“What does your company have to offer?” If you cannot answer that question with short, easy, matter-of-fact answers, then maybe it’s time to re-learn what products and services your company has to offer. more »
eHow launches Android app: Get the best of eHow on the go.
“What does your company have to offer?” If you cannot answer that question with short, easy, matter-of-fact answers, then maybe it’s time to re-learn what products and services your company has to offer. more »
Creating a mission statement for your business or non-profit organization can be difficult. You need to find the perfect words to briefly and concisely state your company or agency's purpose. By learning what is necessary, you can effectively create or update your old mission statement to reflect your current principles. more »
Creating a basic hard copy press kit can be a daunting task for those that are unfamiliar with today’s media and marketing standards. Creating an electronic press kit may sound even more intimidating, but by many standards is just as simple to create, faster to transmit, equally effective and more cost efficient than the hard... more »
Fundraising is one of the most challenging, most exciting, and most rewarding careers a person can choose to enter. It requires incredible determination, a great personality, charisma, charm, and sincerity. It also requires honesty, integrity and a devotion to the cause chosen. To successfully raise money, a person must have all of... more »
Whether you are in charge of raising money for a child’s athletic team or your club needs funds to promote a political lobbying effort, asking for donations is an important part of a non-profit organization’s agenda. Use some tried-and-true techniques for getting the funds you need while presenting yourself with class. more »
Working for a nonprofit organization doesn't always mean that you'll be working for free. What...
Getting started is often the hardest part when embarking on a project. How to start a greeting card business plan is certainly no different.... more »
When changing your organizational or group structure or setting up the structure for a new organization or group you need to define its scope and... more »
A mission statement focuses on the purpose of a business and what it hopes to accomplish. Your company was established to provide a service to... more »
Writing a company mission statement will help you and your employees focus on a common goal and give everyone a benchmark to gauge performance. more »
An effective mission statement describes the purpose of an organization as concisely as possible. The mission statement should be specific to your... more »
Most busy executives prefer to have new business ideas and presentations presented to them in ten seconds or less. They only need to hear the... more »
A mission statement is a formal short written statement of the purpose of a company or organization. The mission statement should guide the actions of the organization, spell out its overall goal, provide a sense of direction, and guide decision-making. It provides "the framework or context within which the company´s strategies are formulated."Hill, Ch., Jones, G. Strategic Management. Houghton Mifflin Company: New York, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-618-89469-7, page 11
Historically it is associated with Christian religious groups; indeed, for many years a missionary was assumed to be a person on a specifically religious mission. The word "mission" dates from 1598, originally of Jesuits sending ("missio", Latin for "act of sending") members abroad.
Content
Mission statements often contain the following:
*Purpose and aim of the organization
*The organizations primary stakeholders: clients, stockholders, congregation, etc.
*Responsibilities of the organization toward these stakeholders
*Products and services offered
According to Hill, the mission statement consists of:
1. a statement containing the reason for the existence of the organization (mission)
2. a statement of some desired future state (vision)
3. a statement of the key values the organization is committed to
4. a statement of major goals
The mission statement can be used to resolve differences between business stakeholders. Stakeholders include: employees including managers and executives, stockholders, board of directors, customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors, governments (local, state, federal, etc.), unions, competitors, NGOs, and the general public. Stakeholders affect and are affected by the organizations strategies.
According to Vern McGinis, a mission should:
:Define what the company is
:Define what the company aspires to be
:Limited to exclude some ventures
:Broad enough to allow for creative growth
:Distinguish the compa read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission+statement
Connect with people who share your interest by joining one of our Groups:
How to Prune Roses
How to Make Friends at College
Shomen Uchi-Shiho Nage Advanced Japanese Aikido Techniques
How to Plan a Green Thanksgiving Dinner
How to Cope with an Eating Disorder During Thanksgiving
How to Buy Better on Black Friday
Turkey 101
Copyright © 1999-2009 eHow, Inc. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. en-US Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License.
