritual promise until the last V World Assembly, and with an identity difficult to define in few words, but thanks to its large membership, professional competence and knowledge, which can be put at disposal of the society, the World Confederation has the huge potential of making better and improving this world. By being active, past pupils can reach two important goals:

• one as a single past pupil – by living Don Bosco ideals, one can reach the goal of heaven.

• as a group/network of individuals - the society and community in which we live can be changed, improved and modified by the ideals of Don Bosco.

This is a strong potential which exists within this group/community/network. Every past pupil has a double impact character for this world. First, as a good person following the principles of Don Bosco, and secondly, the personal competence and knowledge of every person (and this person is doing well since he is past pupil of Don Bosco).

When this person puts his personal competence and knowledge for a good cause, he can do a lot of good; can improve himself, the people around him, his family, his extended family, his community and the society in which he lives. By creating and organizing numerous people with these characteristics the world can become a better place to live in. That is what a clear identity leads us to, and we have some key elements that we will promote:

• Dissemination and study of World Statute

• Promotion of Prayer – Promise

• Deepen the Salesian Identity (Don Bosco, Preventive system, Pastoral approach…)

• Promotion of Human Dignity and Social Teaching of the Church

By realising this potential within past pupils, it is important to organise a good and proper system, structure and projects to make this possible. Past Pupils have to be better organised, have to know about each other, and have to have the possibility to interact between themselves in every area of their lives.

For this reason, the World Confederation will start to put in practice the programme that will make this possible. It means that the 7 goals of the programme reflect the aims that are to be reached. But since every past pupil has to divide his time between its family, his job and his time to dedicate to God, it is very difficult to find enough time to dedicate to the actualisation of this development programme.

For this reason, the World Confederation has to be institutionalised and professionalised, in simple words, a sustainable structure has to be organized. It means that in every country, we need to establish a fixed secretariat, where full time employed people will work only for the Past Pupils Movement. This will bring more benefits. There will always be people ready to answer to the needs of past pupils and the tasks will be performed at professional level.

Thanks to this, the leadership of the Past Pupils Movement will have time for the strategy and the operational tasks will be performed by the secretaries.

The second part of the professionalization and institutionalisation will be the development of the Business Platforms in every country where there are past pupils. The Business Platforms will gather the past pupils entrepreneurs on a national and international level and will create the likelihood to promote business with the people who share the same values and communicating with the Past Pupils Movement in order to have the possibility to address their donations in a good, well developed and concrete actions and projects.

Last but not least, thanks to the establishment of fixed secretariats, the worldwide network of people will know more about the past pupils activities because the fixed secretaries will be responsible to manage the lists of the members not only by name and email address, but also by their professional competence. Thanks to these lists, various expert groups can be organized and listed not only on the national, but also on the international level.

INTRODUCTION

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By grouping these competences and by organizing various activities such as seminars, meetings and workshops will discover the incredible competences that can be used by past pupils themselves, by Salesians and by society. (e.g. by listing past pupils who are translators and interpreters, a strong linguistic group can be created, and their services will be utilised during Past Pupils meetings as well as other international events for the whole Salesian Family).

By creating this service and establishing a management unit/group that can be used by the Salesians and the Salesian Family, this can ease them from the management responsibilities and they can dedicate their time to their core business – to the care of our souls. This will also help to improve the society who is in need of the spiritual well-being of people. The management of the Salesian family will work better, because it will be performed by the people who have more expertise.

We believe that our Identity and Mission are so important and global that they cannot be considered as a thematic priority, but are a whole and integral approach to this document. We believe it is important to state this in the opening part of our strategic plan.

Therefore, the present plan rotates around these points, and uses the method “SEE, JUDGE AND ACT”.

It is appropriate to clarify, in a brief summary, the meaning of each step of this method:

• SEE: means acquire knowledge of our situation, in order to seek the causes of problems and/or demands, always with a critical eye and without prejudices.

• JUDGE: Discern the present reality through the Word of God, which is contained in Sacred Scripture and Tradition (Dei Verbum). It must be pointed out that this judge does not mean putting oneself in a position of superiority, but only to see the reality in the light of Revelation.

