Alliance for Children and Families Strategic Framework for the Future
 

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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