﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><StrategicPlan xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.stratml.net http://www.schema-archive.com/xml.gov/stratml/v1r0/cur/StrategicPlan.xsd" xmlns="http://www.stratml.net" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><!--This document transformed using a tool developed by Drybridge Technologies for information navigate to http://www.drybridge.com--><!--The schema posted at http://www.schema-archive.com is provided as a courtesy for on-line validation of various standards. You should verify that the schema provided meets your requirements.--><Name>ProCon.org</Name><StrategicPlanCore><Organization><Name>ProCon.org</Name><Acronym>PCo</Acronym><Identifier>_c1c9dfca-8c26-4e01-a8c3-65de90ccad0c</Identifier></Organization><Vision><Description>We believe that most people care about their community, their state and their country, have common sense and good judgment and can make better decisions if the large volume of data and rhetoric on an issue is reduced to a fairly and reasonably crafted pro-con presentation.</Description><Identifier>_542659e1-c9e7-430f-99ad-3e729b7b0e0d</Identifier></Vision><Mission><Description>Promoting critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan primarily pro-con format.</Description><Identifier>_e0b23bfc-8513-4c08-bf86-7d3864a6ab77</Identifier></Mission><Goal><Name>Issue Research</Name><Description>To research issues that we feel are complicated and important and work to present them in a balanced, comprehensive, straightforward, and primarily pro-con format for free and without advertising on the internet</Description><Identifier>_f06d42ce-b4ca-40a9-a9f9-056a203797b5</Identifier></Goal></StrategicPlanCore><AdministrativeInformation><PublicationDate>2010-02-08</PublicationDate><Source>http://www.procon.org/aboutus.asp#Mission</Source><Submitter><FirstName>Arthur</FirstName><LastName>Colman (www.drybridge.com)</LastName><EmailAddress>colman@drybridge.com</EmailAddress></Submitter></AdministrativeInformation></StrategicPlan>