Values

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The key to having greater impact in your community and staying true to yourself is to Turn Outward. Turning Outward is about changing our orientation, our posture, the very direction we face, in the work we do. When we Turn Outward we make the choice to face toward the community, to squarely address reality, and to see and hear all people. These are all things missing in our communities today.

Shifting who you see and include in your work and how you engage with them to create change.

Helping you gain clarity about the partners you need to move forward - and those that are holding you back.

By understanding what space you occupy within the community, you no longer struggle to be all things to all people. Instead, you focus on what you can and should impact.

How you develop and implement strategies that reflect the context of your community and people's shared aspirations - and not to get so entangled in programs and activities.

Reframing how you talk about your work and impact, so that it is relevant to people and their concerns - and how you can contribute to a more productive community narrative.

By Turning Outward you can align and drive internal efforts around shared aspirations and shared language, which makes it easier to work across departments and get things done.

Turning Outward means choosing with Intentionality -- Intentionality is at the heart of Turning Outward. Each day, we make hundreds of choices, and while we can't control everything, if we become more intentional about the choices we do make - we can have far greater impact and take more control of our work and lives. For us, Intentionality is about being wakeful, aware of what we see, hear and choose to do. It's also about recognizing the moral responsibility of the choices we make - that what we say and do matters; our actions have consequences.