Values

Values
As a membership organization, Washington Grantmakers believes in:

• the collective power of philanthropy to make positive community change
• partnerships and collaboration, among the membership and with other sectors, as effective tools for informed discussion and joint action
• serving as an innovator and catalyst, to make change happen faster
• measuring impact to determine the relevance and value of organizational efforts
• leveraging resources – public and private, local, regional, and national – to effectively address needs in the National Capital Region
• identifying, supporting, and advancing new and effective leadership in the philanthropic sector
• diversity and inclusiveness, as essential to organizational effectiveness and necessary at all levels – in the membership, staff, organizational governance, and collaborating partners
• transparency, accountability, and integrity as critical philanthropic practices