Comment on Mission Statement

.MB-1-E,
Thanks for the input, sounds good.
Can you add your "Eco-friendly" to V is for Voltage Community Mission Statement?
We've been waiting on someone to start defining our purpose and function. Since we are trying to be a Community, we desperately need input from Community Stakeholders like you.
BTW, We're looking for members to help write our Community Mission Statement if your interested?

V Recovery Team
Since it seems we'll be here for awhile what is your vision for the future our growing community?

Since it seems we'll be here for awhile what is your vision of your V is for Voltage Community?

Actually I like the statement that you have, I just didn't see "My neck of the Woods" in it.

How about something like this:

The mission of this site is to provide
compelling information and facilitate
exciting user interaction on the subject
of personal electric vehicles. We are a
global, free library resource for end
users everywhere and believe that EV's
contribute to cleaner air and less noise
pollution within our communities and in
the places in which we recreate.
Our goal is to promote healthier,
happier lifestyles while reducing the
impact that vehicles have on our environment.

... just some thoughts, perhaps they will help, perhaps they extend beyond the intended scope of this site.

Dave

MB-1-E

Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

.Thanks for your input, the Goal is what ever the Community Stakeholders such as yourself can agree on.
We need others to chime in on this.

V Recovery Team
Since it seems we'll be here for awhile what is your vision for the future our growing community?

Since it seems we'll be here for awhile what is your vision of your V is for Voltage Community?

I hope others do "chime in" on this as well as other aspects of the site's development. This is a great site and IS what we ALL make it.
Not to distract from what the V Recovery Team and/ or site developer(s) have done, but to compliment their efforts.

So, let's hear from others ... please do chime in!

Dave

MB-1-E
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Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

.That's been our hope for some time, but it's not very easy getting people to get involved in any type of Community Building even if it belongs to them, which was the original vision of those that started V is for Voltage Forums. After what occurred with the old Sole Proprietorship Forum, they wanted to try something much different by creating a Community entity to eliminate what happen with the old Sole Proprietorship Forum.
Thanks for all your effort, we need to move to the next step of the process ASAP.

V Recovery Team
Since it seems we'll be here for awhile what is your vision for the future our growing community?

Since it seems we'll be here for awhile what is your vision of your V is for Voltage Community?

I live in the middle of the City!

I see daily the impact of carbon powered vehicles. The noise from the Dallas freeways can be heard 2 miles away. All of the Dallas arteries are clogged. We have way to many pollution red flag days. Drive to downtown Dallas, observe the brown haze above the skyline 6 months out of the year.

I went to the University of Northern Iowa in the early 80's. I was a science major. Every professor in every science class I took 25 years ago was very concerned with what we were doing to our enviroment. 25 years later we are on the breaking point. This is not something to take lightly.

My latest research is very simple. My family farm in Eastern Iowa has not had snow stick in 5 years. When I was there in the 60's, 70's and 80's, I can't remember one winter that there was not significant snow from Jan thru Mar on the ground. Snow usually fell up to April.

I don't think anyone here on this forum, I could be wrong, is building electric vehicles for the sheer joy of building something electric. I can build a bike with a gas motor for $500 dollars and get well over 100 mpg at 30 mph. It would be very easy to do and basically I would have a 100 mile range and almost completely replace my car. My point in this paragragh is I feel that those of us on this forum are building electric vehicles to help stem the tide of pollution, sound pollution included, and the enviromental harm that this pollution causes.

The following is my little slice of heaven in East Texas near Tyler.

In 25 years I have never seen my pond dry up and in the second picture is the creek that feeds my pond. The creek has been dry for 3 years, it used to have water in it 12 months of the year.

That is a 5 acre pond, the State of Texas came out and tested the ground underneath this pond and said that it will cost $250,000 to line this pond with clay and it may come back, it has a sand base and relies on the springs in the area to keep it charged. Those springs quit flowing 5 years ago, the creek only has water in it after a rain now. The pond, even with our extremely wet spring, is still empty.

I think our mission statement should definately, include the impact we have on our enviroment.

