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Identify where/what we would want to expand

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Research data helps both the individual farm and the industry.

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Surveying staff and board will help us see more clearly what is most valued & what we would  most be unwilling to risk/change. (Process, procedure, culture, mission focus, programmatic focus) 

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Surveying staff and board will help us see more clearly what is most valued & what we would  most be unwilling to risk/change. (Process, procedure, culture, mission focus, programmatic focus) 

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To help grow services and impact
To achieve the kind of operating scale that tends to promote long-term sustainability
To solve problems such as being under capitalized
To develop a more coordinated community
To create a comprehensive, holistic, integrated continuation of services
To respond to a changing environment
To develop a stronger or more effective voice
To share an audience, skills, resources, and expertise
To increase operating capacity and efficiency
To size upon new opportunities

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Are staff just as willing to go along? There are additional risks for staff?

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Growth/alignment for operating budget, staff size
"We think Education should continue via growth" "We think research should align..." "We think we should align in this area...."

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Do we have enough info to make a recommendation?
Are we planning to narrow, scale, or align?

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Clarifying and prioritizing the 'whys' behind this effort

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What is it that's compelling Pasa at this moment to try to figure this out?

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Finances (cash flow), Mission, etc.

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Not being locked in, have the choice about who to bring in.

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Implementation is tricky

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Culture clashes or loss of identity

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Infrastructure
SOPs, policies

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next decade will likely see overall consolidation of similarly mission-focused entities

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Diversify the financial model of Pasa

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Growing too fast can introduce financial instability and staff burn out if funds are there to support the growth.

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next decade will likely see overall consolidation of similarly mission-focused entities

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More appropriate resources and solutions made available to farmers

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Further alienate certain groups

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There can be a difference in capital cost between building a business/program/service and "buying" it. The answer really depends on the opportunity.

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Difficult for staff

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Difficult for staff

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Culture Dilution (Pasa's healthy and ever evolving culture could be negatively impacted by partners) (project partners, funding partners, business partners, sponsors, etc.)

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Bigger isn't always better - it is just bigger - and comes with more of everything.

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Scale up - Organic growth can allow an organization to make the big mistakes while smaller.

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Shared Risk (when we collaborate we can take on larger projects with more impactful outcomes and share the risk/cost with others) 

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Shared Risk (when we collaborate we can take on larger projects with more impactful outcomes and share the risk/cost with others) 

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Scale up - Increased opportunities to grow donor base

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More change?!

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Strength in Numbers ($) (grant write ins, pooling of funds, collaborative fundraising, etc.)

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Increased suppot of staff and offerings

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Align- Faster growth with alignment than organically growing.

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Better able to connect with membership that has crossover

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dilution of impact

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Innovation (the more folks that are at the table, the more varied the perspectives, the more innovation we could expect to see)

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Good use of funds

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Work with experts to expand programs and services.

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Expand our mission

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to align and increase impact/influence in PA AG +

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Professional Development Opps. Increased for Staff

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Research data is valuable to other organizations, particularly policy-makers.

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Lose the Pasa brand strength

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More impact

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Increased Communication Reach (List Building)

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Engage with new States

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financial stress with the current situation

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Scale-up research can make the process more efficient.

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Increased Resource Development (for farmers) 

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Increased Resource Development (for farmers) 

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Programmatic Expansion

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staff overload and burnout