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		The vision statement should require the organization's members to stretch their expectations, aspirations, and performance.
		A vision statement should be realistic and credible, well articulated and easily understood, appropriate, ambitious, and responsive to change.
		By using this exercise to develop your organizational vision, you may be better assured that the vision statement that is developed is a shared vision.
	www.allianceonline.org /FAQ/strategic_planning/what_s_in_vision_statement.faq (1248 words)

	Vision Statement - University of Illinois at Springfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		UIS' vision statement was submitted to the UI Board of Trustees in July 1996 as part of the development planning activities when Sangamon State University merged with the University of Illinois to become the University of Illinois at Springfield.
		This vision statement is intended to provide a sense of the directions in which UIS should develop over the next ten years.
		In putting forward this statement, we recognize that a vision is not realized all at once, but rather is achieved incrementally with decisions building on each other over a period of years.
	www.uis.edu /vision/vision.html (620 words)

	Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Vision is a mental image of a possible and desirable future for the law enforcement agency and its community.
		A vision statement should succinctly convey, articulate and reinforce the long-term view of where the law enforcement agency and the community want to be.
		A vision statement composed with a representative input from the members of the law enforcement agency and the community constitutes a shared vision.
	www.communitypolicing.org /visions.html (467 words)

	Clarifying Your Congregation's Vision and Mission - The UUA Congregational Handbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A biblical writer asserts "Without a vision, a people perish." Indeed, a sustaining and inspiring dimension of a congregation's life is its ability to have a vision of its future.
		A vision statement should be broad enough to provide growing room for a congregation yet be continually renewed as a congregation develops and accepts new challenges.
		Each shares responsibility for the whole, not just for their piece." Vision is what takes us beyond the particular dimension of congregational life that is our domain of responsibility to understand how the dimensions and activities of a congregation fit into the larger, overarching aim for the future of a congregation.
	www.uua.org /cde/handbook/conghand-05.htm (321 words)

	Developing a Shared Vision Statement - The UUA Congregational Handbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When your congregation decides to engage in the process of developing a shared vision statement and a mission statement, you should recognize that you are beginning a process that has implications for all that you do as a congregation.
		Once your vision and mission statements are articulated, you can move toward a disciplined process of reviewing how to implement these statements in all that you do as a congregation.
		This vision exercise, proposed by Gustave Rath and Norman Shawchuck, can be incorporated into the worship or spiritual practice of a congregation for approximately a month.
	www.uua.org /cde/handbook/conghand-05c.htm (939 words)

	Vision Statement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It is the vision to provide a place for spiritual growth where lives are developed at every stage of life, and matured by the grace of God.
		It is the vision to share the good news of Jesus Christ with the hundreds and thousands of people in North East Georgia and from there to take the Gospel around the world through local and global missions.
		It is the vision to take our core values listed in the earlier portion of this manual and make them a vital and daily part of our earthly existence so that we may affect our moral, social, educational, political, and spiritual structures in our world.
	www.grovelevel.com /vision.htm (724 words)

	Creating Vision Statements
		Clarity of the vision statement is of paramount importance.
		The goal of writing a vision statement in a business plan is to be able to think beyond the obvious.
		So while writing the vision statement of your business plan, dream for a while of the business you want to grow and how do you plan to grow it and where do you see yourself in let's say 10 years down your business cycle.
	www.investorbusinessplan.com /creating-vision-statements.html (408 words)

	Corporate Mission Statment, Vision Statement, and Values Statement
		Developing your mission statement is the step which moves your strategic planning process from the present to the future.
		That’s why, in the figure, the arrow depicting the mission statement connects “today” with the “future.” Your mission statement must “work” not only today but for the intended life of your strategic plan of which your mission statement is a part.
		It’s that both the Mission Statement and Vision Statement “reside in a sea of values.” That’s because your company’s values influence “everything.” To develop any statement which is counter to your company’s values is to assure failure of that statement as a driving force for your company.
	www.birnbaumassociates.com /mission-vision-values.htm (734 words)

	OCUA member feedback & input - Vision Statement. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		While the mission statement drives your purpose for being an organization, the vision statement should give direction on where the association wants to be in the future.
		The vision statement however, should be reviewed a predetermined intervals (maybe annually) and appropriate changes made given the dynamics of the association.
		The vision statement(s) however, do(es) not state the values of the organization; it(they) merely uphold(s) the values established in the mission statement, and point(s) OUCA members in the right direction for future success.
	www.ocua.ca /node/view/177 (2770 words)

	City of Mercer Island - Vision Statement
		Essentially, the statement should reaffirm time-tested policies or values that are generally held as positive "community trademarks" and identify others deemed relevant.
		Moreover, a Vision Statement should be a reflection of community aspirations.
		The following Vision Statement is essentially the compilation of several long standing policies embodied in several existing planning documents including the Land Use Plan, CBD Plan, and Park and Open Space Plan.
	www.ci.mercer-island.wa.us /Page.asp?NavID=320 (1493 words)

