THE FOUNDATION Mission is not a statement. It is a compass. Every organization begins with a reason. A problem to solve. A community to serve. A calling to answer. But somewhere between the founding vision and the daily grind of operations, something can quietly go wrong — not in a dramatic collapse, but in a slow, almost imperceptible drift away from the very thing that gave the organization its life. Walk into almost any nonprofit, church, or small business and you will likely find a missio...

When Purpose Gets Lost: The Case for Mission Alignment & Operations