Our Values

We believe in the power of people to spark change

Four decades of experience in diverse grantmaking and nonprofit organizations—from foundations, to museums, to community centers, to public radio, and hospitals—informs our work. 

We start every engagement by listening to understand your mission, values, priorities, opportunities, and challenges.

Then we co-create inventive strategies, solutions, and action plans—and we can implement too. 

We believe in a collaborative partnership with you, and customize our work to match your needs and goals. We meet you where you are. Our aim is to be your thought partner and coach long after our work product is completed.

We are trusted for our integrity, empathy, creativity, passion, commitment to the needs of our clients, and wise counsel.

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Our Values

IMPACT & EXCELLENCE

We have a reputation for making a positive impact and building capacity for the people and communities we serve. We hold ourselves accountable to the outcomes we say we will achieve and always strive for excellence.

AUTHENTICITY

We give and receive honest feedback and we are clear about our motivations and objectives. 

COMMUNITY

We collaborate on work that will have a positive impact on the community. We operate in the spirit of abundance, not the fear of scarcity.

EQUITY

We regularly reflect on and improve our equity practices; we consider who has an interest and actively include them. We amplify marginalized voices in our work and do our best to lower barriers for their participation.

GROWTH

We all have the opportunity to learn and share with each other and we build mutually beneficial mentoring relationships across skills and experience.

 

“Little did I know when I first joined that the Rose Youth Foundation would have such a formative and lasting impact on my life. This is because of Lisa. She is, above all, a mensch, a person of integrity and character, someone I look up to as a force for good in our community and beyond. It is no exaggeration to say that—through her vision, creativity, hard work, and relentless belief in young people—she has empowered and developed generations, and in turn, repaired the world.”

— Elliot Mamet, RYF alumni, Ph.D. candidate

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