The LLLI Strategic Plan is based on the La Leche League (LLL) Vision, Mission, Role of LLLI in the Global LLL Community and Core Values underlying all LLLI actions.

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Vision 

To realize, deepen, and share the love and wisdom found in the breastfeeding relationship.

Mission

To help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.

The Role of LLLI in the Global LLL Community  

The LLLI Board of Directors plays a critical role in the cohesion of the LLL community around the world. This includes setting global policies and strategic planning; and overseeing the LLLI brand and publications, global forums, and global administration.

Core Values underlying all LLLI actions 

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• Collaboration
• Empathy
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Integrity

Strategic Vision for LLLI

By 2024, LLLI will have achieved greater organizational stability and continue to be respected for its commitment to effective global leadership and the highest quality of mother-to-mother and peer-to-peer breastfeeding support and education worldwide.

Objective 1.1: Expand the variety of breastfeeding support resources for mothers, parents, and families – including online, audio, video, and pictorial resources.
a. Create new opportunities for virtual presentations and connections
b. Enhance social media as a resource for mothers, families, and Leaders
c.  Create a set of essential, downloadable, and printable resources in multiple languages, using simple wording and images for ease of access, and post them to the LLLI website
d.  Hold a virtual LLL conference in 2021 for Leaders, Applicants and parents

Objective 1.2: Increase the variety of free resources for Leader work – including online, audio, video, and pictorial resources.
a. Provide webinars to enhance Leader work
b. Create an image bank for use by Leaders
c.  Complete revision of the Leader’s Handbook, and establish a process for regular review

Objective 2.1: Publish 9^th edition of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (WAB) in English and facilitate translation into the major languages of our organization.

Objective 2.2: Form a Medical Advisory Team of healthcare professionals to inform and update LLLI on new advances in breastfeeding research as well as comment on “hot topics” that impact breastfeeding families.
a. Recruit participants from among healthcare professionals in a variety of countries, cultures, and healthcare fields
b.  Ensure that all members of the Medical Advisory Team fully uphold and commit to the International Code

Objective 3.1: In order to protect branding and trademarks, work with the DCEs to complete LLLI/DCE Agreements before the 2022 LLLI Board Annual Meeting.

Objective 3.2:  Achieve and maintain financial stability.
a. Develop a variety of sources of income
b. Maintain a minimum of two years’ operating funds in the bank
c. Increase our reserves to a minimum of six months of operating expenses
d.  Expand the donor base within and beyond the United States, focusing on both small and large donors
e.  Create a three-year fundraising plan to sustain LLLI that includes decreasing the DCE Connection Contribution (cost sharing)

Objective 3.3:  Create at least one resource to assist staff in understanding LLL and its various parts.
a. Create a checklist of what information staff need to know to work with LLL
b.  Provide staff with training/formal guidance on how to talk about LLL/LLLI
c.  Create a module on the basics of LLL, including a description of a “Day in the life of a Leader” that can be used for Staff training, non-Leader volunteers, donors, and partners

Objective 3.4:  Maintain a database that is useful and user-friendly for Leaders and for Staff.

Objective 3.5:  Complete the review of the entire PSR and LLLI procedures for internal consistency and removal of barriers to volunteers and establish a process for continuous review and improvement of all policies and procedures.

Objective 4.1:  Implement at least two projects to make Leader accreditation training more accessible, attractive, flexible, streamlined, and inclusive, in order to recruit and retain more Leaders globally.
a. Create and conduct a survey of all Leaders with a focus on barriers experienced during the pre-application and application periods
b.  Create a focus group to make recommendations about Leader accreditation procedures
c.   Investigate online application work modules
d.  Develop at least one additional non-written resource about application work for Leader Applicants
e.  Develop at least one non-written resource for Leaders about finding and working with Applicants
f.  Expand the number of ways to find out about LLL leadership

Objective 4.2:  Create a translation plan for both written and oral communication from LLLI in order to be more truly inclusive and international.
a. Find ways for non-fluent English speakers to participate on the LLLI Board, LLLI Committees, LAD Council, and other international teams, to ensure global representation
b. Translate LLLI announcements, documents, and the PSR into the six major languages chosen by LLLI (Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish)
c. Present material on the website and in publications in a variety of languages

Objective 4.3:  Create or make available Leader training resources on equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Objective 4.4:  Increase the diversity of images on the LLLI website and in LLLI publications

Core Values underlying all LLLI actions 

• Collaboration.   As a worldwide organization, La Leche League cooperates with mothers, families, communities, and other organizations, through mutual support and accountability, to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and human milk feeding in accordance with the LLL Mission.  
• Empathy.   La Leche League offers peer-to-peer support in communities, respecting needs and individual situations with compassion, and without judgment.
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.  La Leche League reaches out and welcomes everyone, providing breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and human milk feeding support to all. Inclusivity Statement
  We at La Leche League International have all nursed our babies. If you want to do the same, whoever you are, whatever your story is, we’re here to help. LLLI is committed to serving everyone inclusive of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental ability, socio-economic status, political views, gender identity, sexual orientation, family structure, or other protected status.  LLLI seeks the equitable accreditation of a diverse body of Leaders.

• Integrity.  La Leche League strives to consistently uphold the LLL mission and to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.  LLLI decisions are made on the basis of experience and evidence, in accordance with LLL policies, the LLLI Bylaws, all legal requirements for non-profit organizations in the USA and the State of Illinois.

Six Major Languages chosen by LLLI include:
Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish