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Mission Statement of Montessori Community School of Rhode Island: Montessori Community School of RI is a socio­-economically diverse school that inspires children to cultivate confidence, inner discipline, a love of learning, and a spirit of connectedness. We honor the uniqueness and innate goodness of each child, and empower him or her to develop skills at the periods of greatest readiness. Child by child, we nurture individual growth and build community within an environment that is adaptive, stimulating, challenging and supportive.

My Interpretation: MCSRI is for the children. The children come from different social and economic backgrounds and that is what makes us different! We inspire children though self love, inner motivation and feeling connected to the community they are in. We strive to cultivate individual growth and to have a community that is supportive.

Based on the mission vision statement I would love a kid friendly version to explain it in simpler terms to our children. However it can easily be explained to others. Something that was frustrating is that I wish more programs were like mine and its a shame all children can not experience something like this.

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Non-Profits are organizations that people usually have a personal connection to. Many people don't see having a career in a non profit as a serious thing due to their lack of knowledge. Non Profits are tax exempted organizations by the IRS. Non profits receive donations from supporters and private donors. My experiences in non profits with the YMCA and my internship are that I grew really connected to my places and the workers. We were all there for one cause and abiding by one mission.

The four characteristics of Non Profits are
A Clear Mission Statement 
Strong Communicators
Greater Flexibility 
Qualified Staff Members 

Question: What does it take to write an organization grants?