 Core Values
- Stewardship – a commitment to operate with highest standard of integrity and act as a model for the responsible management and use of human and financial resources.
- Transparency – a commitment to fully disclose all relationships and transactions in an ethical manner.
- Flexibility – a commitment to be responsive to both needs and opportunities, consistent with our mission and subject to our organizational priorities and resources.
- Accountability – a commitment to practice thorough reporting of financial and performance data essential to the Initiative’s mission and the mission of partnering organizations.
- Strategic Alliances and Partnerships – a commitment to collaborative planning and implementation of programs and policies to accomplish common industry goals; and a belief in the power of collaborating with other organizations to achieve common goals and maximize impact.
- Strategic Thinking/Continuous learning – a commitment to thinking, seeking, planning and embracing best practices and innovation; and the willingness to receive and learn from feedback.
- Ethical Philanthropy – a commitment to the fair and equitable process of fundraising and dissemination of resources with integrity.
- Leadership – a commitment to being a continuous source of vision, inspiration, innovation and constructive influence for the good of the entire CED industry modeling responsible direction and influence in all relationships, programs, and practices.
- Respect, Dignity and Courage – a commitment to treat everyone with respect and dignity; to take risks and learn from our mistakes; to build relations and partnerships based on mutual respect. To do these things in ways that set a positive example and standard for the industry as a whole.
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