Discussion Thread: Sport Outreach Mission and Vision

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Mission and Vision Assignment

Tyriq Smith

September 1, 2024

Liberty University

Professor Heisy

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For a non-profit to be successful there needs to be an effective plan in place to navigate

the rigors of starting a business and funding it. It’s hard to receive any funding or donations

without a clean-cut mission, vision, and business plan to present to potential donators or

investors. You also need devoted staff and leadership that share the vision and mission of the

non-profit (Eydi, 2008). When people by into something the outcome is almost always much

better, and you get the best efforts of everyone involved. All non-profits start with an effective

mission and vision statement that will follow the company and guide its decision making.

The non-profits mission statement for my sports outreach program is to use sports as a

tool to bring inner- city kids ages 10-18 together for the purpose of promoting Jesus and the

importance of education while mentoring, creating leaders, and premier athletes of tomorrow.

Often these children are faced with tough background that they have no control over. They can

potentially fall victim to their environment and go down the wrong roads. This program is a way

to keep these kids off the streets and give them a safe haven to explore all of themselves freely

on and off the sports field.

The non-profits vison is to give every member a safe training and educational space and

to expand on their physical, and academic abilities. Through this program members would be

able to speak to church mentors, therapist, teachers and have access to state-of-the-art fields and

courts for all sports, while also having coaches, and support staff available to help. In this sports

outreach program, we will focus on spiritual and mental growth through Christ and bible studies

just as much as physical and athletic ability’s making a well-rounded young adult ready for all

the world has to throw at them.

Of course, as a nonprofit one of the biggest things to figure out first is where the money

would come from to fund the company. Fortunately for nonprofits like this, they are eligible for

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grants from the government at the federal, state, and local levels (Luksetich, 2007). Another way

is non-profits can register for a 501(c) (3) permit and receive money from foundations if they

have a cause or particular demographic group, they serve that they support (Luksetich, 2007).

Not to mention many people with money and believers of the mission often find themselves

giving donations not always of money but also things needed to successfully fund the company

which is greatly needed to keep things running on the day to day. For example, a good way to

obtain daily food for the kids would be partnerships with local groceries stores that wouldn’t

mind donating food. This can be done on the daily as many stores throw food away every day.

There are also opportunities for income by fundraising, investors, creating sports leagues,

sponsorships, as well as renting the facilities for use to the community for a return. There has

even been some non-profit’s creating a clothing line that generates considerable income.

Overall, there is usually always a tight budget but with the support of the community and

backing of all levels of government the non-profit can see long term success.

Organizational structure is very important to the success of the company. To start a board

of directors would be needed to ensure that all laws are being abided by so that grants and funds

can be received. Careful consideration should be made when implementing a board because of

the power and information they are privileged to. Many cases of company embezzlement and

thief often start at this level which is why it is important to have thorough background checks on

these individuals (Bruni‐Bossio & Kaczur, 2021). They would also play an instrumental part in

deciding which programs receive funding. Then there is the CEO position under them who

would be the leader of the organization’s operations and responsible for its overall effectiveness.

Often this person is appointed by the board or owner and would be capable of managing and

directing a variety of task as needed. This person would help implement guidelines, budgets, and

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a plan to success in the non-profit. Next would be program leaders or mangers. These individuals

would be responsible for the overall success of their respective program as well as ensuring

every member has what they need. For this non-profit there would be several directors such as

finance team, staffing or HR team, member life skills, sports, and activity’s team, educations

developments team, spiritual devotion team, community outreach team, and a mental health

team. Some would be bigger than others depending on the members in the community’s need.

From there it would be positions such as therapist, teachers, athletic coaches, mentors, and

church personnel that would be working in each program. At this point the development of some

type of volunteer program would be important to overall success. Anyone that shares the

programs mission and values and has a love to help underprivileged kids can and would like to

donate their time to help as a support staff would be allowed to participate. This would leave

funds for specialist that will need to be paid such as teachers, trainers, and managers.

All non-profits start with an effective mission and vision statement that will follow the

company and guide its decision making. For this reason, it is very important to be as clear as

possible when describing both. This will be what draws people to the non-profit and ultimately

what it is known for in the community and abroad. By setting a concreate organizational

structure, mission and vison for the company, and ideas for staffing and funding it gives the

nonprofit a chance to be successful and have organization that can be sustained over time.

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References

Bruni‐Bossio, V., & Kaczur, M. (2021). The power‐structure model of non‐profit

governance. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 30(4), 442–460.

https://doi.org/10.1111/corg.12417

Luksetich, W. (2007). Government funding and nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit and

Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 37(3), 434–442. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764007310415

Eydi, H. (2008). Organizational strategy and behavior of non-profit organizations. Managerial

Economics of Non-Profit Organizations, 67–76. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203930847-

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