My 2 cents

Chuck

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~~~***... Hear Ye, Hear Ye ...***~~~

... I propose a Challenge!

Come One, Come All!

Before the New Moon, that's more than Half a Fortnight from this eve, I dare Ye to find amongst Ye, Seven Brave Souls, to put down on parchment, more words than I in regard to this matter of great significance.

This is no time to be meek or timid, STRIKE with mighty pen in hand, and show that I may be the fool for thinking that Ye hast not the courage to deliver!

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike
Icon Photo of lighning striking Eiffel Tower Jun 3, 1902, taken by MG Loppe'

Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Ah ...
... but ONE Brave Soul has the mighty fortitude to prove me wrong. Just one, but 6 more must follow, in as many days, for this brave effort but to be in vane.

Dave

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike
Icon Photo of lighning striking Eiffel Tower Jun 3, 1902, taken by MG Loppe'

Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

The impact we are having on our enviroment should be included in our mission statement. Last night what Dave said struck me hard. I am stuck here in Dallas for the time being. I am an outdoorsman. I spend too much time fishing and hunting around Dallas in our overpopulated conditions. A couple times a year I get to go to Northern Arkansas and enjoy the outdoors, trout fishing and deer hunting.

There's my Dad wearing the suspenders,, I don't think he ever wore camoflauge his whole life. I'm on the right. Ken on the left is our host for the fall hunt, Jonathon in the middle is our salesman for our wrought iron furniture. Jonathon is a lifelong friend of Ken, both of them grew up in these mountains.

I like to walk in and hunt, would spend all day and night in the woods except Dad is just getting up there in age, we walk him in to a likely spot, maybe a hundred yards from a road.

I guess, this is what I mean by our enviroment, will this be here in a hundred years????

This is logging land, the loggers have figured out how to preserve the land in this area. The roads are maintained for the most part, large clear cuts are pretty much nonexistant in northern Arkansas. A real good healthy deer herd, lots of wildlife.

This is how they do it Texas, clear cut, they have just started in this picture, maybe a mile from my pond, all the trees are gone now. Have rarely seen a deer here. Very low deer population, rarely see a turkey. Just one variety of tree. All replanted now, they will clear cut again in ten years.

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First I would have to echo the sentiments of the two previous posters.

I also live in a city, an area that is rapidly becoming more urban. As a result traffic congestion and parking for cars and such is becoming more scarce. The use of my electric bicycle allows me more freedom of movement and easier parking, at least at venues supporting cyclists with racks for locking up my treasure. We also can use public transit bicycle hauling services so the bike can be hauled on a bus then ridden to the final destination, (you do have to lift it into a rack about 3ft up so those 100+ pounders might be a challenge for we mere mortals to hoist aloft) can't do that with an ICE moped. Bike paths though limited and generally of poor quality here are also open for ebike use. Just a few perks for the ebiker but the total package is a plus under the right circumstances.

I will preface the next point with the fact that I have grown up in an oil family. A number of relatives and even I at one point worked in the industry. From that vantage point I have seen the awesome power of big oil to collude and crush real competition while at the same time buy laws and keep inventions that are threatening to them from the market. Since departing that line of work my personal mission has been to keep petrol purchases to a bare minimum. One of the most important impacts we can make, though slowly and minimalistic until more people adopt these conveyances is the reduction of power certain lobbies currently have. How you ask? Simply by reducing their revenue and profits by not purchasing blindly as much of their supply as we can. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!

I have further cut my personal petrol use by another 20% since getting the elationebike kit set up. Now I use 8 gallons a month for what I consider essential driving. We may even be able to get rid of our second car soon eliminating another couple thousand $ a year in fixed expenses. Sometimes though it is equally about the money denied a source as the personal savings.

Spread the word and take back the power.

Thanks for your input on this Chuck and Sturdly!

My interest in EVs and this Community stems from various roots. I like things that are mechanical and electrical in nature and have always enjoyed making things from what is available.

My concern for the environment and my belief in democracy where "We the People" truly means something to our leaders, however, is what drives me to want to become a part of any Community.

