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Good afternoon. I am looking for a (short) Mission Statement for: 1. An Insurance Sub-Committee tasked with both evaluating an HOA's insurance needs and interviewing and recommending insurance firms to the BOG and 2. An Audit Sub-Committee tasked with both evaluating an HOA's accounting needs and interviewing and recommending auditing firms to the BOG
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Hi Terry,
Thank you for stopping by Ask an Advisor, I hope we can be of some use to you in your quest for mission statements (seems to be a theme lately on Ask an Advisor!).  For some reason I always like questions about mission statements because they're one of the best aspects of organizational development as when you get it right it really seem to capture the essence of an organization's work in an economy of words.  As you know, an organization's (or community, department, etc.) mission statement, and getting that mission statement just right is crucial to attracting funders, volunteers, staff, clients, or even consultants; basically it's meant to be an attractor to whomever one is trying to attract.  That said, admittedly, I'm not much of an expert on insurance or auditing sub-committees, but I think that you actually have the makings of your mission statements within your question.  Let's parse them out.  The first sub-committee you mention is an insurance sub-committee tasked with both evaluating a Home Owner's Association's  insurance needs, and interviewing and recommending insurance firms to the Board of Governors.  Seems reasonable.  So, if I were writing the mission statement I'd keep it simple and short based purely on the function of that sub-committee: "The mission of the (name of the organization) Insurance Sub-Committee is to (or shall be to depending on your preference) evaluate the insurance needs of the (name of the organization) Home Owner's Association (HOA), identify insurance firms that can potentially meet those needs, select insurance firms to vet through a rigorous interview process, and then recommend the most appropriate of those firms to the (name of organization) Board of Governors"  The second sub-committee is tasked with both evaluating the HOA's accounting needs, and interviewing and recommending auditing firms to the BOG.  I'd use the first as a template for the second: "The mission of the (name of the organization) Auditing Sub-Committee is to (or shall be to depending on your preference) evaluate the auditing needs of the (name of the organization) Home Owner's Association (HOA), identify auditing firms that can potentially meet those needs, select auditing firms to vet through a rigorous interview process, and then recommend the most appropriate of those firms to the (name of organization) Board of Governors (BOG)."  These aren't glamorous, but they get the job done; feel free to use them as is or augment them to meet your needs.  The questions I'd like you to consider regardless of the approach you take: 1) do they capture the essence of what these committees do or how they are intended to function?; 2) are they accurate?; 3) do they say too much, too little, or are they just right?: 4) are they captivating and compelling to your target audience; 5) would they be easily understood by someone unfamiliar with these sub-committees: and 6) after reading them, would someone want to engage (i.e., serve on them, support them in some way, etc.) with those committees?  Okay, if what I've just told you isn't helpful let me send you to some resources we have here in the Community Tool Box that will get the job done.  On our home page, top left corner, click on the Learn a Skill (how-to information), click on Table of Contents and scroll down to the section entitled "Developing a Strategic Plan and Organizational Structure," then click on Chapter 8 - "Developing a Strategic Plan" sections 1 and 2 along with Toolkit 5.  If you find nothing useful in our CTB resources then the only other alternative I can think of is doing a Google search for examples of mission statements for similar committees and then modifying them to your needs (probably the most expedient and efficient approach).  Again, Terry, thank you for sharing your issue with Ask an Advisor.  Hopefully we've been of some use, if not, please feel free to ask more questions, that's what we're here for!
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Question Date: اثنين, 04/11/2016