How Mission, Programs & Finance Can Align

Is your organization struggling to meet strategic goals and objectives? Organizational success is when administrative systems are in sync with program delivery and everything is in alignment with the mission and vision.

Level

Intermediate

Learning Objectives

• Understand how your organization's mission and vision can be used as tools for alignment and to avoid mission creep
• Acquire tools to assess alignment in your organization
• Understand how programs and finance stay mission focused together
• Discover tactics for re-alignment

Description

Understanding the mission and vision and how they provide the framework for achieving organizational alignment is key for success.  A thoughtful implementation of the mission and vision yields an agreed upon shared set of values as well as a coherent strategy for achieving organizational goals and objectives.  Without clear organizational alignment, mission creep can occur, derailing the best of intentions.  Join us to learn the best tactics to avoid mission creep.

Audience

Executive Directors, Program Managers, Financial staff, and Board Members

Presenter

Marie Thames is President of The Thames Group, LLC.  She possesses over three decades of experience serving nonprofit organizations across the spectrum of healthcare, human services and education, in the roles of Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.  Marie has an MBA in Finance from the University of New Mexico.