There are multitudes of websites and forums that are but a depository for spontaneous chatter or random links to this and that, but finding forum in which the Members themselves truly have a say (a stake in it's future) is a rare thing indeed.

It's my belief that Members can't just sit back and expect the forum to become what they want it to be unless they help to define it.

I wasn't around for the big "crash" but from what I can surmise, too many eggs were in one basket.
Members being involved and becomming a part of this Community diversifies that risk and insures that the Community lives on.

Personally, I like working on my EV, sketching out plans, getting packages with new parts and sharing my experience on the forum. It's just that without the Community involvement, I have to rely on others to provide what I hope will be something I like.
Guess I just want to make sure that I get my 2 cent slice of the pie, I hope others do too!!
It's not difficult to just add to the discussions and get right back to enjoying the benefits of the Community.

That's my 2 cents
Think I'll go have some pie now ...

Dave
MB-1-E

Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike
Icon Photo of lighning striking Eiffel Tower Jun 3, 1902, taken by MG Loppe'

Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

I am not a rebel by nature,

Sometimes I think the norm is'nt always the right way to do things. English is and always will be my worst subject. I do remember that in "English" class the english teacher on teaching us how to write a mission statement required it to be short and to the point.

After the mission statement you add another paragragh that further tells the reader what it is all about.

This site is about community, a very large community. This sites' main focus is electric vehicles. We do focus mainly on what went into our vehicles and do, to the best of our abilities, try to help others with their electric vehicles.

This site is also about friendship. Worldwide.

The "why" we are building electric vehicles is not discussed here to much. I said on an earlier post that I thought many of us on this forum are building electric vehicles mainly to reduce the envirormental damage that conventional vehicles create.

I like building things, the older I get the more important it is to me to build things that are more enviromentally friendly,, if it means more insulation in a new home, etc.

I don't think that putting all of the above in one little sentance, per the norm put forth by my english teacher, is possible. I am not a good writer. Maybe some one with a lot better writing skills than I may be up to the task.

Maybe we could break with tradition and have a little bit more than a sentance to tell others what we are about.

Chuck

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Perhaps there is more to a Mission Statement than you or I were led to believe, in school or in a business definition of what a Mission Statement should be.

Actually, I like the existing statement. I think there was a lot of thought put into writing it.
I think it shows direction and would make a good model to follow. I would be all in favor of adopting it the way it is now, or grows to be by general consensus in the near future ... until such time as the Community as a whole decides to change it. I feel that, as long as we all agree, it is a guideline and as any Mission Statement should ... be subject to review and change if necessary.

A prelude could help to insure that it is a living document rather than forever cast in stone. I don't think anyone here (correct me if I am wrong) wants to see an "It's my way or the highway" kind of forum here.
I feel it's important to let the statement evolve as the Community evolves.

The Mission Statement could be placed in a thread so that any Member can comment or add their feelings or interpretation of it. Similar to the way the What is your vision for the future of our growing community? thread evolved.

Does this sound like a reasonable approach?
(I'm asking Chuck and Sturdly as well, but the question is really directed to the Community Members as a whole.)

Dave

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

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We really appreciate you all taking the lead on this.
I also like the current Mission Statement, I would like to see just a few words changed and added.
We have evolved into something a little different from when we began, and that's good, because the changes were initiated by the Community.

Current Mission Statement
Mission:
The mission of this site is to provide compelling information and facilitate exciting user interaction on the subject of personal electric vehicles. We are a global free library resource for end users everywhere. We believe that EV's contribute to cleaner air and less noise pollution in dense urban areas, as well as promote healthier, happier lifestyles.

Proposed changes # CMS-02
Mission:
The mission V is for Voltage Community Forums is to provide compelling information and facilitate exciting user interaction on the subject of Electric Vehicles. We are a global free library resource for end users everywhere. We believe that Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy contribute to cleaner air and less noise pollution in dense urban areas, as well as promote healthier, happier lifestyles and less dependency on Fossil Fuels.

