Impact Strategy Framework

For the past 50 years, RMHC been a unique source of strength and support to families when their child is ill or injured. Each year, we strive to support more families, to meet even more of their needs, and to do so better than ever before.

That is why we embarked on a transformative, collaborative journey in 2023 to unite our diverse global network so we can further amplify our impact. The RMHC Impact Strategy Framework was co-created by the system to help us achieve strategic alignment and to enable us all to move forward as a system, with greater cohesion and impact than ever before.

Together, over the next several years, we can create a world where every family has what they need to ensure the best health outcomes for their children.

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What is the Impact Strategy Framework?

The Impact Strategy Framework was created through the collaboration of the entire system to help align on universal mission, vision, and purpose statements. The Framework defines our strategic priorities and focus areas as a system and expresses a unified set of values that guide us. Feedback from the system also identified enablers and foundations for RMHC. These are crucial to enhancing our ability to support more families, better than ever before.

Purpose — Caring for families with children who are ill or injured.

Vision —A world where every family has what they need to ensure the best health outcomes for their children.

Mission — We provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare.

Our Values
Our values are the essential beliefs we share, the standards we wish to keep, and the distinct ways of working that are true across our system. These short, memorable statements carry a depth of meaning that truly defines who we are, in the way we relate to each other and the families and children we serve.

We lead with compassion.
We are deeply respectful.
We act with integrity.
We are firmly committed.
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Why does alignment matter?

We are a diverse system with more than 260 Chapters across more than 60 countries. Although each Chapter plays a vital role in meeting local needs, the real magic happens when we come together, unlocking the potential for a collective impact on a global scale.

When we all align, we can fortify our foundations, streamline operations, and significantly elevate the assistance we provide to the families we serve. We can do this while honoring the diversity of our system and the importance of maintaining the flexibility to address local needs.

The Impact Strategy Framework doesn't stifle individuality;
it empowers it.

What makes RMHC unique?

Our purpose, vision and mission reflect our unique proposition that a focus the wellbeing of families ultimately helps to achieve our aspiration to improve health outcomes for children globally.

We know that in so many ways, the work that we do every day makes families stronger - when families need it most - and helps remove the barriers that families experience when they need healthcare for their children.

The Impact Strategy Framework was co-created with the collaboration of the
Impact Strategy Global Advisory Team (GAT).
RUTH BROWNE
RUTH BROWNE

RMH New York USA

HOLLY BUCKENDAHL
HOLLY BUCKENDAHL

RMHC CNI USA

MARIA CHIARA ROTI
MARIA CHIARA ROTI

RMHC Italy

DEWAYNE DICKENS
DEWAYNE DICKENS

RMHC Southern Appalachia USA

SARA ELETREBY
SARA ELETREBY

RMHC Egypt

JASON EVANSON
JASON EVANSON

RMHC Alberta CANADA

WAYNE HOWETT
WAYNE HOWETT

RMHC New Zealand

SANDRA MARCOS
SANDRA MARCOS

RMHC Uruguay

MARC MCELRATH
MARC MCELRATH

RMHC Fiji

JESSICA JARRATT MILLER
JESSICA JARRATT MILLER

RMHC Oregon & SW Wahington USA

JONATHAN ROSSI
JONATHAN ROSSI

RMHC Peru

MIDORI TAMURA
MIDORI TAMURA

RMHC Japan

RENATE WESTERLAKEN
RENATE WESTERLAKEN

RMHC Netherlands