• Moreover, this judgement also has as its basis the documents of the Salesian Congregation, especially the three letters of the Salesian Family: letter of communion; letter of the mission and letter of charismatic identity.

• ACT: is the concrete action after the analysis of reality illuminated by the Word of God and by the documents of the Congregation. This is an act with the spirit of communion and collegiality, respecting each reality. It also means to act in charity, without the arrogance of those who think always know more than the others.

In this plan, the actions are not just mere words, but an answer two questions: the “how” and the “when”.

We also believe this could be a good motivation for developing regional and national plans, and will allows us to improve our Past Pupils Movement from the smallest Local Union until the whole World Confederation. Several tools (manuals, reports, presentations, etc…) will come soon to help you with each priority, and of course we want to collect all these best practices in the near future

We hope that reading our World Confederation Strategic Plan will inspire you to become “Salt of the Earth and Light of the World” as Good Christians and Honest Citizens in your local communities!

Yours in Don Bosco

World Confederation Presidency 2015 - 2021

I.: GROWTH & SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURE

In the last World Assembly, we had the opportunity to share together a real picture of the World Confederation as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the National Federations. Therefore, the new presidency has established as a key priority the reinforcement of structures on all levels – local, provincial, national and world level. We will focus on the re-launch of the Association itself but also within the Salesian Family to became ‘Salt of the Earth and Light of the World“. In order to be significant, the modernization of structures and the renewal of Association’s leadership are crucial.

1. Revise the World Confederation Secretariat in Pisana.2. Support the establishment of permanent national secretariats in every country. 3. Support the establishment of a business platform in every country.4. Re-start the non-active (dorment) Federations. 5. Launch the project “Exallievi in Africa”6. Launch new Past Pupils Federations 7. Accompanying the National Federations towards strategic planning 8. Create GEX groups and representatives in every Federation 9. Disseminate worldwide the new statute in main languages 10. Organize regional meetings of National Presidents and Delegates every 2 years. 11. Develop a recruitment campaign to increase membership at local and national level 12. Maintain regional congresses every 4 years 13. Organize the VI. World Assembly in 2021

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EFFECTS ON BENEFICIARIES

PAST PUPILS

New vision of the Confederation, new dimension of the internal and external cooperation.

WORLD CONFEDERATION

Strong development and new structure, new projects and challenges.

SALESIAN FAMILY

New approach to the Consulta, new ideas for a more common development.

ACTIVITIES

create a network

Africa project

HIGHLIGHTS/KEYWORDS increase number of members

coordination meetingsnew countries regional congresses

stronger structure global vision guiding manuals new statute

permanent secretariats

EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS

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REGIONAL MEETING OF THE PRESIDENTS AND DELEGATES

Regional Coordination meetings of Presidents and Delegates have shown a great effectiveness in the places where they have taken place. World Confederation will increase its commitment towards the different regions to organize these meetings at least once every two years, in order to foster formation for leaders, coordination between Federations and start of new trans-national projects.

EXPECTED RESULTS • At least, one meeting every two years in every regions in the 4 regions • Stable and consistent programme of these encounters (formation,

coordination, evaluation)• Double the participation from National Federations in these meetings• Main role of Regional Councillors coordinating and animating

these meetings

PERMANENT SECRETARIATS

Permanent secretariats (staff working exclusively for the Association) will improve the operational capacity of those National Federations who make this investment. The World Confederation will start to work to set up a Permanent Secretariat to serve National Federations and provide concrete measures to support National Federations to start their own Permanent Secretariats.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Permanent Secretariat of World Confederation working in several Regions.• Clear definition of the job description of Permanent Secretariat.• Reach a 50% of National Federations with a Permanent Secretariat.• Coordination and joint formation of World and National Permanent

Secretariats.

