S.M.A.R.T Resolutions

 Hi you all! I hope everyone is getting pumped for our conference that is in exactly one month!

Position paper deadlines are coming up, and since I’m sure you’re all working on resolutions. This committee will be putting a lot of weight into the content of resolutions during conference. And so we want to go over a technique in making solutions, called creating “S.M.A.R.T. Goals,” that can make your solutions stronger and more applicable to conference. S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym which stands for:

 S-specific

M-measurable

A-actionable

R-relevant

T-timely


An example of a solution that is not S.M.A.R.T. is “create a fund with the help of the world bank.” This could be more specific because the goal doesn’t specify what the fund is being created for. It could be more measurable because you could include the total amount of money and the amount used per year. It is somewhat actionable because it is an actual achievable goal, but due to its lack of specificity, it is not clear how to achieve it. It is not relevant because it is not specific to our topic as a fund could be created to partially address any issue. Lastly, it is not timely because there is no timeline mentioned. 

An example of a S.M.A.R.T. version of this goal could be, “create a fund that countries can use to improve their educational system regarding wimmin’s rights and health. This would include a total of fifty million dollars, and countries could apply to take no more than 1 million out a year. A committee will be created to look over applications for money and every five years they will re-evaluate the amount of money in the fund as well as the progress of this program. In these committee sessions, they will either work to attain more funding or dissolve the committee.” 

Hopefully this has helped you understand what we’re looking for in proposed solutions as well as resolutions. As you write and edit your solutions, make sure to go through the acronym and ask yourself, “is this Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant, and Timely?” Good luck everyone!

Your chair,
Roxie

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