BTW, I love the pictures, it shows a sense of Families and Communities, found myself scrolling back up to the Subject to make sure this was the correct post. Thanks for sharing.

Peace Out,
Gman

Now that we have clarified our beliefs, your invited to join us as we begin building on them to define our Community Mission Statement

Peace Out,
Gman

Per my initial post here, I have made a slight modification to proposal # CMS-02

Proposed changes # CMS-03
Mission:

The mission of our V is for Voltage Community Forums is to provide compelling information and facilitate exciting user interaction on the subject of Electric Vehicles. We are a global free library resource for end users everywhere. We believe that Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy contribute to cleaner air and less noise pollution within our communities and in nature, as well as promote healthier, happier lifestyles and less dependency on Fossil Fuels.

Thanks for your input as well GMAN!

Dave

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

The mission statement is getting better,

maybe,, in both urban and rural communities,, maybe,, urban and rural areas world wide,, maybe urban, rural and pristine areas worldwide,,, help to keep our enviroment more pristine,,, dang , I need to get a dictionary and a thesaurisis

chuck

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How about something like this?

Proposed changes # CMS-04
Mission:

The mission of our V is for Voltage Community Forums is to provide compelling information and facilitate exciting user interaction on the subject of Electric Vehicles. We are a global free library resource for end users everywhere. We believe that Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy contribute to cleaner air and less noise pollution in urban and rural communities and pristine areas worldwide, as well as promote healthier, happier lifestyles and less dependency on Fossil Fuels.

English is not my best subject either, I think there might be a bit of a "run-on sentence" in this version. Maybe others can help us there.

Or:
Proposed changes # CMS-04a

... in urban and rural communities and pristine areas worldwide. We believe they promote healthier, happier lifestyles and less dependency on Fossil Fuels.

Dave

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Just some subtle changes that IMO, make it read a little easier.

Sure would like to hear from others on what you ALL think. Maybe we could get a word or two from the original author as well.

Proposed changes # CMS-05
Mission:

The mission of V is for Voltage Community Forums is to provide compelling information and facilitate exciting user interaction on the subject of Electric Vehicles.
We are a global free library resource for end users everywhere.
We believe that Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy contribute to cleaner air and less noise pollution in urban and rural communities and in pristine areas worldwide.
Our belief is that they promote healthier, happier lifestyles and less dependency on Fossil Fuels.

Dave

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Below are some samples of some visions of the V-is-for-voltage Community, can our growing Mission Statement co-exist with these visions, I believe it can ... what are your thoughts?
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NickF23: "site where everyone who's interested in EV's can come and learn more"

Andrew: "To share knowledge in building, buying, and maintaining EVs, and their components. As members we should strive to use our knowledge, intuition, and imagination to offer unique solutions. Our community should strive to explore new ideas to meet new challenges"
Our ultimate goals could be:
1. Make EVs more practical to...
2. Make EVs a reality.

Emmespace: "My preferred vision for the future of VisforVoltage is, of course, to see it grow in leaps and bounds."
"get involved a few hours a week...."

Fechter: "Provide a place for the exchange of information on building, buying, maintaining, and modifying EV's and their components.

Provide a place for EV enthusiasts to share news, personal experiences, and non-technical aspects of electric transportation and related current issues.

Goal is to help EV's to become successful and widely adopted forms of transportation.

"One aspect is the forum must be able to adapt to change and constantly evolve to meet the needs of the members.

Another point is to avoid the type of demise that killed the original forum."

Vrecoveryteam: "A information site where everyone who's interested in EV's can come and learn more.
A community where people can come and talk about EV related stuff.
To share knowledge in building EVs, and their components.
To share knowledge in buying EVs, and their components.
To share knowledge in maintaining EVs, and their components.
Members strive to use there knowledge,
Members strive to offer unique solutions.
Members strive intuition
Members strive imagination
Community strive to explore new ideas to meet new challenges".
To educate.
Make EVs more practical to...
Make EVs a reality.
Forum must be able to adapt to change to meet the needs of the members.
Forum must be able to constantly evolve to meet the needs of the members."