EXALLIEVI IN AFRICA

The Project Exallievi in Africa aims at starting a wide-ranging project of setting up and supporting African Past Pupils and their structures, in cooperation with the Regional Councillor for Africa and Madagascar and the Salesian Provinces. We will start with coordination meetings and with the appointment of national or provincial delegates in order to work hand by hand with the local communities

EXPECTED RESULTS • Establishment of at least 10 National Federations by 2021.• Appointment of the 2 Regional Councillors for Africa.• Salesian Delegates empowered to accompany Past Pupils, Local Unions

and Federations.• National Presidencies received training to lead and manage the Association. • Promoting Voluntary Placements within African Past Pupils social

and pastoral projects.

BUSINESS PLATFORMS (NATIONAL LEVEL)

Business Platforms have shown a successful model to have a positive impact in society and a more ethic approach to business in the countries where they are being implemented by Past Pupils. Even more, they help to build sustainable structures in the Federation that have introduced the Business Platform. The World Confederation will start several actions to help National Federations to start their Business Platforms with the required quality standards.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Creation of 20 National Business Platforms in the Period 2015 – 2021.• Establishment of Ethic codes and clear procedures of National

Business Platforms.• Increase the link between entrepreneurs and National Federations.• Development of international projects between National Business

Platforms and National Federations coordinated by World Confederation.

II.: FORMATION AND TRAINING

The formation and training are crucial for every organisation that wants to develop. The World Confederation cares about the constant improvement of the Association and its members through lifelong learning programmes. We aim to reinforce and ensure the continuity of the formation on a world, regional and local level. The Formation programme will be well structured and balanced between professional and spiritual. We aim to promote formation activities during every meeting as a part of the Exallievi Academy.

1. Create the Umbrella project “Exallievi Academy” a. On-line training platform b. Library of lectures and videos c. Personal Formation during our activities.

2. Specific Salesian formation – Don Bosco, World Statute, Strenna.3. Expand the project School of Leaders.4. Implement the project School of Life.5. Develop T-VET (technical vocational and educational training) projects.6. Organize spiritual retreats - spiritual exercises.7. Organize training on Social Teaching of the Church. 8. Organize specific formation for delegates. 9. Organize trainings for the members of business platforms. 10. Organize training courses for newly appointed presidencies.

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PAST PUPILS

New possibilities for the personal development, improved knowledge and know-how.

WORLD CONFEDERATION

More educated and better formed members, improved model of the formation.

SALESIAN FAMILY

Involvement of other groups such as teachers, concrete example of the Communion within the groups.

ACTIVITIES

professional training

reinforce the identity of the past pupils

accompanying

spiritual growth of the past pupils

formation Exallievi Academy

T-VET projectsHIGHLIGHTS/KEYWORDS

spiritual retreats spiritual exercises


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EXALLIEVI ACADEMY

Exallievi Academy is the umbrella project that will bring together all the formation and training activities falling under the World Confederation, and if desired, it will also include training led by National Federations. Within the Exallievi Academy, we want to coordinate several training activities done in other sectors: past pupils, members of business platform, Family, GEX, etc… so that we have a holistic approach. This means setting an on-line training platform, library of lectures and videos and label any training activity organized by Past Pupils under this initiative.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Coordination between all the formation and educational initiatives achieved.• Learning online structures working and common image (branding)

for all the education projects.• Library achieving 50 Videos and lectures uploaded.• 10,000 Past Pupils taking part in Exallievi Academy.

SCHOOL OF LIFE

School of Life is a successful project in some Federations in which Past Pupils offer to deliver vocational and professional talks in Salesian Houses to orientate young people in taking their decisions about the future. The World Confederation wants to promote and disseminate this experience in other National Federations, by giving it a corporate identity, so that itis more known in all the Salesian Provinces (and also other non-Salesian educational institutions)

EXPECTED RESULTS • School of Life implemented in XX National Federations.• School of Life included in Exallievi Academy.• School of Life branded with a corporate image. • School of Life reaching 1000 Exallievi worldwide

TRAINING FOR NEWLY APPOINTED PRESIDENCIES

Leaders at National and Local level do not necessary have skills and competences to lead an Association of Past Pupils when they start their mandate. The World Confederation wishes to establish several manuals and training courses to help those members who assume responsibilities within the Association in order to improve the way they lead their Local Unions and Federations.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Prepare Training Manuals for several positions within a Past Pupils’ Presidency.

