The Aftermath of a Poorly Crafted Nonprofit Mission Statement
Many years back I worked with a team to create a nonprofit mission statement for the first time. It was one of the most excruciating experiences of my professional life. The problems included members not fully grasping the purpose of a mission, others had different perspectives of what the nonprofit should do, where it should be focused and how it should conduct its activities. With the mission in action I also found lessons that should have been better understood during the