Key Result 1: Develop the Global Press Institute Research and Analysis Center to create industry-leading country reports and media systems analysis to guide future bureau launch decisions and transform industry knowledge of local media markets. The Center will complete a full analysis of at least 12 prospective countries each year to determine expansion for the following 12 months.

Develop a new country prospecting system that prioritizes audience reach, the four media markets and pandemic-related considerations. Design a new country report template and prospecting system. Complete full analysis of at least 5 prospective locations in 2022 to determine expansion for the following 12 months.

• Create and implement a new DoC-centered global expansion strategy to pilot two test programs in 2022, ensuring GE is ready for full-scale expansion in 2023.

Key Result 2: Launch four news bureaus in new countries, or new communities within existing coverage countries, in each of the next three years (2020, 2021, 2022). Across these launches, ensure that at least 80 percent of all Global Press Institute trainees graduate to Global Press Journal.

Complete the Nepal expansion program started in early 2020 by Q3 2022. Design and implement a process to re-recruit former Global Press reporters in target markets by Q3 2022. Ensure that at least 80 percent of all Global Press Institute trainees onboarded and trained using the new virtual training platform graduate to Global Press Journal with high-quality skill sets and evaluated with learning and evaluation methodologies.

• Create and implement a training program to re-engage and onboard the Nepal trainees and former GPJ reporters and prepare for 2023 expansion.

• Create and implement a strategy for building and measuring the effectiveness of learning content to serve new and current team members.

Key Result 3: Create challenging, high-quality employment opportunities for global reporters that include living wage salaries, health benefits, family leave, ongoing professional development for reporters so that 100 percent of reporters meet their customized contractual obligations each year.

• Hire and onboard a managing editor to oversee all reporter performance, contracts, logistics and Duty of Care protocols.

• Hire and onboard an Operations Coordinator to support Operations across the organization and ensure GPJ operations are strengthened.

Key Result 4: Continuously expand and elevate the editing capacity of Global Press Journal to provide a high-quality editing experience for all reporters regardless of language or location, as measured by quarterly performance assessments and annual employment surveys.

• Coach and retain current team of editors to improve speed, values-alignment and overall quality.

• Hire and onboard a Photo Editor to support the growing visuals team and enhance audience engagement and partnership opportunities.

Key Result 1: Moved to Objective 3

Key Result 2: Set the industry standard for use of dignified and precise language by continuously nominating, debating and adding timely and impactful words and concepts to the Global Press Style Guide. The committee will publicly update the guide quarterly in conjunction with four public conversations related to GP style to increase awareness, gain influence, increase adoption and change industry language norms.

Set the industry standard for use of dignified and precise language by continuously nominating, debating and adding timely and impactful words and concepts to the Global Press Style Guide. The committee will update the guide regularly, publish other language versions and find regular opportunities to increase awareness, gain influence, increase adoption and change industry language norms.

• Redesign the GPSG section of GPJ to maximize user experience, efficiency and functionality to make entries searchable/shareable and embedded into stories.

• Make the GPSG accessible to readers in Spanish and French by creating original, high-quality translated versions of the guide that include entries unique to each language.

Key Result 3: Develop and launch industry-leading translation policies, including translator training, recruitment, best practices and community reader review. These policies will create a new global standard and will formalize newsroom translation practices and ensure increased accuracy in all Global Press Journal stories. New translation systems will be tested across six languages and geographies, reviewed by a committee of experts and bolstered by public events/op-eds on GP translation standards.

• Standardize and prepare to scale all translation systems to promote language equity, accelerate brand awareness and ensure our ability to reach diverse priority audiences.

Key Result 4: Ensure that 100 percent of Global Press team members have access to Duty of Care training and ongoing risk management and wellness support. Ensure Duty of Care protocols evolve according to expansion and global circumstances. Advance security parity across the industry by developing external product versions and robust training infrastructure to offer Duty of Care trainings to at least 1,000 non-Global Press personnel before 2021.

Ensure that 100 percent of Global Press team members have access to Duty of Care training and ongoing risk management and wellness support. Ensure Duty of Care protocols evolve according to expansion and global circumstances.

• Ensure that all new and current reporters and team members have access to high-quality DoC training and reference materials.

• Continue to grow and improve the Global Press Wellness Network to serve all reporters and GPAN members.

Key Result 1: Increase production of broadly impactful, revelatory journalism by establishing six long-term storytelling priorities (Autonomy, Earth, Innovation, Migration, Power and Transparency) each staffed by expert editors.

Increase production of broadly impactful, revelatory journalism by 30+% by 2022 to serve diverse global audiences.

• Create a data-driven publication strategy to maximize audience engagement and grow direct traffic on GPJ by 25%.

Key Result 2: Study Global Press’ diverse global audiences with rigorous research, including focus groups, panels, IDIs, MVA surveys to understand who readers are and growth potential across regions.

• Define a new set of audience metrics to set a baseline for audience size and growth potential across direct and partner channels.

Key Result 3: Maximize audience growth via brand awareness through new partnerships, republication, and external communications opportunities.

• Place Global Press Journal stories in mainstream publications to maximize audience reach and develop strengthened partnerships.

• Develop News Industry Partnerships that leverage SME across Global Press.

Key Result 1: Grow and diversify avenues of philanthropic revenue by ensuring 80%+ donor retention, building cash flow, healthy reserves, advocating for general operating support and consistently creating opportunities to build and deepen relationships with new and existing donors.

• Strengthen the development department with the addition of new staff, systems, donor segments and events.

Key Result 2: Create new avenues for earned revenue by scoping, defining and developing three distinct product lines to ensure earned revenue reaches 25% of the total budget by 2022.

• Strengthen and grow GPNS product and service offerings and delivery to bolster earned revenue and industry impact.

Key Result 3: Invest in and consistently improve exceptional employment packages, including employee benefits, professional development and compensation strategies to attract top-tier talent.

• Bolster financial security for employees by offered increasingly robust insurance options in 2022.

• Complete a new round of salary comps in line with positions scoped in new strategic plan.

Key Result 4: Build a new Board recruitment pipeline system to ensure diverse board candidates are selected annually. Create a new system to measure board engagement annually to ensure that Global Press has an effective board that enhances industry credibility, promotes revenue opportunities and provides high-quality governance.

• Create a bold, values-driven strategic plan (2023-2025).