• Online training course for different positions within Exallievi Academy.• Training opportunities within Regional activities or training courses

when requested.• 75% of National Federations participating in this initial training.

SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES

Spirituality is an extremely important part of our Past Pupil Movement. Usually led by SDB Delegates, the Association organizes spiritual activities for Past Pupils, such as spiritual exercises and retreats, processions and other religious manifestations. The World Confederation wants to support National Federations on organizing and disseminating these initiatives, starting by the World Presidency.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Annual retreat for World Presidency (during the Presidency Meeting).• Achieve that 50% attend an annual retreat organised by National

Presidencies during one of their meetings.• Promotion of spiritual activities: processions, pilgrimages, in cooperation

with Salesian Family (collection of all religious manifestations organized by Past Pupils Worldwide).

• Creation of a specific sector in the Exallievi Academy for Salesian Spirituality and Catholic Social Teaching.

III.: GEX

Young people are the present and the future of every strong movement. Past pupils, as members of the Salesian family, are encouraged by Don Bosco to work for the growth and salvation of the youngsters, especially those in need. Therefore, we want to strengthen the GEX as main actors of the renewal of the Association and to take in their hands the leadership of the Association in certain areas.

1. School of Leaders.2. Exallievi Voluntary Service (youth ministry and missionary experiences).3. Offer of “strong” experiences (Weekends, Cammino de Santiago, etc...).4. Sports activities.5. Start-ups for youngsters.6. Social entrepreneurship programmes.7. Job placement through Business Platforms. 8. Cultural activities. 9. Accompaniment of the GEX groups. 10. Creation of the GEX team at World Confederation level. 11. Membership recruitment campaign.

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PAST PUPILS

Increased number of members, new challenges from the young generation.

WORLD CONFEDERATION

Fulfilling one of the main goals, fresh and revolutionary ideas.

SALESIAN FAMILY

New vocations, improvement of the main goal to care about the youngsters.

ACTIVITIES

new members

future

personal growth

education

start-up GEX in youth ministry

job placementHIGHLIGHTS/KEYWORDS

protagonist leadership

commitment sport

voluntary service GEX team

school of leader


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SCHOOL OF LEADERS

School of Leaders is a successful experience in some regions as Central America, South America, Europe and East Timor, but we have not yet achieved a worldwide dimension. The World Confederation wants to coordinate the programmes, methods and timing of all the School of Leaders giving the lead to GEX Councillors of each territory.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Programme and methods followed by all the School of Leaders standardized to 80% of its contents (20% adapted to national/regional realities).

• Double the number of Schools of Leaders by 2021 (with special focus in Asia and America).

• Double the number of countries taking part in School of Leaders by 2021.• Reach 2000 GEX by 2021 with School of Leaders’ programmes.

EXALLIEVI VOLUNTARY SERVICE – EVS

Identity and Mission cannot be separated. The Past Pupils’ identity leads us to service from our lay vocation with professional competence. The World Confederation wants to promote voluntary service, both missionary and pastoral work (in their local place), for all Past Pupils, but especially for GEX. Therefore, we want to organize possibilities of voluntary service by offering corresponding training and support to access financial support from public funds.

EXPECTED RESULTS • EVS implemented in 30 Federations (in the local and national level) by 2017.• First EVS missionary experience implemented by 2017.• Cooperation with Youth Ministry and Missions Department for training

and development of these activities (World and Provincial level).• 2000 Past Pupils involved at national level and 200 involved internationally

by 2021.• Projects, both at national and international level, funded with Public grants.

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP – HOW TO BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR

Being an honest citizen and access to decent employment is one of our key elements. Building your own project/company is one of the paths and, some Salesian organisations such as DBYN are already working to promote Social Entrepreneurship. Business Platforms and individual Past Pupils, coordinated by the World Confederation, will offer training and support of young people start initiatives and promote the principles of Human Rights and Dignity.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Social Entrepreneurship training courses established in several regions.• 50% of Business Platforms/National Federations involved in this programme.• 50 GEX having started their projects/companies by 2021.• 100 Past Pupils entrepreneurs involved in mentoring GEX entrepreneurs.

