Our values

We seek to make a difference at the Community Foundation by

• sharing our love for North East England and wanting it to thrive
• believing in the importance of giving and philanthropy
• backing the brilliant work of local charities
• championing disadvantaged people and less well supported causes

We earn the trust of the Community Foundation's grantees and donors by

• starting where they are and encouraging their ambitions
• being respectful, reliable and responsive
• building lifelong relationships
• applying sound judgement and knowing our stuff
• staying independent and accountable

We make sure the Community Foundation keeps getting better by

• sparking off and challenging each other across our organisation
• taking personal and collective responsibility
• learning from our successes and mistakes
• embracing diversity and treating people fairly
• having a healthy workplace and positive balance in our lives
• taking our work seriously but not ourselves