Vision Statement
The Vision Statement focuses on the world. We will work the understanding that a Vision Statement addresses: How the world will be different when you are successful? How the world will look when you accomplish your mission? Words at the Top that address what we hope to do without addressing what we hope to accomplish would miss something very important to guide your group’s development and work. It is possible to engage in an activity without ever achiev- ing the objective of that activity. The Vision states the objec- tive of the Organization’s activities. People often say, because it is more general and broad, that a Vision Statement cannot actually be accomplished. I don’t accept that. No matter how broad and lofty, we should believe that our Vision ultimately can be accomplished. There is nothing wrong with working towards a Vision that will take more than one generation to complete. This short phrase may be enough for a Vision Statement. If it were my organization I would work to define orphan as well as orphaned orphan , but this short phrase could function very well as an Organization’s Vision Statement. It defines what part of the world you are to work in, it indicates what your work should accomplish, and it gives the scope: no more . As long as there are any, you still have work to do. Here’s an example of a Vision Statement: No more orphaned orphans.
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