In the summer of 2023, the YBG board prepared a strategic plan to help guide the growth of the organization over the next three years. Centering our work in Yale’s mission, the board approved the YBG mission and vision statements to help focus communication. In spring 2025, the YBG board reaffirmed the vision and mission and established new annual goals and objectives, with a plan to develop three-year goals later in the year that are SMART– strategic, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound.
In creating our Plan, we have prepared goals and objectives for each of our standing committees that include: Executive, Chapters, Communications, Outreach, Program, and Sustainability Initiative Liaison (SILC). In each committee our goals are framed as actions for our Annual Plan, and each has specific objectives to achieve those goals. Building on this work, we will create by the end of the year a Strategic Plan with more specific actions to implement their goals and objectives over a three-year period. These goals shape the ongoing work of the YBG board, and each committee provides an annual report on its accomplishments. We hope the regular process of goal setting, assessment and planning will enable Yale Blue Green to achieve its vision “to harness the power of the Yale community to bring about meaningful change in global sustainability and create a more just and equitable world.”
Yale Mission Statement
Yale is committed to improving the world today and for future generations through outstanding research and scholarship, education, preservation, and practice. Yale educates aspiring leaders worldwide who serve all sectors of society. We carry out this mission through the free exchange of ideas in an ethical, interdependent, and diverse community of faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
YBG Mission Statement
Our mission is to serve as an alumni hub for thought leadership, collaborative action, lifelong learning and inspiration on initiatives promoting environmental sustainability and to liaise with the University in its sustainability efforts.
1. Executive Committee: To continue to strengthen board governance, oversee YBG finances, update the strategic plan and successfully reconstitute YBG as a 501c3
2. Chapters Committee: To support current and emerging YBG Local, Class and Regional Chapters in five areas–Nature, Service, Networking, Education, and Activism
3. Communications Committee: To monitor and develop our communications, branding, and website, including social media, to offer compelling outreach and informational communications to our members
4. Outreach Committee: To engage alumni in environmental sustainability to support the YBG mission and work of Yale graduates working in the field
5. Program Committee: To develop robust programming in Monthly Calls, Webinars, Green Blocks, and Eco Heroes to celebrate and build a network of Yale alumni working in sustainability and environmental fields
6. Sustainability Initiative Liaison Committee: To serve as the primary liaison between Yale alumni and the University to advance our mutual desire to address environmental sustainability.