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neighborhood and begin the process of getting those repaired or replaced. This
morning, someone else added that the fire department would soon need a new fire
truck.
For this assignment, pretend that you work for a nonprofit organization in this
township and you are already on a standing committee for community development.
You have just heard about the city’s needs, and you have approached the Director to
ask if you can work on this project. The director has given you this approval, if your
agency can get the computer training portion of the grant monies. The director
mentioned that there may be a person in the community who may be willing to
donate a motorcycle to the city through your nonprofit agency. Your committee does
not meet again for another week, and you have been tasked with rewriting the vision
and mission statements for the agency to include these new projects. Keep in mind
the overarching statement from the agency was a combined vision and mission
statement of the agency “…an organization which strives to provide the highest
quality response and help to the community through clear communication, training,
shared knowledge, and accountability.” You will revise the broad statement into two
(2) statements, a vision statement and mission statement. These will comprise the
road map for the rest of the assignments. Use the Internet to locate references that
will help you to write powerful vision and mission statements for grant proposals,
and gain insight into how organizations and nonprofits view vision and mission
statements.
Note: Goodness Falls is a fictitious town in an unknown state.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
Create a vision statement that details:
the values or beliefs that inform your work.
what you would ultimately hope to accomplish as a result of your efforts.
how the standing committee plans to work toward this broad vision.
who the organization benefits. are clear and concise.
reflect your values and beliefs. demonstrate a commitment to serving the public
good.
are powerful.
Create a mission statement that details:
Evaluate both your mission and vision statements to see if they:
Propose changes that you can make based on your findings in Criteria 3a to 3d.
Determine the most immediate needs for the community first and then rate them in