In my opinion Greenhill has a solid mission but their direction isn't lining up with the mission. The organization's mission was to provide human service programs for learning, growth and enrichment throughout life within an intergenerational setting. Greenhill Community Center was having issues executing the mission. My reason why I feel like this is because it seems like some of the organization was resisting change. The board seemed to content with the little revenue that their fundraisers were bringing it. It also seemed like the board were doing just enough to say that they were involved but really didn't do enough to be effective. Also, some people were making decisions or strongly voicing their opinion in situations that did not…show more content… I don't feel like the staff members are asking for too much. They just want to feel like they are more than a body there performing a job. The staff just wants to feel like their truly apart of the organization and the Executive Director has their best interest at heart. Green Hill had good intentions but they had too many programs in one building that they were running out of room for them. For instance, they had a daycare and afterschool program, also elder programs and music classes. The daycare and afterschool program was getting majority of the attention and the elder program was falling by the wayside. One of the main reasons why the daycare and afterschool program was receiving the most attention was because the former Executive Director was good friends with the staff member over the daycare and after school program. This to me is an example of "mission creep". The organization was stretching itself to thin because they weren't putting their one hundred percent into each program. I also feel like it wasn't a good idea to have children and the elderly in the same building. My reason for stating this is because children tend to be loud and full of…show more content… By the previous Executive Director representing both the staff and a few board members this could've created uneasiness that maybe there was some conflict of interest involved. This is a sign of some underlining issue within the organization since the directors didn't want to attend due to their voices not being heard or it was pointless to attend due to the fact the board was going to do what they wanted anyway. However, whatever the reason for lack of attendance the issue needed to be resolved quickly. The Board's role in fundraising appeared to consist of providing information that made sure that the organization was incompliance with the rules and regulations. For instance, a few of the board members provided information to the executive director regarding the insurance, city service and legal affairs that the organization didn't have was access to. This was an asset for Green hill because this was one service that they didn't have to pay for. The board also preferred to do special events to raise money oppose to annual giving programs which was the most effective way. I feel like the reason for them doing the smaller fundraisers was because it was within their comfort zone and probably the type of fundraisers that their accustom to.The way that the board preferred to do the fundraising created animosity from the staff members because they felt like they did all the
