In this short episode, Patrick challenges the conventional wisdom that says an organization’s mission is its ‘why’. Patrick makes the case that mission is the ‘what’ — not the ‘why’. Mission is the charge, and it should be simple, clear, limited in scope, and measurable.
In this episode, Patrick shares the results of his doctoral research on how nonprofits measure their performance against their mission statements.
Board members across the country roll their eyes when you tell them we are holding a strategic planning session — especially when we tell them we are going to start with building our mission, vision, and values statements. In this episode, Patrick shares a way to have a more meaningful and engaging conversation that leads to clarity and inspiration as well as true substance. Patrick shares a 4-question construct for a mission framework, followed by one simple question about values, and provides solid organizational examples of when this is done well.
What Does Impact Mean? A respected colleague and member of The Jinks Perspective Advisory Board reminded me this past week that the term “impact” was overused in the social sector. I was actually considering using the term in naming one … Read entire article…
