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Nonprofit staff often wear many hats, but the tendency to mix program duties with business functions—an individual kind of mission creep—can lead to inefficiency and burnout.
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Peter Sanchez, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
This mission creep not only dilutes Medicaid’s effectiveness but also deepens state dependency on federal dollars, threatening both fiscal responsibility and state sovereignty.
—Gary D. Alexander, National Review, 22 Dec. 2024
Goal clarity is the best way to stop mission creep.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Nonprofit leaders should always keep their mission, values and SMART goals in mind as expansion projects arise to avoid mission creep.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Peter Sanchez, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
This mission creep not only dilutes Medicaid’s effectiveness but also deepens state dependency on federal dollars, threatening both fiscal responsibility and state sovereignty.
—Gary D. Alexander, National Review, 22 Dec. 2024
Goal clarity is the best way to stop mission creep.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Nonprofit leaders should always keep their mission, values and SMART goals in mind as expansion projects arise to avoid mission creep.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Mission creep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mission%20creep. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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