	University Week - Vol. 22, No. 35 - New provost learning fast, preparing for vision statement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		One of the first things on her agenda is beginning the process of formulating a vision statement for the University.
		Wise says she believes there is a “yearning” for such a statement to guide the University’s activities over the next 10 years, and that she will be spending a lot of her time gathering input so that the statement can be embraced by everyone.
		In fact, one of her first priorities after the presentation of the initiative report and the draft vision statement will be to examine the responsibilities of each position in her own office and its relation to the vision of the University.
	admin.urel.washington.edu /uweek/archives/issue/uweek_story_small.asp?id=2966 (844 words)

	A Vision for Change
		We offer a vision forming process for helping to discern where God may be calling a church to move.
		A vision statement is a short description of the change, and the reasons for it.
		It may be appropriate to expand this vision statement into a single page document to give greater clarity and detail.
	www.teal.org.uk /ic/vision.htm (486 words)

	Our Vision and Mission - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		We have a vision of that kingdom where Jesus Christ is truly honored, where God’s will is done on earth, where the hungry are fed, poverty alleviated, sinners are repentant, and sin is forgiven.
		We believe that love is the proper foundation of our relationship with others, that opportunity to grow in the likeness of Christ should be fostered, and that the resources of the world can be managed to respect and preserve their creation and purpose.
		We will be an international community of prophetic vision, faithful to the risen Christ, empowered by hope, spending ourselves courageously in the pursuit of peace and justice.
	www.cofchrist.org /seek/vision.asp (275 words)

	Custom Vision Statement Service and Vision Statements Insight. 08/22/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Corporate / Organizational Vision Statements are mandatory, from a sound business practice perspective, to inform employees, customers, and business associates of who you are and where you are going.
		Businesses face the ultimate challenge of creating a business vision statement for the future, and as fellow entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized business specialists, we know first-hand the amount of time and effort it takes to successfully create a distinct, trusted, and respected business vision statement.
		A solid vision, documented as a Vision Statement, creates commitment and understanding.
	www.sound-business-practices.com /vision-statement-service.htm (546 words)

	Strategic Plan Committee Meeting Minutes - January 8, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Claudio Capone said that parts of the current Vision Statement should really be a part of the Mission Statement, especially the last four items.
		He also said that the Vision Statement should be for the Town Government; it is their tool.
		Claudio Capone said that it is important that the Vision Statement be kept simple for people to remember.
	www.wethersfieldct.com /B+C/strategic_plan01-08-2005.html (225 words)

	Virginia Tech -- Mission and Vision Statements (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		While our vision of tomorrow is an extension and reflection of yesterday’s vision, a major expansion of the research enterprise is necessary to become one of the nation’s leading universities.
		Be known for excellence in residential instruction, for advanced research with beneficial applications, for the creation and advanced applications of information technology, for delivery of targeted post-baccalaureate education for working professionals, and for addressing the needs of specialized constituencies.
		Our vision for the future is simple: we will continue to do things that matter and that have a profound impact on our changing world – whether it is in the classroom, the laboratory, or a village in a developing country.
	www.unirel.vt.edu /vt/mission.html (1363 words)

	Corporate Strategic Plans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Vision statement describes the Bhutan Power Corporation’s business vision including the unchanging values and purpose of the corporation and forward-looking visionary goals that guide the pursuit of future opportunities.
		For the vision statement isn’t true today but it describes BPC as we like it to become - in the future.
		It’s important to note that the vision statement is not a description of detailed action steps but it describes a statement of condition.
	www.bpc.com.bt /SPLANS/vision.html (172 words)

	Potlatch Corporation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The task of creating a Vision Statement for the company was assigned to 23 hourly and salaried employees in 1998.
		Arriving at a Vision Statement required employees to ask themselves about their own motivations for working at Potlatch and how they could personally contribute to the company’s success.
		In addition, recommended internal changes were implemented for making the Vision an integral part of the company's operational culture and for assuring the company’s success in meeting customer and shareholder needs.
	www.potlatchcorp.com /vision (121 words)

	RTE Vision Statement
		The Roundtable's vision of the Capital Region's future is of a clean and healthy environment in which land, air, water, and the life systems they support are considered together with the economy as an integrated and sustainable whole.
		We see a future in which representative and naturally occurring ecosystems of the region have been restored and preserved in areas large enough to ensure their biodiversity will be supported and not diminished.
		This vision can be reached by identification of programs and policies of short, medium and long-term goals, and implementation of programs and policies to achieve them.
	www.crd.bc.ca /rte/vision.htm (232 words)

