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Declaration of Trust<\/h2>\r\n

In 1970, the founders of the Orleans Conservation Trust (OCT or the Trust) adopted a “Declaration of Trust” (DOT) that is OCT’s governing document and has served the organization well for decades. The DOT<\/a> was last amended in 2024 to update our membership year. At that time, OCT also adopted its first set of Bylaws<\/a>, which accompany the DOT and provide more specifics on organizational operations.<\/p>\r\n

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Strategic Plan<\/h2>\r\n

In early 2022 a small task force was established to update OCT’s strategic plan. A series of in-depth interviews were conducted with a broad range of constituents, including, donors\/members, town officials, peer organizations (Mass Audubon, Orleans Conservation Commission, Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts, etc.), current and former trustees, and OCT staff. A summary of those interviews was organized into Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT). Staff and trustees conducted two off-site meetings with an outside facilitator to develop the new strategic plan. The final 2023 – 2027 Strategic Plan<\/a> was approved by the Board of Trustees on May 24, 2022; a summary can be found here<\/a>. Importantly, the Trust also updated our mission statement to better communicate our work.<\/p>\r\n

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Policies and Procedures<\/h2>\r\n

Additional documents, listed below, provide further guidelines by which the Trust operates.<\/p>\r\n