Shape Your Charity’s Tomorrow, Starting Today!
Picture a world where your organization’s impact is maximized, where every goal aligns perfectly with your mission, and where your vision becomes a reality. Whether you are a board member or a leader in your organization, getting to this ideal can be challenging due to a lack of in-house resources, skills, or time. At Missionwell, we believe that a clearly defined mission and vision and a robust strategic plan to achieve them are cornerstones of success.
Are you a church or nonprofit for whom public charity ratings don't apply? The principles in this series still apply. Your contributors and stakeholders are interested in your sustainability and stewardship of resources and actually have limited ways to access relevant information if you don't supply it.
Because mission sets the stage for accountability and vision sets the stage for transparency, having a strategic plan also makes it easier for your organization to enhance public ratings on Candid (GuideStar) and Charity Navigator. Both rating agencies’ platforms ask for strategic planning information. Enhanced ratings in turn can significantly increase donor confidence and support, leading to greater funding opportunities and long-term sustainability.
You can get a head start on improved ratings by asking yourself if the following are complete and up to date for your organization:
Is our mission statement clearly articulated?
Is our organization’s vision statement clear and up to date?
Do we have a current strategic plan in place for the organization and/or key programs? Are we regularly tracking progress toward our strategic goals?
Start today to shape your tomorrow.
Missionwell’s Stars for Stars assessment will yield robust recommendations and a road map to improved charity ratings for your organization across multiple areas. And if your mission, vision, or your strategic plan aren’t in tip top shape for stakeholders to review, you can add Strategy Development as an add-on to your Stars for Stars assessment. Our Strategy Development service helps your organization articulate its 2-4 priority goals tied to your Mission and Vision and lay down a concrete path to achieve them. Together, these steps not only boost your operational effectiveness but also increase your appeal to donors and other stakeholders through improved public charity ratings.
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If you missed our last article on how your financial statements could be holding back your fundraising, check it out here.
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Make your visions real while getting the stars from Charity Navigator and seals from Candid (GuideStar) that you deserve.
This is article 2 of 6 in our series on improving public charity ratings to increase fundraising.