Our Core Values
Our Core Values define how we conduct ourselves as an organization. These are the essential and enduring tenants that will help our organization set boundaries and drive action throughout our existence. And we shouldn’t exist indefinitely – achieving our vision should eliminate the need for OperationOF altogether.
Dignity
All human beings possess intrinsic worthiness and deserve unconditional respect. Any discrete indignity, regardless how small, is a direct threat to the collective dignity we all enjoy. Responsibility to recover lost dignity does not fall only on the affected individual, but also on each of us as member of the human family.
Empowerment
Capability is distributed equally across humanity. The accident of geography should never prevent or prohibit an individual from realizing their full potential. Removing barriers that prevent able people from helping themselves and others is the most efficient intervention.
Collaboration
Profound human achievement is always a collective effort. The cooperation of many diverse actors has and will continue to enable the greatest human progress. There is no personal, cultural, ideological, or philosophical difference that a deeply held common purpose will fail to transcend. Together everyone achieves more.
Sustainability
Lasting change results from resource magnification, not consumption. Profit takes many forms and every investment yields returns across this ever-broadening spectrum. Intelligent deployment of capital combined with a tireless effort to identify and capture all resultant value ensures ongoing impact.