1. CISV’s Mission & Vision Our Mission and Vision Regional Meetings 2015

2. CISV’s Mission & Vision Why Review our Mission, Vision & Values? Organizational Review BlueSpark found: “The vision, values and mission of CISV are not viewed or treated as the guiding principles of everything that CISV does – or the way it does it.” Transition Team recommendation to review Best practice for NGOs (especially after transition)

3. CISV’s Mission & Vision What is a Mission? Who we are, what we do and why – the reason we exist and the guide for everything we do

4. CISV’s Mission & Vision What is an Organizational Vision? An envisioned future for the organization, what we want CISV to be like in, say, 20 years… Paints an inspirational picture that challenges and engages us to change or develop as an organization in order to do even better at delivering our mission

5. CISV’s Mission & Vision And Values? The handful of guiding principles by which an organization navigates… So fundamental and deeply held that that they will seldom change, if ever They guide how we behave in all aspects of what we do

6. CISV’s Mission & Vision How the Review was Done ? Governing Board brainstormed future needs of the organization (Nov 2013 and July 2014) Initial Focus on Mission and Vision Consulted NAs, Chapters and international volunteers for input Follow-up interviews with representative group of Chapters and NAs Values were not part of this Consultation, to be done at Global Conference with all delegates

7. CISV’s Mission & Vision Consultation Excellent response - International Volunteers and Staff(40+) - NA/PA Boards(~57%) - Chapters (~40%) Built on information we got from Organizational Review Questions on mission, vision, tagline Questions on growth analysis and capacity

8. CISV’s Mission & Vision Consultation Results What you told us What we did with that information

9. CISV’s Mission & Vision How We Use a Mission Statement We communicate our mission internally and externally Should be easy to understand, able to be used effectively in internal and external communications, fundraising etc.

10. CISV’s Mission & Vision CISV educates and inspires action for a more just and peaceful world - Survey Says…

11. CISV’s Mission & Vision Recommendations on Mission Keep the Statement of Purpose and call it the Mission  It’s well known, well liked and well used Needs member approval (2/3 yes vote) to formally adopt this as our mission statement Planning on a virtual vote in May, after feedback at Regional Meetings In future, we may need review our legal documents to make sure everything is in-line

12. CISV’s Mission & Vision Questions and Comments? CISV educates and inspires action for a more just and peaceful world.

13. CISV’s Mission & Vision How Do We Use Our Vision? Often summarized - short, focused Vision Statement Paints a vivid picture of our aspirations Challenges us Arouses collective passion Sets the direction for any strategic plans

14. CISV’s Mission & Vision Famous Visions I have a dream… Put a man on the moon… Make a difference…

15. CISV’s Mission & Vision CISV is a global movement for peace. We have 200,000 active global citizens who are making a difference in their communities and to the lives of 1,000,000 people. - Survey Says…

16. CISV’s Mission & Vision Survey Cont’d Missing: In summary (out of 104 responses): -6 people felt nothing was missing -Education -Friendship -Leadership -Realistic: o Are the numbers attainable? In what time frame? o Does it accurately describe what we do and how we do it? -Emotion / Inspiration / Passion -Diversity: Does not address the full breadth of our members or our impact -Other concerns about length and clarity Should be deleted: In summary (out of 82 responses): -10 People felt nothing should be removed -Numbers: o Over 45 responses mentioned the numbers/statistics used o too specific o concerns about our ability to measure our impact in the community over all (beyond membership) o belong in a mission or goal, not a vision -people seemed very uncomfortable with the word “Movement”

17. CISV’s Mission & Vision More People The three characteristics that people wanted to see change the most from today to 20 Years from now For everyone Very well-known organization About making a local impact

18. CISV’s Mission & Vision New Options for Vision More people will learn from our educational experiences and gain the tools and confidence they need to build a better world. Together, we will create change. We stand together to change the world. We create educational experiences to give people the tools and confidence they need to act, lead, and inspire to build a better future. ​

19. CISV’s Mission & Vision Discuss amongst yourselves Facilitated activity

20. CISV’s Mission & Vision Recommendations on Vision Gather feedback from Regional Meetings Complete any revisions Updated vision statement shared with Members Voting by Members in May (needs 2/3 yes vote) If approved, the Vision will then be able to set direction for the strategic plan

21. CISV’s Mission & Vision