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By Joanne Fritz, About.com Guide to Nonprofits

Mission Impossible? Getting Your Mission Statement Right

Saturday June 3, 2006
"If you don't know where you're going, it doesn't matter which way you go."
The Cheshire Cat, Alice in Wonderland.

One of the most important items on your nonprofit startup list of things to do is to write a compelling mission statement.

Your mission is your guiding star and a beacon for your donors and supporters. Getting it right is not hard, but it does take some thought, some time, and an open mind. To help you get started, we have put together a guide to writing your mission statement.

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