Jabari: "Sustainability, Environmental, Advocacy, Promote,Transportation,Technologies, Energy, Alternative, Health, Economical, Community, Empowerment, Global, Resource, Cybercommunity, Political and Spokesperson."

Rgx: "I would just like to get back to where we were before the hack. That would be a great achievement."

Goodnslo: "The real value of a forum of this type is putting in links from known and active members of the ev community not of any link that is found on the net."

Reikiman: "In the general case if there is a page out there listing resources, and the owner of that page is doing a good job in maintaining that list of resources, then it would be a good idea to list a reference to that resource page."

Mr_exon: "more racing"
"put our heads together and design somthing fun as a group so that we can have fun on a global level"

G III: "my vision is this ev community to assume some form of ownership, responsibility and management of v is for voltage forums.
my vision is v is for voltage forums becomes a one stop mega ev resource for the novice ev enthusiast like myself.
my vision is v is for voltage forums collaborates with other ev/environmental enthusiast.
my vision is v is for voltage forums becomes a sort of ev bbb for prospective ev buyers."

MB-1-E: "To inspire involvement from Community Members that shape the future of this site and the EV movement"

Dave

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Well I really didn't see anything really wrong with the first mission statement, maybe changing a few words might be a bad idea and would make it more reflective of the current community visions. Renewable Energy discussions seem to be more prevalent since the last time I was here. The community image is something that finally seems to be slowly evolving. I really like the community concept, and hope more people buy into it.
Finally becoming a Legal Entity is a great accomplishment, and all of you should be justifiably proud of your team as well as individual accomplishment.
I really admire the owners for all there perseverance and fortitude, and allowing the process to be community driven. work, my donation offer still stands if it's needed.
Good luck, and keep up the good work, you have come a very long way in just seven months.

Hi Oliver,

Your input here is most important to the Community, it's Community Members, such as yourself, that need to drive the agenda.

Just for the record, are you for leaving the Mission Statement "as is", or possibly changing a few words to reflect the current vision, I couldn't tell for sure by your post.

Thanks for your participation in helping to define the Communities' goals.

Dave

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Dave,
Thank you for restarting this. I for one appreciate what you are doing.
From what I have been reading, the present mission statement seems to cover most of the visions, even if the exact words are not there.
First off the group that worked so hard putting this all together did a excellent job, under a lot of very adverse conditions, but remained committed. In the beginning it seems we were looking for our own identity, and seems we are now finding it.
To even be able to have the opportunity to become involved at this level is great, somebody really cares what I think.
Initially it seems this was just another site trying to replace and duplicate another site that hacked very badly, I now seems that is changing. I like changing the word "site" to something else more reflective of what we have become.
Remove "end users" I've seen members here like me that don't even own one, and are just interested in learning more.
I would suggest "dense urban areas" be changed to "communities". I also live in the country, and not a dense urban area.
"We are a global free library resource" be changed to "as a global free library".
I would like to also see the words, advocacy, environmental and sustainability some where.
I sort of stopped reading some of the early stuff, there was too much negative chatter there, I'm glad to see that has changed.
I also enjoyed the pictures, a refreshing change.

From Chuck,

I think this thread started because the original statement left out some of us in non urban settings. I felt it left out the "why" or "reason" we are making electric vehicles. I really had never read our mission statement until this thread came out. Now that I read our mission statement It is getting wordy.

The mission of V is for Voltage Community Forums is to provide compelling information and facilitate exciting user interaction on the subject of Electric Vehicles.
We are a global free library resource for end users everywhere.
We believe that Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy contribute to cleaner air and less noise pollution in urban and rural communities and in pristine areas worldwide. Our belief is that they promote healthier, happier lifestyles and less dependency on Fossil Fuels.

I am not a good writer, the free flow of writing is non existant, I struggle with each word in a sentance. I am going to try not to change any meaning in the above statement, just try to simplyfy it to where I can comprehend its meaning more easily.

