Should you’ve been a part of the impartial grocery business for any size of time, you already know the influence of the NGA Basis, even in case you’ve by no means referred to as it by title. For greater than three a long time, we’ve been quietly working alongside impartial grocers to assist them develop, develop their individuals, and maintain onto what they’ve constructed for generations to come back.
The NGA Basis is the house for scholar scholarships, Ladies Grocers of America, management improvement, and the Grocer Options Heart.
This 12 months, we requested ourselves: What does the business want from us subsequent?
These solutions are the muse of our new strategic plan, formed by enter from NGA’s Board of Administrators, our Board of Regents, and grocers such as you. Guided by our imaginative and prescient to be a trusted catalyst for a thriving impartial grocery business, and our mission to domesticate expertise, ignite innovation, and protect independence throughout generations, it’s constructed round 4 commitments:
- Domesticate Expertise.
Discovering and conserving nice individuals is one in every of impartial grocers’ greatest challenges right now. We’re constructing actual pathways into the business — constructing a management pipeline, coaching frontline employees, creating employees, and persevering with to put money into feminine management via the Ladies Grocers of America. - Operational Excellence.
Operating a aggressive, sustainable operation takes greater than good instincts; it takes the appropriate instruments. Our Grocer Options Heart provides free, knowledgeable steering on federal meals entry applications like SNAP On-line and GusNIP, and serving to grocers elevate funds to broaden meals entry via America’s Wholesome Meals Financing Initiative. - Protect Independence.
Succession is without doubt one of the most necessary — and least talked about — challenges dealing with impartial grocers. Whether or not you’re fascinated with passing your corporation to household, to staff, or discovering one other path, we’re constructing a succession planning framework that can assist you navigate it by yourself phrases. - Amplify Affect.
We need to be certain we’re doing probably the most for our business. Meaning reaching extra of you, being simpler to seek out, and strengthening the connection between our work and the worth you get from being a part of NGA.
I hope that, as you proceed to get to know us, you’ll attain out, whether or not you’re navigating an operational query, want help in creating your workforce, planning for a future with no roadmap, or need to assist influence the business’s future.
This plan was constructed along with your challenges in thoughts — workforce, operations, succession, innovation. No matter you’re dealing with, the Basis is right here to assist.
Warmly,
Chelsea Matzen
Vice President, NGA Basis