STRONG EXPERIENCES (WEEKENDS, CAMMINO DI SANTIAGO, ETC.)

Meaningful (or “strong”) experiences have proved to be a successful way to involve young people in the Don Bosco Movement. As committed Past Pupils, we have been part of them and we want these experiences to be promoted in the different regions. We believe that GEX can be leading these initiatives as a service to their older brothers and sisters in the Association.

EXPECTED RESULTS • World Confederation organizing one meaningful experience per year.• 20 National experiences carried out by 2021.• Participation of other Salesian Youth Movement representatives

in these activities and other Past Pupils activities.• GEX leading this initiative for the whole Association

(both World and National level).

IV.: FINANCING & FUNDRAISING

Introduction: The World Confederation of Past Pupils was meant by Don Bosco as a mutual aid society. This objective is to be implemented both within the Association and outside in order to help our brothers and sisters who are in need. Therefore, the World Confederation wants to work hard on consolidating the membership fee system, but especially identifying new sources of funding. We wish to underline the involvement of the members of the Business Platforms through contributions and better access to public funding. This requires a professional and legally recognized World Confederation.

1. Standardization of the membership fee system.2. Golden membership donations (Alba d´oro). 3. Partnership projects with large companies and third parties.4. EU funded projects (for social, cultural, educational, and networking activities).5. Social fund - attracting donors for specific campaigns (Christmas greetings). 6. Partnership with fidelity cards. 7. Update treasury procedures (Clear accountancy, Budgeting of the activities in advance).8. Appointment of the internal auditor.9. Creation of the Funding & Finance expert group.

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PAST PUPILS

New models of cooperation, enlargement of the membership.

WORLD CONFEDERATION

Opening to the new type of members, new financial opportunities.

SALESIAN FAMILY

New models of communion between the groups, different approach to the financing model of the Salesian Family.

ACTIVITIES

partnerships

transparency

campaigns auditordonors budget

public fundingHIGHLIGHTS/KEYWORDS Business Platform


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BUSINESS PLATFORM (WORLDWIDE)

Some National Federations have successfully established their business platforms/clubs. The World Confederation believes in the potential of having a Worldwide Business Platform that will coordinate and empower existing national platforms and new ones that begin in the period 2015 – 2021.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Rules and regulations of World Business Platform established by 2017.• Ethic code and specific trading rules established by 2017.• 20 National Federations involved by 2021.• 1000 Past Pupils entrepreneurs involved by 2021.

CHRISTMAS GREETING

After the appeal of Emeritus Rector Mayor Fr. Pascual Chávez, for more mutual help, the World Confederation started to raise funds with the traditional Christmas Greetings. The World Presidency aims to expand this tradition outside the borders of Italy, and funding a larger number of projects within the period 2015 – 2021. The first example of this new mandate is to collect funds to help our Syrian brothers and sisters.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Past Pupils for 20 countries contributing to our social/solidarity fund.• Organizing an official call for projects with quality standards by 2016.• Funding 2 projects per year from 2017. • Guarantee accountability and transparency in collecting and distributing funds.

PARTNERSHIP WITH COMPANIES

The World Confederation has already established partnerships with companies such as Schneider Electric, in order to promote new projects or get funds for existing projects. The World Confederation believes on the wider possibilities that this could bring to our movement, if done with professional competence and embracing our values. The World Confederation wishes to also help National Federations to work similarly on a national level.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Partnership agreement model developed by 2016 (ethics code).• 10 successful Partnership agreements by 2021.• 20 National Federations having signed Partnership with companies.

TREASURY UPDATE

The World Confederation needs a complete renewal of its financial management. Therefore, the Confederal Treasurer is going to lead a general update of all the financial procedures. World Presidency believes that this can be extremely useful for all National Federations to also improve their procedures and will contribute substantially to increase the number and quantity of funding sources that sustain the World Confederation (membership fees, donations, public funds, etc.).