The V is for Voltage Community forums is a place where friends meet to provide and exchange information mainly on Electric Vehicles and other forms of Alternative Energy. Our forum is a free library resource for Electric Vehicle and Alternative Energy enthusiasts worldwide. We believe that Electric Vehicles and other forms of renewable energy will contribute to cleaner air and less noise pollution around the globe and within your own community. We believe that using Altenative forms of Transportation and Energy will provide both happier, healthier lifestyles and reduce enviromental harm caused by Fossil Fuels.

chuck

PS, I could spend weeks on this, I just felt it necessary to simplyfy the wording

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I like what Chuck wrote!

Here are some purposed minor changes to his statement-

The V is for a Voltage Community forum is a place where friends meet to provide and exchange information mainly on Electric Vehicles and other forms of Alternative Energy. Our forum is a free worldwide library resource for Electric Vehicle and Alternative Energy enthusiasts. We believe that Electric Vehicles and other forms of renewable energy will contribute to cleaner air and less noise pollution both globally and within our own communities. We believe that using Alternative forms of Transportation and Energy will encourage both happier, healthier lifestyles and reduce environmental harm caused by Fossil Fuels.

Chas S.
My Bicycle Pages

Moderator Captain

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Works for me.

Peace Out,
Gman

Now that we have clarified our beliefs, your invited to join us as we begin building on them to define our Community Mission Statement

Peace Out,
Gman

I think it can still be improved,

Something along the line, I think the following is or should be part of our mission,,

We welcome you to come in and explore,,, join our forum,, spread the word, welcome you to explore and share your knowledge, ask questions...... etc.

chuck

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.
Looking very good, seems we have the basic structure you all want.
Now we're at the point where we need to use some key words, rather than a complete sentence. We're trying to keep it a short as possible.
The beginning should start of as follows:
The Mission of the (legal name of the entity) is ___________________
Some words cover a lot of things, like Environment, Sustainable and Resource just to name a few.
Developing a Mission Statement
1. At is most basic, the mission statement describes the overall purpose of the organization.
2. If the organization elects to develop a vision statement before developing the mission statement, ask ?Why does the image, the vision exist -- what is it?s purpose?? This purpose is often the same as the mission.
3. Developing a mission statement can be quick culture-specific, i.e., participants may use methods ranging from highly analytical and rational to highly creative and divergent, e.g., focused discussions, divergent experiences around daydreams, sharing stories, etc. Therefore, visit with the participants how they might like to arrive at description of their organizational mission.
4. When wording the mission statement, consider the organization's products, services, markets, values, and concern for public image, and maybe priorities of activities for survival.
5. Consider any changes that may be needed in wording of the mission statement because of any new suggested strategies during a recent strategic planning process.
6. Ensure that wording of the mission is to the extent that management and employees can infer some order of priorities in how products and services are delivered.
7. When refining the mission, a useful exercise is to add or delete a word from the mission to realize the change in scope of the mission statement and assess how concise is its wording.
8. Does the mission statement include sufficient description that the statement clearly separates the mission of the organization from other organizations?

Seems we have a very good basic start, thanks to everyone for all your input.
The detail descriptive items will be included in the vision statement, so every thing that has been submitted so far will be included in the vision statement
Developing a Vision Statement
1. The vision statement includes vivid description of the organization as it effectively carries out its operations.
2. Developing a vision statement can be quick culture-specific, i.e., participants may use methods ranging from highly analytical and rational to highly creative and divergent, e.g., focused discussions, divergent experiences around daydreams, sharing stories, etc. Therefore, visit with the participants how they might like to arrive at description of their organizational vision.
3. Developing the vision can be the most enjoyable part of planning, but the part where time easily gets away from you.
4. Note that originally, the vision was a compelling description of the state and function of the organization once it had implemented the strategic plan, i.e., a very attractive image toward which the organization was attracted and guided by the strategic plan. Recently, the vision has become more of a motivational tool, too often including highly idealistic phrasing and activities which the organization cannot realistically aspire.

We suggest maybe in a week we have a draft Mission Statement ready to present to to the whole community, if that's ok.

V Recovery Team
Since it seems we'll be here for awhile what is your vision for the future our growing community?

