I can’t count the amount of times I’ve been asked by Third Sector Organisations (TSO’s)large and small, of all types and legal formats “Do we really need a Vision, Mission and Values statement”?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My answer has always been the same. It’s not a question of need – TSO’s are founded on these, they’re essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I won’t do a masterclass in a blog – that’s why I consult and have produced my Guide that is available for purchase soon. Briefly, a Vision is what you will see (hear\/feel) when you complete your Mission<\/strong>. It is the change your TSO was set up to deliver. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Your Mission is described in your Governing document, probably at number 3 or 4 in the Clauses. It normally starts with the word “To” and includes the change words<\/strong> that describe the actions your TSO needs to undertake to realise your Vision. Enshrined in Charity Law these change words are often like “relief (of), advancement (of) promotion (of)”. And so on. They are often called “purposes”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When I deliver training sessions to members of the governing body of any TSO, one of the first questions I ask is “what are your (TSO’s) purposes?”. I have grown to expect more blank looks than answers over the years. This says something about how our Sector inducts people – or doesn’t. I’ll post a blog on this in the future<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every TSO when it establishes by definition establishes a set of values. They may not be defined, but again they are baked in to the TSO’s Vision and Mission. They are often about fairness, justice, respect, and nowadays more often, love. The clever folk call these things “nominalisations” – things you can’t put in a wheelbarrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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