Clery Center

Three strategic goals will direct our efforts and investments during 2025 – 2029. The goals, key objectives and strategic initiatives are designed to build upon Clery Center’s record of service and accomplishments, and ultimately to advance its efforts to improve campus safety for all.

I. Effect Change—a movement toward building a strong culture of campus safety along with data-informed programming and guidance on effective compliance. Central to success will be supporting institutional leaders in shaping campus culture, setting priorities, and directing investment of resources.

II. Inform & Empower—greater knowledge sharing and innovative training. Central to success will be supporting the work of under-resourced campus professionals as revealed through the results of the first State of the Field survey.

III. Extend Reach & Impact—lifting national profile through greater collaboration with allied organizations and government agencies as well as finding new business development partnerships. Central to success will be increasing membership through segmented outreach to meet the needs of more campuses.

Goal I: Effect Change: supporting institutional leaders in shaping campus culture, setting priorities, and directing investment of resources.

Key Objectives:
1. Build a culture of campus safety, nationwide.
2. Leverage data to drive campus engagement and focus.
3. Share information and knowledge for greater clarity,
transparency, and effective compliance with the Clery Act.

Goal II: Inform & Empower: supporting the work of under-resourced campus professionals as revealed through the results of the first State of the Field survey.

Key Objectives:
1. Steward a strong community of practice.
2. Raise awareness of campus safety issues beyond the Clery Act.
3. Foster a culture of entrepreneurship alongside the team’s growth and development.

Goal III: Extend Reach & Impact: lifting national profile through greater collaboration with allied organizations and government agencies as well as finding new business development partnerships.

Key Objectives:
1. Enhance Clery Center’s national platform.
2. Center membership development in revenue generation.
3. Ensure Clery Center’s ongoing organizational health and financial sustainability.

Strategic initiatives for each goal's key objectives can be found in the full strategic plan document.

The organization uses internal and external resources to make progress on its strategic plan, with a specific focus on capacity building through technology and additional staffing to ensure that Clery Center's critical programs can scale effectively.

Internally, Clery Center has a dedicated staff and board who invest time and resources into implementing and evaluating programs and activities. Clery Center has invested in a dedicated staff role focused on technology and data, helping the organization implement a cloud-based CRM solution to better track program activities, constituent needs, and outcomes.

Externally, Clery Center maintains partnerships with a number of key players in the fields of campus safety, victim advocacy, policy making, and higher education. The organization uses these partnerships to identify expertise and capacity to more effectively and efficiently deliver programs and services that help campus communities become safer through education and training, policy, and collaboration.

Clery Center's strategic plan has been updated and adopted as of January 2020 and will assign staff responsibilities for monitoring progress on the plan's implementation. Real-time dashboards and improved engagement analysis will help Clery Center determine the scope, impact, and ongoing needs of its programs. More information about Clery Center's operations, strategic plan, and programs is available on the organization's website: www.clerycenter.org.