Since it seems we'll be here for awhile what is your vision of your V is for Voltage Community?

Thanks to you all, the Mission Statement is really shaping up well! Looks like we have the key points that help define what/ who we are and just need to simplify the way the keys are put together so it's concise.

Sounds Great Community Team!

Thanks to ALL for stepping up!!

Dave

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Sounds good, I like the Chuck/Chas version as a basic start.

.
echuckj5 ,
The Board Moderator has been trying to contact you, have you received any emails?
They would have been from board_moderator@visforvoltage.org and may have gone to your Bulk Folder.
BTW, thanks again for all your quality, timely input. Our goal is to have this all completed by the 07/18/2007, the 8 month anniversary date of the V is for Voltage Community.

V Recovery Team
Since it seems we'll be here for awhile what is your vision for the future our growing community?

Since it seems we'll be here for awhile what is your vision of your V is for Voltage Community?

I got the email at my personal email account at yahoo. When I click on the link it brings me here to "My account",, Where would the email be, remember, I'm real new at this,,

chuck

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`echuckj5,
I hate to interrupt the good karma going on here, I will send you another one from board_moderator@sbcglobal.net so be looking for it.
The first email was using the on site system, which I latter discovered was not working.

Regards,
Board Moderator

Moderators are community volunteers who help keep V is for Voltage Forums running smoothly, and provide forum support.

Cheers,
Board Moderator

Old and new members,

Hope everyone had a pleasant 4th!!

It kinda looks like this fell off the planet.

Post a comment, if you don't I am going to find my old English Teacher and tell her my writing is'nt so bad, that everyone here likes it, haroomph!

chuck

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Not really, just getting back in town.
Well it seems like all that's left is to cross the t's and dot the i's.
So far I'm in complete agreement with I've seen up to now.

The Chuck/ Chas version strikes me as being as close to what all here are saying as I think we will come up with.
How about we give this version a run by All Community Members as a Poll.
Perhaps we can make it so a comment could also be added after voting the poll.
If anyone can help shorten it slightly that might be a good idea too but I sure like the way it has shaped up.

I like it!
Sure do appreciate all of you helping to keep this thing rolling so we can get it beyond a draft.

Dave

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

http://visforvoltage.org/pathauto-short/330
they seem to cover most of the visions, the version by chas is the one i like.

G III
"Justifiably Proud"

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G III
"Justifiably Proud"

A lot of progress has been made.
The process of working together and achieving things together creating a sense of community, was a very ambitious task to undertake, seems like it's finally coming together.
I've been browsing or lurking as they call it, here for awhile now and have watch the process unfold.
All the visions are great, and I'm confident your final Mission Statement will reflect on combinations of all those visions.
I've been asked again to begin the Incorporation process, now that I have a pretty good feel of where the community wants to go.
Keep up the good work, V is for Voltage Community has silenced the skeptics that said this couldn't be done.

Hang in there V,

Hi Verna,

Welcome to the Community effort!
We all welcome your input and help on the Mission Statement.
Glad you dropped in to pay us a visit, we look forward to hearing more from you.

Thanks,

Dave

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Chas wrote,

The V is for a Voltage Community forum is a place where friends meet to provide and exchange information mainly on Electric Vehicles and other forms of Alternative Energy. Our forum is a free worldwide library resource for Electric Vehicle and Alternative Energy enthusiasts. We believe that Electric Vehicles and other forms of renewable energy will contribute to cleaner air and less noise pollution both globally and within our own communities. We believe that using Alternative forms of Transportation and Energy will encourage both happier, healthier lifestyles and reduce environmental harm caused by Fossil Fuels.

The V is for Voltage Comminity,,(see, I took the "a" out right before "Voltage") welcomes you, (this is our mission) It is a forum where ( come on help ),,

My point is, "I like it" but it is'nt ready, don't put us on a deadline, We,, I mean me, can't write. And proof read. I don't have a thesauris on this computer. "We should all copy this to a word processor, use a dictionary and thesauris and repost and use the best of our collective thinking.