EXPECTED RESULTS • Finance and Fund Raising Group operating by 2016.• Membership fee system operating properly by 2016.• Establishment of financial procedures for all World Confederation processes.• New types of contributions achieved (Alba d’Oro, fidelity cards, etc.…).• 100% of the World Confederation events having no deficit.

V.: FAMILY SUPPORT

The family anthropological vision was always (with minor exceptions that must not be forgotten) based on the union of a man and a woman. We would like to study in depth: what is family today from an anthropological vision, and examine the needs, rights and duties of a family.

Our departure point on this theme may be facilitated by the conclusion of the Synod of Bishops, giving it a strong Salesian vision. To do so, we will coordinate with Pastoral Family within the Youth Ministry Department, seek to deepen Mamma Margherita’s influence in the work of Don Bosco and also take into account the Rector Mayor’s words in “Don Bosco Today” on the family:

• The family has a central role as an effective sign of the presence of God, the sanctuary of love and life, school of love, school of communion, school of relationships, the privileged place where you learn to build meaningful relationships that help the development of the person. The family is the first school of humanity and therefore must be considered irreplaceable.

• Acknowledge the indisputable tensions in society to recognize the dignity of “family” in different affective unions: male and female homosexual unions, multiple marriages (with a return to polygamy and polyandry, existed in some civilizations).

1. Observatory of Bioethics (by World Confederation).2. National Observatories of Bioethics.3. Research on family rights and duties (by Geographic Areas).4. Participation in Salesian Youth Ministry events regarding Pastoral Family. 5. Structured Dialogue Consultations on Family.6. Past Pupils Family World Forum in 2018 – 2019.7. Develop activities for Past Pupils’ Families at Regional, National and Local level.

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PAST PUPILS

Stronger personal involvement, evangelization with the closest people.

WORLD CONFEDERATION

More harmonized relations, happier and stronger members.

SALESIAN FAMILY

Easier implementation of the Pastoral Family, new inputs to the structure.

ACTIVITIES

Rights and Duties

partnerships

Family

Family Fora

auditor

Bioethics

Pastoral Family Observatory

Marriage

guiding manuals

HIGHLIGHTS/KEYWORDS


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BIOETHICS OBSERVATORY

Following the example of the Italian Federation, the World Confederation would like to start an Observatory on Bioethics that could bring several experts’ opinion to all National Federations about current topics: sexuality, sex and gender, the family, affective unions, marriage, etc… The World Confederation would encourage and support National Federations to carry out similar initiatives and help them to find experts.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Bioethics Observatory published by 2016.• 10 National Bioethics Observatories published by 2021.• External experts involved in Bioethics Observatory.

FAMILY ACTIVITIES

Some National Federations have already started successfully activities which involve the families of Past Pupils. The World Confederation wants to showcase these best practices and expand them to some of the activities at Regional and National level: involving families in Congresses and Assemblies, Family weekends and retreats, and why not, letting a concrete space for them to develop their own projects or ideas in social, cultural, economic or ecclesial areas.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Minimum of 2 Regional Congresses including families.• 20 National Federations having activities which involve families by 2021.• 10 new projects led by Past Pupils Families.• Involvement in Diocesan Family activities.

RESEARCH ON FAMILY RIGHTS AND DUTIES

Given the importance of Family, for Past Pupils as individuals, and for the World Confederation in general, we will carry a deep research by Region in order to collect data on family rights such as, “privileged” conditions offered by the State in relation totax incentives for families,, and family duties such as to guarantee children‘s adequate health needs and the best education possible according to theabilities of the children.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Research developed at least in 75% of National Federations by 2017.• Campaign on Family Rights and Duties.

FAMILY FORUM

Following the foreseen activities developed by Youth Ministry department in 2016 and 2017 regarding Pastoral Family, the World Confederation would like to cooperate on this topic from the conclusion of the research and the meetings held. In order to do so, we would organize a World Family Forum in 2018 – 2019, prepared at national level with “Structured Dialogue consultations” (Conferences) whose conclusions would be the “Instrumentum Laboris” for the final Congress.

EXPECTED RESULTS • 30 National Consultations organized during 2016 – 2018 (including previous research).

