The Fieldstone Alliance Nonprofit Guide to Crafting Effective Mission and Vision Statements
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- English
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The Fieldstone Alliance Nonprofit Guide to Crafting Effective Mission and Vision Statements
About this book
Bring focus and direction to your work
Too often, if you ask four people in a nonprofit what their organization's mission is, you'll get four different answers. Organizations without clearly defined and agreed-to mission and vision statements frequently find themselves adrift at sea, in real financial trouble, and unable to make an ongoing, positive impact on the community.
But an effective mission and vision statement can help an organization unify services and create a consistent approach to new program development.
Crafting Effective Mission and Vision Statements will help your organization develop (or revise) mission and vision statements that bring focus and direction to your work. With orderly, easy-to-follow steps, this engaging guide helps you:
- Build ownership for the mission and visionstatements among board and staff
- Create a common understanding of yourorganization's goals
- Understand how mission and vision statementsdiffer and how to use both for greatest benefit
- Develop a mission statement that capturesexactly what your organization does
- Create a vision statement based on stakeholders'ideas and the organization's history, capacity forgrowth, and fundraising potential
Use this guide to create mission and vision statements that help your organization stay focused and keep it moving toward a positive future.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION - Why Mission and Vision Statements Are So Important: Opportunities Lost...and Gained
- PART I - Understanding and Using Mission and Vision Statements
- PART II - Developing the Mission Statement
- PART III - Developing the Vision Statement
- The Leadership Benefits of Crafting Mission and Vision Statements
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