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		Writing a Future Vision Statement A Future Vision Statement includes a complete and realistic picture of your future goal and will influence you to behave in ways that will lead you to your goal.
		Keep in mind that an effective future vision statement is one that impacts you forcefully enough to motivate and influence you in the present.
		Keep these points in mind: Your statement should be written in the present tense ‘I am’ It needs to contain a feeling word ‘happily, joyfully, enthusiastically’ It should be short enough to memorize easily, and cause you to feel good when you read it.
	www.30minutemom.com /download/Week_One.doc (635 words)

	Foundation for "A Course in Miracles" Vision Statement
		In our early years of studying A Course in Miracles, as well as teaching and applying its principles in our respective professions of psychotherapy, and teaching and school administration, it seemed evident that this was not the simplest of thought systems to understand.
		One day several years ago while Helen Schucman and I (Kenneth) were discussing these ideas, she shared a vision that she had had of a teaching center as a white temple with a gold cross atop it.
		His vision entails the belief that Jesus gave the Course at this particular time in this particular form for several reasons.
	www.facim.org /%7Efacim/vision.htm (867 words)

	OFEE Develops Vision Statement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		We have developed a vision statement in order to help keep us on track toward fulfilling our mission.
		We hope this also will help others in the federal government and outside better understand what we're doing -- and why and how we're doing it, so that we can work better together.
		We consider and value the comments of those we serve and appreciate any feedback you may have on our work, including this new vision statement.
	www.ofee.gov /whats/vision.htm (76 words)

	Vision & Mission Statement
		Its vision is firmly rooted in its long-standing tradition of excellence in teaching, research, and service, and clearly fixed on the future of the University of which it is a part and of the information professions it serves.
		Our mission and values provide the context for the priorities the School has set to address the ways in which it aims to further the vision of the University and meet the needs of a rapidly changing profession.
		We assert that information is a resource from which the public as a whole should benefit as well as an economic asset to which rights of ownership may under certain circumstances accrue.
	polyglot.lss.wisc.edu /slis/about/vision.html (2047 words)

	Summit day 3
		On Sunday the work of the summit focused on developing a vision statement and motto that reflected the best hopes and expectations for their denomination that the 2,500 participants in the Seek It!
		These vision statements were posted around the room and each participant marked those that spoke to them most.
		Using the input from the statements prepared by the table groups, the writing team worked late into the evening to prepare a first draft of the vision statement and motto.
	www.abc-usa.org /seekit/summit_day3.html (287 words)

	Quality Guide - Creating the Vision Statement
		Alvarez now asks the team to consider what the health center's vision statement should be.
		The vision statement is what members of the community imagine that the health center could be, under the best of circumstances.
		Once the vision statement is created by the users, the team will write the mission statement for the clinic.
	erc.msh.org /quality/example/example3.cfm (320 words)

	Northpinellas: Largo deletes part of vision statement
		A draft of the statement was shared with employees in January and February and at least 20 of the more than 50 comments she received were complaints about the diversity section of the statement, she said.
		She said employees were comfortable with the idea of respecting others, but several said they didn't want to appear as though they were endorsing behavior they didn't believe in.
		Last August, a proposed statement was brought before the City Commission, which reviewed the statement at a November retreat and asked for employee comment in December.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/04/06/Northpinellas/Largo_deletes_part_of.shtml (928 words)

	Community Vision Statement
		Visioning process is designed to support implementation of the Local Comprehensive Plan (LCP) by building a community consensus around the measures required for its implementation-- many of which will require Town Meeting approval.
		We need to develop a community consensus about the appropriate balance between affordable housing and open space/resource protection; so this can be a key theme.
		The purpose of the visioning phase is to identify the points on which residents agree and disagree, and to build a common framework through listening and dialogue.
	www.provincetowngov.org /affordable/communityvision.htm (221 words)

	Lisablog
		And if you are new to Lisablog you might not know what a vision statement is. I learned about vision statements from this dude named John DeRosalia who is a skydiving psychotherapist.
		My 'miracle tool' is a Personal Vision Statement; a written description of the goal, its time-frame, the steps you'll take to achieve it, and a list of reasons that make it important to you.
		John DeRosalia says there are two possibilities with a vision statement: you read it every day and achieve your goals or you don't read it every day and you don't achieve your goals.
	www.angelfire.com /poetry/lisajarnot/blog/index.blog?entry_id=300754 (473 words)

	Vision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Vision Statement paints a picture of the school and students in a world where all of our dreams for students have come true.
		Second, the Vision Statement shows people how they would be behaving and feeling if they were living by their core convictions, and invites people to do so.
		And finally, the Vision Statement provides faculty and community members with a common direction for improving student achievement.
	asai.indstate.edu /InSAI%20Website/vision.htm (235 words)

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