Thanks to my colleague Mike King reminding me that the University of Michigan hosts a number of great speakers, forums, and other events in honor and celebration of Martin Luther King’s legacy, I was delighted to listen to Morris Dees, Founder of the Southern Policy Law Center, speak this morning and share stories about his social and economic justice work. I also participated in a dialogue session on social change in which I interacted with students, coming from a diverse set of communities, backgrounds, and degree programs, about their ideas and interest in social change.
As I spoke briefly about my work with CSW, I was reminded that I have an opportunity every day to work with an organization, and a diverse set of colleagues and partners, toward building a more just, prosperous, and sustainable world in many different ways. I’m grateful for that, and am committing right now to ensure that in 2013 we take time as an organization to look at our values in practice, highlight and celebrate what we’re already doing in service of our values, and to identify new and different ways to continue to make an impact.
As a reminder, here are 3 of the core values we embraced in 2010:
- Diversity & Collaboration – We value diversity, connectedness, and collaborative relationships. Collaboration is at the heart of how we approach all of our work and our commitment to helping people work together to build trust, foster new ideas, and maximize collective assets.
- Equity & Opportunity – We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to dream, achieve, and contribute. We are deeply committed to creating pathways to prosperity for everyone, including the most vulnerable.
- Sustainability & Prosperity – We believe that sustainability is critical to increasing economic opportunity and prosperity. We are committed to helping others embrace sustainable economic, social, and environmental vitality as the foundation for a thriving future.
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