Building and Ethical Organization Part One Vernida Wilcott December 3, 2011 HSM/230 Instructor: Axia College

Building an Ethical Organization Part 1 Building an ethical organization is a major job. Determining what clients will be served and what services will be provide will allow us to develop how we will provide those services, and make it clear to all who work and volunteer at the organization what we expect from them. Community involvement has to be a part of our plan because of the nature and help needed to help support our mission. By involving all owners, staff, volunteers, and the community will be integral to the development of an ethical and functional organization. The involvement will lead to the success of our goal setting, mission, and values for the organization. Setting goals, mission, and values for the organization sets the tone for how it will function and how well the needs of the clients will be met. The organization that we are developing is a kitchen for hunger children in our community. The organization will be called Nida’s Place. There is no other organization in our community of this kind. We want the children of the community to know there is a place to come to if they or hungry. We want the children to know that they are not along and there are people who care. While our facility will be available for anyone that is hunger our facility is primarily interested in helping the hunger children in the community. The kitchen will provide healthy nutritious meals and snacks for those who come to our doors for food. Our facility will be actively involved with families and the community in helping with spreading the word out to children and families who may not know about our kitchen. The development of our mission statement is to let everyone in the community to know the purpose of our organization, for the children of our community and the families of these children’s. The purpose of a mission statement is to “describe the overall purpose of and organization” (McNamara, 2010, p. 1). With the help of the owners, staff members, and community involved with the writing of our mission statement we were able to address the desires and purpose of the organization. The current form of our mission statement is: “Our mission is to fight hungry for children of all cultures through government and community donations.” Adults are welcome. Our mission statement supports the ethical development and continuance of this organization, because it was developed by all parties involved in the funding, preparing of meals, and the outside resources which may assist our clients. We welcome all to continue to have input and feedback in our organization. Our message to all involved with the kitchen is that we are looking out for the best interests of the children who are affected by hungry or just not enough to eat. We value our children, our staff, our volunteers, the community and the values and practices that will bring us success. Nida’s Place is being developed as a non-profit community-based organization. The majority of our funding will be acquired from private donation, community donation, and through federal and state funding. We will ensure that all rules and regulations as required by law or followed. Nida’s Place has a certified public accountant who will answer to the board of directors. Funds and Donations which are collected which are not needed to provide for the children and adults will be reinvested in other ways of getting the hunger children and adults of the community fed. Our values statement is as important as our mission statement. “Values represent the core priorities in the organization’s culture, including what drives members’ priorities and how they truly act in the organization” (McNamara, 2010, p. 1). Because our mission resolves around the feeding the hungry our values must be based primarily on the key values of our mission. Our value statement is:
The goal of Nida’s Place is to feed all children that come to our door that or hungry. No child will be turned away because of race, creed, color, disability, or income. Every child that enters our door will be treated with respect, compassion and generosity. Although our primary focus is on the children any adult will be fed and treated in the same matter as the children. The value statement of our organization reveals what the people involved feel the most important to the feeding of the hungry children and adults of the community. The goal of Nida’s place is to feed the hungry. We feel it is our duty to help those in need of a hot healthy meal. With our values in mind, we will bring action to the word we say, we will feed our hungry children. The value statement of our organization goes right along with our mission statement; we wish to help fight the hunger of the children in our community. Our organization success will be measured by the number of children and adults that comes to door of Nida’s to be fed, and the personal goal of our staff and volunteers goals to help others and our ability to continue to offer services to those in need. When developing a non-profit or for-profit organization we must define our mission and the values of the people who will operate and participate in the organization. There are three statements that can change the world, mission, vision, and values, (Gottlieb, 2007). It is important to have these three things when running an organization like this. Mission: The mission is providing kids and families with a good hot meal. Vision: Building an organization that serve thousands of kids, and touch the hearts of many. Values: Our values are to see that the kids are happy and leave with a full tummy. Here at our staff will ensure that every kid that comes to our door is treated with respect, kindness and they will feel that they belong and have a feeling of comfort. Nida’s Place will be an organization that will grow with good support from the community and by our leader, employees and the volunteers keeping with the mission and values that the organization has set. By our organization doing what our mission and values state the community and children and the adults that come will know that we are exactly what we say we are Nida’s Kitchen.

References Gottilieb, H. (2007). Three Statements that can Change the World: Mission/Vision/Values. Retrieved December 1, 2011 from http://www.help4nonprofits.com/NP_Bd_MissionVisionValues_Art.htm

McNamara, C (2010). Basic of Developing Mission Statement, Vision Statement, and Values Statement Retrieved December 1, 2011 from http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/str_plan/stmnts.htm