Our Mission and Vision form the foundation of the framework. The Mission Statement defines the organization’s purpose and explains why it exists. It answers stakeholders’ questions about who we serve, what we do and why we do it. The Mission Statement lets people know who we are and what we value. Our Vision Statement describes what our organization would like to see in the future as a result of our efforts. It tells people what we want to become.
From that Mission and Vision, we develop strategies on how to achieve our vision. In the framework of this plan, our work is organized around strategic focus areas and their components. We have also designated areas of emphasis to be considered throughout all of our work. These areas of emphasis help in achieving the themes associated with our strategic focus areas.
After the plan is approved, we can then proceed to implementation by setting annual goals and work plans with short-term objectives to get us to our long-term vision. These annual goals will include measurement and metrics not only to assist in gauging our degree of success, but also to increase our learning so that we can become more effective and have greater positive impact in the community.
