Editor’s note: In this piece, we offer a ChatGPT-generated summary of TIRF’s newly approved Strategic Plan. The text has undergone revisions by a TIRF staff member and is shared with our supporters below.
Just last month, TIRF’s Board of Trustees approved a new Strategic Plan for TIRF – an activity that was completed over the last year. TIRF’s 2024–2030 Strategic Plan outlines a roadmap for achieving sustainable growth and enhancing our global impact. The plan centers around six key strategic goals:
- Funding: TIRF will aim to secure sustainable funding by diversifying its revenue streams. Several examples of initiatives TIRF intends to undertake or continue include introducing TIRF-branded products, establishing a podcast program, and creating consultancy and quality assurance services.
- Influence: TIRF will seek to further its reputation as a prominent authority in English language education, influencing policies at national and international levels. Planned actions include collaborating with policymakers, forming a language policy-focused committee, and enhancing website content to address policy issues.
- Impact: TIRF plans to broaden its measurable impact on education practices by developing frameworks for teacher training, curriculum design, and learner assessment. These tools will support ministries of education and institutions in enhancing teaching and learning outcomes.
- Broadened Focus: TIRF intends to expand its research scope, emphasizing innovative topics such as artificial intelligence in language teaching. Through revising some features of its grant programs, TIRF will be able to prioritize projects with practical classroom applications, and an annual summary of funded research will enhance the organization’s visibility.
- Outreach: TIRF aims to engage key stakeholders, including educators, policymakers, and business leaders, to advocate for English language learners. Efforts will include stakeholder mapping, targeted communication campaigns, and forming partnerships with like-minded organizations.
- Leadership: TIRF aspires to be a leading platform for disseminating applied research. Some of TIRF’s plans will include developing a repository of accessible research resources, partnering with publishers to offer open-access materials, and improving its website to better serve diverse audiences.

TIRF’s Strategic Plan includes 21 initiatives and key performance indicators that will help the Foundation’s leadership track its progress. The strategic plan will undergo annual reviews to adapt to evolving challenges and opportunities, therefore, helping to ensure TIRF’s mission to promote effective English language education in multilingual contexts is realized.
Stay tuned to TIRF in the months that follow to see our progress towards achieving the goals we have created for our mission!