4.3 Samples of Mission Statements

Mission statements are used by companies and organizations to define their major goal(s) and purpose. They outline the central goal toward which all the work is directed. They can also help guide student organizations, courses, and even individuals. Here are some sites with sample mission statements. Sites that discuss how to write mission statements are listed afterward.

Sample Mission Statements

• Reef Relief
  
  
  
• Ben and Jerry's
  
  
  
• Google.com
  
  
  
• Patagonia Land Trust
  

How to Write a Mission Statement

• Basics of Developing Mission, Vision, and Values Statements
  Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits
  
  
• What Should Our Mission Statement Say?
  Internet Nonprofit Center
  
  
• Mission Statement and Consensus Exercise
  Performance Management Company
  
  
• How to Write a Mission Statement
  The Grantsmanship Center
  
  
• How to Write a Mission Statement
  Action for Change
  
  
• How to Write a Mission Statement
  Howto.com
  
  
• How to Write a Mission Statement
  SuccessNet
  
  
• How to Write a Mission Statement
  About.com: Nonprofit Charitable Orgs
  
  
• How to Write a Mission Statement
  LaSalle University: Nielsen Interactive