An organization’s shared mandate is crucial because it provides the foundation in which to operate. Inner Hope’s shared mandate includes a vision statement articulating what we strive to achieve, a mission statement guiding the focus of our activities and programs and a set of core values that define our culture and beliefs. This past summer, Inner Hope went through a process to renew our vision, mission, and values. We are very thankful for Gary Klassen, past World Vision Canada regional manager and community development expert, for guiding our team through a review process. Over the course of three months we sought insight from donors, volunteers, youth, parents, church partners, staff, and board members. Information was gleaned through 50 survey responses and three group consultations.
The updated shared mandate will guide Inner Hope through the coming years and steer the development of a new 3-year operational plan in the coming months. Below is a copy of our revised statements with accompanying descriptions highlighting the most significant changes made. We are thrilled to share these revisions with you, and look forward to seeing God at work in this!
The updated shared mandate will guide Inner Hope through the coming years and steer the development of a new 3-year operational plan in the coming months. Below is a copy of our revised statements with accompanying descriptions highlighting the most significant changes made. We are thrilled to share these revisions with you, and look forward to seeing God at work in this!
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UPDATED VALUES
Faith We value sharing the love of Jesus and believing in His transformational power Committed Relationships We value long term relationships with youth, families and supporters Community We value journeying together as a community of diverse individuals who love and care for one another Integrity We value honesty, transparency, reliability and stewardship knowing we are accountable to God, those we serve and those who support us • Inner Hope’s list of values was shortened from 6 to 4. • We kept the values of faith, relationships, and integrity, as these are values that all stakeholders agreed are critical to the ministry of Inner Hope. • We combined a few of the values. Commitment and relationships have been combined, as it is through commitment that relationships are strengthened. We also combined integrity and stewardship, understanding that for a non-profit to be integral, we must steward our resources. • We established community as a new value, recognizing that, over the years, Inner Hope has become a community of belonging for young people, staff, volunteers, and supporters. |
UPDATED MISSION
Walking alongside youth and families in East Vancouver nurturing hope, belonging, and transformation through support, discipleship, life skills, and housing • The statement “walking alongside” was moved from our vision statement to our mission statement as it reflects what we do as opposed to our future vision. • While youth remains a focus, we added “families” to our mission to reflect the broadening of ages served as we continue to journey with participants who have grown out of the youth age and now have children. • We changed “providing” to “nurturing”, recognizing that we can’t provide hope (Jesus is our hope), but we can nurture it. • “Transformation” was added to the list of attributes we nurture, in order to capture the deeper impact we seek. The significance of transformation is articulated in Romans 12:2 “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind”. • We reordered our four service areas to reflect a funnel (from support, a service that reaches 250+ individuals annually, to housing, a service we provide for 6-10 individuals annually). |
UPDATED VISION
Youth and families equipped to live healthy lives and to empower the next generation • The vision has expanded to include families in our vision statement, for the same reasons as in the mission statement. • We’ve added the verb “equipped”, as we desire to see youth and families equipped for healthy living, seeing barriers broken down, and young people gaining the vision, skills and support network needed to thrive. Hebrews 13:21 says, “Now, may the God of peace…equip you with everything good that you may do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight”. • We’ve kept the phrase “healthy lives”, and have defined it by seven dimensions: social, emotional, spiritual, environmental, occupational/financial, intellectual, and physical. 3 John 1:2 states John’s vision for his friend Gaius: “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you”. • The addition of the phrase “the next generation” reflects our young people’s desire that their children have a better life and don’t have to go through the difficulties they endured. As our youth and young adults grow into greater health, they will “empower the next generation” and open up a new world for their children. |