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Our
MISSION is to fuse intellectual capital with superior membership
services
in order to
Strengthen the capacities of North America’s nonprofit child and
family serving organizations to serve and to advocate for children,
families and communities
So that together we may pursue our VISION of
A healthy society and strong communities for all children and
families.
Values
The Alliance for Children and Families embraces and integrates our
core values and aligns them with all aspects of our organization.
This unwavering commitment permeates our organization at the staff,
leadership and governance levels. We celebrate our values and
recognize our individual and collective support of them. Our goal is
to work to assure that all people who interact with our organization
whether as employees, members, external partners or board members,
would describe their experience with us in a way that is consistent
with our core values.
1. Excellence – We challenge ourselves daily to maintain the highest
standards of accountability, quality, accuracy, innovation,
creativity and professionalism in our individual and collective
endeavors, both internally and externally, from the smallest details
to the largest decisions and actions.
2. Continuous Learning- We are committed to creating an environment
that challenges and encourages a passion and quest for continuous
learning and professional development both at the individual and
organizational and governance levels. This requires our commitment
to objective measurement, examination and analysis of our goals and
objectives while creating an environment that is comfortable with
change and ambiguity and nurtures our ability to be agile and
adaptive to a fast and continuously changing environment.
3. Respect – We commit to an organizational culture that respects
the honor, value and dignity of every person. We foster mutual
respect, appreciate the value that diverse backgrounds add to a
vibrant organization, and show consistency among principles, values
and behaviors. We strive to demonstrate acceptance of our own
uniqueness and the uniqueness of others.
4. Collaboration – We strive to maintain a cooperative professional
environment and partnerships with other stakeholders based on our
common purpose. We work to build commitment and promote good working
relationships through the sharing of ideas, information, and a
positive attitude toward service that permeates our workplace.
5. Integrity – We are accountable to be good stewards of our
resources at all levels of the organization. We strive to assure
that our work and decision-making includes active participation,
transparency, inclusion and pride in one’s behavior and in the
organization.
Priorities
Members First – Member agencies are our first priority; as such a
clear understanding of our members’ needs and expectations drives
our processes, practices and policies. We strive to create an
exceptional customer experience for our members.
Champions for the Nonprofit Human Services Sector – We recognize and
respect nonprofit human service organizations as pillars of a
healthy society and strong communities. As such, we understand our
uniqueness in only serving nonprofits and the significant role we
play on a national level to assure their strength and independence.
We are committed to this sector and act as our members’ national
radar to keep them apprised of important trends and issues.
Goals
1. Provide superior membership services
2. Generate knowledge so that our network can lead, challenge and
inspire the field
3. Exert national visibility and impact
4. Ensure the Alliance’s fiscal health and organizational excellence
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