Reflection Essay on Mission statement

This  essay  deals  with  three  mission  statements  of  human  service  organizations. It  evaluates  the  effectiveness  of  each, as  a  qualitative  mission  statement. A mission statement is defined as , “ a  brief  description  of  a  company’s fundamental purpose. A  mission  statement  answers  the  question, “ why  do  we exist?’ It articulates  the  company’s  purpose  both  for  those  in  the  organization  and  in  the public”. ( Ward Susan )

Statement 1  :

The  first  mission  statement  chosen  for  this  essay  is  that  of  the  center  for  faith- based  &  community  initiatives, Unites  States  department  of  health  and  human  services. It  consists  of  three  paragraphs. The  first  paragraph  says  that  it  intends  to  create an  environment  where  faith  based  and  community  based  organizations  are  invited to  be  partners, “ to  focus  on  improving  human  services  for  our  country’s  neediest citizens ”.

The  second  paragraph  mentions  that  many  more  faith  based  and  community based  organizations  have  been  made  partners, and  offered  technical  help  the  needy citizens. It  also  says  that  it  has  collaboration  with  many  old  organizations  and  its staff  is  trained  well  to “ understand  how  to  reach  out  and  partner  with  these organizations”.

The  third  paragraph  states  that  it “provides  information  and  training,  but  does not  take  decisions  on  which  groups  will  be  funded”. It  further  gives  web  links  for more information.  Analysis  of  this  mission  statement  reveals  that  it  does  not  convey “ what” is/are the  real  functions  of  the  center. The  statement  has  words  which  have  too  broad meanings, like “ partners”, “ collaboration”, etc. By  reading  this  statement  the  only aspects  which  become  clear  are  that  the  center  makes  partnerships  with   faith  based  and  community based  organizations  to  help  needy  citizens  and  it  does  not  take  decisions  on  funding.

Answers  to  what  type  of  “ information  and  help” is mgiven  to  partners  is totally  missing. Giving  some  idea  of  specifics  of  functional  areas  would  have  added  a  lot  of  meaning  to  this  statement.( CFBCI ) An  hypothetical  example  will  prove  this. ‘A’ may  say  that  its  mission  is  to “ make  profits ”. ‘B’ may  say, its  mission  is  to “ make  profits  by  importing  crude  oil  and  selling  it  in  the  local  market”. The  second  is  a  much  better  mission statement. This  statement, though  very  long, is  a  bad  example  of  a  mission  statement.

Statement – 2

The  second  statement  is  the  one  issued  by  College  of  Liberal  Arts  and Sciences, Villanova  University, Department  of  Education  and  Human  Services. It  makes  clear  that  it  supports  the  Catholic  Augustinian  thought  tradition  and  it  treats  every  individual  on  the  campus  as  a  unique  human  being, working  with one goal,  that  of  ‘ assimilation  of  knowledge’.  The  second  paragraph  tells  very  specifically  its  purpose  is  to  prepare  teachers, human  service  providers, counselors, supervisors  and  administrators. This  is  achieved through  theoretical  and  practical  exposures  in  school  and  community  settings. It claims  that  each  of  its  graduates  will  have  a  commitment  to  social  justice, cultivation  of  the  intellect, and  willingness  to  serve.

This  is  an  ideal  example  of  a  good  mission  statement. Needless  to  say  that assimilation  of  knowledge  is  the  mission  of  any  department  of  an  University, but this  statement  further  clarifies  the  areas  of  knowledge  to  be   imparted, how  it  is imparted  and  what  are  the  expected  results  of  its  mission. It  also  mentions  that  it is  dedicated  to  the  Christian  Augustinian  faith.

The  only  drawback  of  this  statement  is  that  the  language  and  the  vocabulary bear  a  very  high  profile, especially  in  the  second  paragraph. The  message  can  be understood  only  by  those  who  are  very  good  at  English. Perhaps, simple  words and  shorter  sentences  would  have  been  more  effective. ( mission statement ).

Perhaps, simplicity  communicates  the  best !!

Statement – 3

The  third  statement  analyzed  in  this  essay  is  of  an  association  names  as PROTECT. Its  one  paragraph, very  short  yet  very  comprehensive  mission  statement says  that  it  is  a  ‘pro  child, anti  crime  membership  association ’. It  is  founded  on the  belief  that  the  first  and  most  sacred  obligation  as  parents, citizens  and  human beings  is  to  protect  children  from  harm. Its  aim  is  to  build  a  powerful, non partisan  force  to  protect  children  from  abuse, exploitation  and  neglect. It  is  also clear  that  the  tools  adopted  to  achieve  its  goals  would  be  a  determined  single-issue  focus, a  meaningful  mainstream  agenda, and  use  of  proven  medical  political strengths.

This  is  one  more  example  of  a  good  mission  statement. It  gives  a  complete picture  of  the  motives  of  the  organization. The  goals  are  clearly  stated  and  the means  to  achieve  these  goals  are  also  very  clear. Some  more  clarity  could  have  been  added  if  the ‘ how ‘ part  of  the  statement  is  elaborated. Few  more  words  on how  children  will  be  protected, will  make  this  an  ideal  mission  statement. The only drawback  of  this  statement  is  that  it  does  not  mention  if  the  target  is ‘ children’ on  a  universal  base, or ‘ children’ of  a  specific  country  only. ( protect ).

Conclusion

A  mission  statement  is  judged  by  its  ability  to  put  across  the  main  function  of an  entity. Out  of  the  three  statements  selected  for  this  essay, one  does  not communicate  the  crux  in  the  minimum  required  depth. This  is  despite  the  fact  that it  is  a  very  long  statement. The  other  two  are  very  brief  and  successfully  tell  the main  function  in  a  very  brief  fashion. These  are  good  mission  statements. None  of them  have  to  say  anything  else, apart  from  the  main  function.

Works-cited  page

Ward Susan, Mission  statement, about Inc. a New York Times Company, 2007,
Retreived on 4 April 07 from:

CFBCI, CFBCI mission statement, Center for faith based and community

initiatives, United States department of health and human services, 4 Dec 06,

Retrieved on 4 April 07 from: < http://hhs.gov/fbci/ >

Mission  statement, Department of education and human services, Vilanova

University,  2003,  Retrieved on 4 April 2007 from:

< http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/artsci/education.html >

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