About Managing for mission
Managing for Mission: Strengthening Faith-Based Schools with Proven Management Practices
Managing for Mission is a company that specializes in sharing proven management practices that will strengthen the apostolic, pedagogical, community and business models of faith-based schools. The company is dedicated to helping faith-based schools achieve their mission by providing them with the tools and resources they need to succeed.
Faith-based schools play an important role in our society. They provide students with a values-based education that emphasizes character development, moral values, and spiritual growth. However, running a faith-based school can be challenging. These schools face unique challenges such as managing finances, recruiting and retaining staff members who share their values, and maintaining strong relationships with parents and the wider community.
Managing for Mission understands these challenges and has developed a range of services to help faith-based schools overcome them. The company's team of experts has years of experience working in faith-based education and understands the unique needs of these institutions.
One of Managing for Mission's core services is strategic planning. The company works closely with school leaders to develop comprehensive strategic plans that align with their mission and vision. These plans include goals, objectives, action steps, timelines, budgets, performance measures and evaluation criteria.
Another key service offered by Managing for Mission is leadership coaching. The company provides one-on-one coaching sessions to help school leaders develop their skills in areas such as communication, decision-making, conflict resolution and team building.
In addition to strategic planning and leadership coaching services Managing for Mission also offers training programs on topics such as financial management fundraising marketing enrollment management governance risk management accreditation compliance human resources technology facilities planning crisis management emergency preparedness etc.
The company also provides consulting services on specific issues facing faith-based schools such as board development capital campaigns feasibility studies facility assessments program evaluations etc.
Managing for Mission's approach is based on best practices from both secular business management theory as well as Catholic social teaching principles which emphasize stewardship subsidiarity solidarity and the common good. The company's team of experts has a deep understanding of these principles and how they can be applied to faith-based education.
Managing for Mission is committed to helping faith-based schools achieve their mission by providing them with the tools and resources they need to succeed. The company's services are designed to help schools become more effective efficient and sustainable so that they can continue to provide students with a values-based education that prepares them for success in life.