Our Mission
Christian Children's Fund of Canada creates a future of hope for children, families, and communities by helping them develop the skills and resources to overcome poverty and pursue justice.
For more than 50 years, we have followed the example of Christ by serving the poor regardless of their faith, cultural, and ethnic background.
Results
Value Statement
With a global perspective, we take strategic action to positively transform the lives of children, families and communities.
Importance
Our results-orientation and clearly defined strategy drives our decisions, creates efficiencies, and enables our staff and partners to succeed. We make the best use of resources, optimizing the sustainable, positive impacts we strive for.
Behaviours and Practices
- We deliver concrete, positive results by listening to and working in consultation with stakeholders to understand and effectively address their needs.
- We establish and communicate clear, measurable goals and expectations.
- We objectively monitor and evaluate our approach, progress and results, to ensure that our actions have the desired impact.
- We demonstrate discipline by following approved work plans.
- We prioritize and commit to meeting or exceeding expectations and deadlines.
- We retain the flexibility to adapt to change as needed to achieve results.
- We build people's capacity, attain expertise and acquire appropriate resources to achieve results.
- We take personal ownership of our performance to achieve our goals within the strategic framework.
Respect
Value Statement
We champion the rights, dignity and value of all people. We treat others as we want them to treat us.
Importance
Our actions are driven by respect for the children, families and communities we serve, our staff, partners and stakeholders. We respect cultural diversity and promote gender equality. We believe mutual respect is fundamental to building the productive relationships needed to attain results.
Behaviours and Practices
- We listen with empathy to understand each other's perspective.
- We seek first to understand and then to be understood in our communications.
- Our interactions maintain or enhance each other's esteem.
- We provide input and feedback in a supportive manner.
- We resolve conflict as close as possible to its source, where and when it occurs.
- We seek participation from stakeholders and involve those directly affected by our actions.
- We communicate results and decisions in a timely manner.
- We promote diversity and equality among cultures and between genders.
- We affirm the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- We treat each other fairly and equitably.
- We are courteous and considerate in all interactions.
- We interact with humility.
Integrity
Value Statement
We are honest and trustworthy in all our actions. Our actions are consistent with our Vision and Mission.
Importance
Our integrity ensures the effective use of resources to achieve desired impacts and sustain the trust of all stakeholders. Our focus on accountability and reliability makes us a partner of choice.
Behaviours and Practices
- We base all interactions on the principles of honesty, trust, and doing what is right.
- We deliver on plans and commitments.
- We are truthful in our communication with others.
- We comply with or exceed standards set out by all relevant legislation and the professional and organizational associations of which we are members.
Teamwork
Value Statement
We combine diverse expertise and personal initiative, creating a powerful synergy to accomplish our shared goals.
Importance
Working together allows us to achieve things we could not on our own.
Behaviours and Practices
- We build partnerships to achieve our goals.
- We accept differences, support each other, and build consensus.
- All team members contribute productively to develop enhanced solutions.
- When working in a team, we share the thoughts, feelings and rationale behind our actions and decisions.
- We encourage global interaction to solve issues, share best practices and maximize our efforts.
- We support each other in fulfilling our responsibilities.
Excellence
Value Statement
We continually innovate and challenge ourselves to achieve the highest quality results.
Importance
We improve to better meet the needs of those we serve. We commit to continually set challenging goals, develop and apply creativity, and achieve higher levels of performance in all aspects of our service and delivery.
Behaviours and Practices
We implement continuous quality improvement by:
- Providing resources and opportunities to leverage skills, knowledge and talents.
- Learning from experience.
- Taking initiative to create efficiencies and improve quality.
- Adapting effectively to change.
- Identifying, developing and implementing best practices.
- Assessing the worth of all activities.
- Monitoring and evaluating our performance.
- Utilizing training and development, coaching and mentoring to optimize individual and team performance.