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title: "August Case History: “Curbing Mission Creep” By Kim Jonker & William F. Meehan III"
description: "August Case History: “Curbing Mission Creep” By Kim Jonker & William F. Meehan III"
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# [August Case History: “Curbing Mission Creep” By Kim Jonker & William F. Meehan III](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/august-case-history-curbing-mission-creep-by-kim-jonker-william-f-meehan-iii)

 Written by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) | Aug 2, 2012 10:11:00 AM

*Editor’s Note: Our foundation continuously seeks to narrow its focus, keeping a constant diligence to avoid the natural tendency towards “mission creep.” This case study demonstrates the benefit of being single-mindedly devoted to a focused mission by telling the story of Rural Development Institute. 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.*

[http://www.cmc.edu/kravisprize/documents/2008WI_casestudy_jonker_meehan.pdf](http://www.cmc.edu/kravisprize/documents/2008WI_casestudy_jonker_meehan.pdf)

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