• Significant presence in all Youth Ministry Department meetings on Pastoral Family.

• Conclusions spread in 90% of National Federations.• Pastoral Family activities developed in 10 National Federations.

VI.: SALESIAN FAMILY

The World Confederation is proud of being part of the Salesian Family. Following the encouragement of Rector Major about the Communion within the Salesian Family, the Past Pupils want to actively participate at the common activities, promote the prayer-promise of the Past Pupil and especially work in closer cooperation to other Salesian Family Groups (paying special attention to Exallieve FMA) in specific projects for young people, especially those in need.

1. Dissemination of Prayer – Promise (initiation ceremony in the Association, in every meeting at all levels).2. Study of Charismatic Letter on Identity.3. Active Participation in Salesian Family Consulta at all levels (world, national, provincial, local).4. Dissemination of World Statute among Salesian Family Groups.5. Dissemination of Rector Major Strenna.6. Active Participation in Salesian Family Spirituality Days at world and national level.7. Start project cooperation with Departments of Salesian Congregation

(for example Youth Ministry and Missions).8. Better coordination in Human Rights advocacy activities (SDB, FMA, SSCC, DBN, DBYN, DBI…).9. Develop new project ideas with other Salesian Family groups to address current social challenges.10. Improve cooperation with Exallieve FMA (bilateral meetings, common project, synergies

in public spheres, etc.)

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PAST PUPILS

Witnessing the logic of the Salesian Family in everyday life, improved relations with the SDB.

WORLD CONFEDERATION

Improved vision about the Past Pupils, the real implementation of the Salesian charisma.

SALESIAN FAMILY

New inputs for the communion, larger involvement of the lay people.

ACTIVITIES

Common Projects

Communion

Consulta Strennacoordination Spirituality Days

Prayer-PromiseHIGHLIGHTS/KEYWORDS Identity coordination


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PRAYER PROMISE

Prayer – Promise of Past Pupil has been one of the most significant changes in the World Statute. The main intention is to promote a public commitment of every single Past Pupil in the World with our Association, with the Salesian Family, and to be Good Christians and Honest Citizens in our society, in order to be “Salt of the Earth and Light of the World”.

EXPECTED RESULTS • The proclamation of the Prayer-Promise whenever a new Past Pupil enters a Local Union.

• Prayer-Promise proclaimed at every single meeting, congress or activity.• Past Pupils proclaiming the Prayer-Promise in their daily life.• Dissemination of the Prayer-Promise.

NEW COMMON PROJECTS

We believe that Past Pupils can become the Unit of Service and Management of Salesian Family by offering our professional abilities.

DISSEMINATION STRENNA

Strenna continues to be one of the biggest traditions within Salesian Family, a gift of Rector Major to all the Salesian Family. The World Presidency intends to maintain, and improve if possible, the dissemination of this charismatic gift. Therefore, several initiatives will be developed in the following years to achieve this goal.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Strenna included in the Annual Formation Plan by the World and National Presidencies.

• Reflection materials prepared for all the Strenna’s until 2021.• Promotion activities of Strenna developed with other groups

of Salesian Family (both at national and world level).

SALESIAN FAMILY CONSULTA

Salesian Family Consulta is an instrument of Communion within our Charismatic Family, which at World and Provincial level gathers once a year to reinforce our principles and ideals. The World Confederation wishes to increase its commitment with Salesian Family with a significant participation, both in number and quality in these meetings, and bring on them professional competence and new projects to the whole Salesian Family.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Significant participation (at least 2 representatives) on every Salesian Family Consulta at World Level.

• 90% of National/Provincial Federations participating in Salesian Family Consulta at Provincial level.

• National Federation promoting Salesian Family Consulta in a Province where it has not yet been set up.

• Proper representation of Past Pupils activities at every Consulta meeting (whether World or Provincial).

VII.: COMMUNICATION AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS

The World Confederation’s mission cannot be carried out without good communication channels. They link us with our members, National Federations, and individual past pupils. It contributes to the growth of our Association so we can promote the activities organised by everyone. We will use new media and social networks to make this possible.

