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Whew! Now I know that you do have great experience in the non-profit world. I also hear a sense of frustration in the process of "mission statement as management tool." I too sometimes wonder about the time taken to revisit the mission statement, or the strategic or long range plan that winds up on a shelf collecting dust.
"From planning boards to environmental management councils, from advisory committees on water quality planning to one on coordinating social services, large numbers of citizen advisory committees (or CACs) have been established over the years to provide official channels for citizen influence in public planning and decision making. Such committees -- going by a wide variety of names -- may advise elected officials (such as mayors or town boards), administrative agencies, or such nongovernmental organizations as church groups and private human service agencies.
Yes I've heard that too, and it sounds lovely. But I wonder if it's really realistic for all or even most organizations. Encompassing all an organization's goals and plans may be quite complex and nuanced. An organization may have a fairly sophisticated understanding of a complex subject that you just can't do justice to in a short, easily memorized phrase. And when you *can* capture the mission in a short phrase, e.g. "our mission is to find a cure for cancer", then it's very shortness and generality seems to undercut its ability to play a meaningful role in planning.