Just for the first sentance,

The V is for Voltage Community welcomes You to a place where friends meet to exchange and provide,,,, ( thesaurisis might provide a bettor word than You,, maybe something like "visitor to explore and join our discussions on Electric vehicles and Renewable..., it is getting late, I had a long day, I am working straight thru till next Monday, maybe I'll get to this then.

chuck

AGM BATTERIES

`echuckj5,
Actually there is no set deadline, just a goal date.
This current process began with What is your vision for the future our growing community? Sun, 01/14/2007. Plans were to have a draft ready to announce in the Inaugural Edition - V is for Voltage Forums Community Newsletter but something happen, and it seems not everyone if any members received it. So it remained dormant until Sun, 05/13/2007 when MB-1-E got involved, and moved this to the next level which is were we are now. The plan has always been to have this process be community driven.
As long as there is active discussion, it should continue, but it seems most members that have chosen to participate have already come to a agreement of the framework of the Mission Statement. It should not be very long, and just answer the question if a member was approached by someone and asked the question, "What's the purpose of your V is for Voltage Community"? If the answer is too long, they won't remember what was said. It won't cover everything, but it should give a pretty good picture of what and why we exist.
The Mission Statement should reflect the views of the current active members more than the inactive members.
Since both versions are basically the same, just using some different wording, we were planning on presenting a first draft by this weekend if that's ok with everyone.
Thanks again to everyone for your participation in the V is for Voltage Community Building process.

V Recovery Team
Since it seems we'll be here for awhile what is your vision for the future our growing community?

Since it seems we'll be here for awhile what is your vision of your V is for Voltage Community?

Sure works for me. I think the shape and texture is all there, just needs a little finish sanding and polishing.
I like the fact that we dug in together to find that current shape and texture ...

... many thanks go out to the originators of the statement as well! Under conditions that were perhaps more adverse, you created the essence of what we had the privilege of helping to shape ... Thank You!

Dave

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Dave B

MB-1-E
Electric - Bridgestone MB-1 Mountain Bike

Dave,
Thanks for taking the lead on this, much appreciated.

I find this whole process very educational, any idea the type of Entity being planned. All the MO SOS shows so far, is the name V is for Voltage being reserved.

`Thank you all for your much needed input.
Since a member requested some additional time, we were waiting to see if there would be any additional activity.
So unless there are other comments before Monday, July 31 2007, we will present the first Draft Tuesday, Aug 01 2007 for community approval or modification.
The Mission Statement should be about the mission of your V is for Voltage Community, more than the Forums. The community members collaborative vision seems to indicate they desire more than a plain internet forum for holding discussions and posting user generated content.
Currently the proposal is only for V is for Voltage becoming a Entity, and the Forums and other things that may come latter will be a part of that Entity.
Only the V is for Voltage name has been reserved with the SOS.

Cheers,
V Recovery Team

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Cheers,
V Recovery Team

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Sorry for the delay, we have been trying to contact echuckj5 , since he had requested more additional time before presenting the first draft.
There is no real deadline, but we need to complete this before the fall semester begins Monday, August 27 2007.

Cheers,
V Recovery Team

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Cheers,
V Recovery Team

Since it seems we'll be here for awhile what is your vision of your V is for Voltage Community?

Hi,

Waiting to get me to respond, oh well, keep the mission statement simple. Readable. Until today I have not known that everyone was waiting for me. Sorry.

Now, we can proceed,

chuck

AGM BATTERIES

`echuckj5,
Thanks for replying, we will keep it as simple as possible. Don't really understand what you mean by readable, but we will do our best.
It is our understanding the Incorporation paperwork has been completed, and just waiting on a community approved Mission Statement to include with the documents.

Cheers,
V Recovery Team

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Cheers,
V Recovery Team

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Just to keep everyone updated, we have had a couple of unexpected emergencies and are behind about 2 weeks, as soon as we all get settled in, we'll get back to completing the draft. We're trying to complete all of the following for Community approval at the same time. Vision, Mission and Core Beliefs.<