XXI Century is the era of personal relations, in order to be meaningful in this society, the World Confederation needs to build a great network of contacts in order to improve our external relations and maximize our impact in Society and the Church.

1. Develop a communication strategy (both internal and external).2. Launch new website (dissemination of projects, experiences, online formation platform…).3. Elaborate a design manual.4. Update and improve social networks.5. Update and improve Exallievi database (National Federations, Local Unions, Past Pupils).6. Establish internal communication channels (World Presidency, Regionals with National Federations…).7. Consolidate and improve newsflash (editing team).8. Achieve legal recognition of World Confederation.9. Exallievi Mobile App.10. Develop a PR and Advocacy strategy.11. Elaborate a database of Exallievi in key positions of society.12. Reinforce our commitment in alumni organizations (OMAEC, UNAEC, etc.).

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PAST PUPILS

Knowing the real status of the Confederation, active sharing of the good ideas.

WORLD CONFEDERATION

Establishing relations with third parties, better knowledge and identity inside and outside the institution.

SALESIAN FAMILY

Getting to know what happens among the lay people, better focus to the needs of the lay people.

ACTIVITIES

database

strategic plan

www.exallievi.org

leaflet

mobile APP

design manual

newsflash social networks institutional database

HIGHLIGHTS/KEYWORDS

communication channels


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COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

Internal and External communication will be included in our future Communication strategy in order to reach as many Past Pupils in the world. Internal communication is the key to proper animation of National Federations, and World Presidency aims to support them in this particular. External communication will help us to position ourselves in Salesian Family, Society and Church and increase our impact.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Detailed and updated database of all National Federation leaders and individual Past Pupils by 2016.

• Promotional Leaflet and Strategic Plan disseminated within 100 days of mandate.

• Design Manual, corporate image and corporate email address by 2016.• 30 National Federations developing a Communication Strategy by 2021.

WEBSITE – www.exallievi.org

Crucial part of the communication strategy www.exallievi.org will be our website in the very near future. The objective is to include within this website, all the flagship initiatives and projects such as Business Platform, Exallievi Academy, Exallievi Voluntary Service, Family Support…

NEWSFLASH

The World Presidency wants to maintain and improve this successful tool settled by the previous Presidency by organizing an editing/translating team, increasing the quality and quantity of contents and the design (similar to a magazine). The World Presidency wants also to collect all the publications that National Federations are currently doing to acknowledge the great publishing work done by Past Pupils.

EXPECTED RESULTS • New design and format by 2016.• Guarantee the publication of Newsflash in 5 languages 6 times a year.• Reach 10,000 direct readers by 2021.• Publication’s survey developed by 2017.

PUBLIC RELATIONS - ADVOCACY STRATEGY

There are many Past Pupils well placed in Society and the Church. The World Presidency believes that Mutual Aid Society means also advocating in the political and economic spheres to promote human dignity and combat social exclusion. To achieve this is crucial to identify key stakeholders and develop advocacy messages in those topics in which Past Pupils and Salesian Family are experts.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Map out of Past Pupils – stakeholders in Institutions, Companies and other fields.

• 3 Campaigns developed by 2021.

CONCLUSION

Dear Past Pupils, dear Exallievi,

We are presenting our plan for the six years to come until 2021. You are the main beneficiaries of this programme and we have prepared this programme especially for you.

We designed it by keeping in mind the incredible richness hidden in our Association and in each of our members. Our main goal for the next period is to be able to use this richness for the development of our members, but also for the Salesian Family and the society in which we live.

We are doing it because we are aware of the most important message of Don Bosco for us: Be saints! Reach the heaven! It is the most important programme of our lives – to reach heaven. It seems complex and difficult, but it isn´t. It´s easy and simple! But we have to be able to imagine it, and to imagine it, we need a lifestyle that will lead us and will help on us on our way to heaven. This way of life is simple: Good Christian and honest citizen.

Be proud of being Past Pupil! Be an exceptional Past Pupil of Don Bosco!

Documents

Strategic document of the World Confederation of Past Pupils of … · 2016-05-26 · The World Confederation of Past Pupils of Don Bosco is entering a new period in its life. The