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Written by Ibaan.net
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ICF BELIEFS
In Ibaan Community Foundation, we believe... - that you need to be well connected...
- that being well connected is more than an electronic connection...
- that your input...your view is important...
- that you can be an empowered person...
- that each person has the freedom to make meaning...
- that you can make a difference...
- that your time is precious...
In Ibaan Community Foundation, we believe...
- that our community is a dynamic, living system...
- that one cannot direct a living system...only disturb it...
- that the complex evolves from the simple...
In Ibaan Community Foundation, we believe...
- that change begins with a conversation...
- that change should be a friend...not an enemy...
- that we can adapt to change, cope with our breakdowns, repair ourselves, and learn both from our own experiences and those of others...
In Ibaan Community Foundation, we believe...
- that you should have equitable access to community resources...people and information...
- that information is not one person's property...
- that access to information is important for all...not just a few...not just the "haves"...
In Ibaan Community Foundation, we believe...
- that it takes a community to raise a child...
- that because we want to raise our children well we want a quality community...
- that we want a learning community...
In Ibaan Community Foundation, we believe...
- that a major challenge is to establish cross-discipline understanding and common language to facilitate talking and acting together...
- that we can work together to make a positive difference...
- that we should welcome fresh approaches...challenges to our belief systems provided by diverse people
- that we need to interact...to engage one another...
- that all workers are knowledge workers...
- that a healthy community is an ongoing process that accommodates changing conditions and promotes continuous improvement in the quality of life of its citizens...
- that it is important to strive for decentralization of power and citizen participation in making decisions about policy...
In Ibaan Community Foundation, we believe...
- that there are both dangers and opportunities before us...
- that information technology can enhance our ability to develop positive relationships and trust...
- that the quality of our "image of the future" and the quality of our creative efforts based on it will determine which way our future develops...
- that we can invent a new way of viewing ourselves and can use old ideas and technologies in new ways...
- that we are pioneers who are not afraid to travel into unknown territory in search of a better and healthier community...
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