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By Joanne Fritz, About.com Guide to Nonprofits

Nailing Your Mission Statement

Wednesday March 12, 2008

Sloppy mission statements can lead to "mission creep." That is when an organization goes galloping off in directions that are not in its original mission. It is a problem, but a great mission statement will stop mission creep in its tracks.

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