Recommendations deadlines...

I think there's an over-view of the project that we haven't communicated well. Here's how it's supposed to work: initially we asked for a "dreaming" phase, and asked people to submit proposals as to what they think we could/should do. Those are at Call for proposals. Next, we formed specific task forces drawn from a wide community appeal to deal with very specific aspects of the work that we do as a movement. They were to come out with a series of recommendations (which they've done). From those recommendations, plus the work of our external strategy consultants (Bridgespan), we will begin to write the actual strategic plan. The idea is that the discussions that are going on about the recommendations right now will inform how (or if) we integrate the recommendations and the advice from Bridgespan into a comprehensive plan.

So it's certainly not a waste of time - in fact, the hard work is just beginning.

I think the idea of a questionnaire for use in tailoring future communications is a fascinating one... you might think about listing it at the Call for proposals, in hopes that someone (The Foundation, the chapters, some individual users) pick that up and run with it. :)