[Bookstoprisoners] Mission Statement

[Leslie Srajek]

Niloofar,

I don't think what you've described sounds naive at all.  I think it's
a very clear description of the purpose and the motivating factors of
what BTP does!

Leslie

On 8/28/07, Niloofar Shambayati <Nilu at insightbb.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Jay for refocusing our attention on coming up with a statement that
> would truely reflect btp's multi-layered mission.  We definitely need to be
> cognizant of the points Leslie have made and not make assumptions about
> others recognizing the value of what btp has been doing.
>
> What I like to see in such a statement is an articulation of the idea that
> it's not just books that we're sending out to inmates but also hope and a
> message that they're not dispensible and forgotten.  I think we're providing
> them with the opportunity to feel somehow connected to the world outside
> which many of them lack. Can a mission statement include this idea without
> sounding too sentimental and naive?   It's really this aspect of our work
> that keeps me motivated, I don't know about the others.
>
> Jay, after receiving other comments and suggestions, would you be willing to
> sift through and put the consensus-based elements of the statement together
> for everyone to contemplate before our meeting?
>
> Niloofar
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Jay Schubert
> To: books to prisoners
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 1:08 PM
> Subject: [Bookstoprisoners] Mission Statement
>
> Hello,
>
> In the past, we've discussed the need for mission statement.  I think that
> as we evolve and mature as an organization it will become increasingly
> valuable for us to consider having a mission statement.
>
> I'd like to place this topic on the agenda for our Sept 15 meeting (which
> will primarily focus on the upcoming book sale), however I'd like to do as
> much of the discussion as possible by email, prior to the meeting so that we
> can use that time together for book sale planning, and if we've arrived at a
> point in our discussion where we can reach consensus about a mission
> statement, we can formalize it at that time.
>
> Here are some general components I'll put on the table, these are concepts
> which have been prevalent as far back as I can remember.  I'd like to invite
> you to to add to / modify / mold into a paragraph and generally discuss this
> idea on the list.  Please reply to all with any thoughts you have about this
> proposal so that we can all participate in the discussion.
>
> 1. Provide books to Illinois Prisoners
> 2. Educating our selves and the community
> 3. Providing a meaningful volunteer experience
>
> Our business meetings are open to everyone.  Please consider attending the
> Sept 15 meeting to help us make important decisions about the details of our
> upcoming book sale (happening just two weeks after this meeting), and to
> participate in formalizing our mission statement.
>
> Thanks,
> Jay
>
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