Code of Ethics and Standards
- Fulfillment of the Funding Partners Mission Statement shall guide all decisions and actions.
- Established policy and procedure documents are precedent; interpretation shall occur through sound judgment and reasoned consideration.
- Delivering sustainable economic benefit to underserved geographic markets and target populations is of greater importance than short-term financial gain.
- The interests of the organization supersede direct personal benefit to staff, Board members and associates.
- Obligations to the health and well-being of family, self and community hold higher priority than business obligations.
- People are more valuable than property.
- Products and services rendered are strictly designed to maximize beneficial community impacts without compromising the financial integrity of clients, stakeholders or associates of the organization.
- Fees for products and services rendered shall reflect a reasonable recovery of costs, rather than a measurement of full market value.
- Funding Partners shall conduct all activities within the letter and spirit of federal, state and local regulations, whether or not it is strictly bound.
- The success of the organization is a product of the number of households served, contributions to the economic vitality of the communities in which they live, and the frequency of repetition.