THRIVE IMPACT understands equity to mean: “The guarantee of fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement while at the same time striving to identify and eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of some groups. The principle of equity acknowledges that there are historically underserved and underrepresented populations, and that fairness regarding these unbalanced conditions is needed to assist equality in the provision of effective opportunities to all groups.” [1]The mission of THRIVE IMPACT is to solve the nonprofit leader burnout problem in the world in order to create more engaged citizens and thriving communities.
Equity is a key component in THRIVE IMPACT’s work, and we believe that achieving our mission requires more intentionality and focus on equity in all of our work.
We believe that equity requires action. As we reflect on our values, we recognize and accept that creating equity starts with the decisions we make within our organization.
We believe these core values ground our equity approach and are foundational to fulfilling our mission.
Grounded in these values, we commit to incorporating an equity perspective into our work everyday. We will call out structural racism and systemic oppression and actively use an equity perspective to review, examine, and question our policies, processes, and perspectives and to look out for inequities and make changes when we find them.
Without this commitment, we believe that we cannot be as impactful in our mission at THRIVE IMPACT.
