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Curbing Mission Creep
Curbing Mission Creep
Stanford Social Innovation Review.
2008, Vol. 6, Issue 1, Pages 60-65
Despite temptations to broaden its focus, the Rural Development Institute has remained single-mindedly devoted to its mission. As a result, the organization has helped 400 million poor farmers around the world take ownership of some 270 million acres of land – all on a modest budget.