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| who we are: Guiding Principles |
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- We have profound respect for the commitment and experience of local organizations and for the unique needs and interests of neighborhoods.
- We take time to visit, listen to, and speak with community representatives including youth, residents, potential grantees, grant recipients, public officials, and neighborhood leaders in order to develop relationships that deepen mutual learning, understanding, and trust.
- The Cowell Foundation is committed to approaches that are owned by the community and that build on the existing strengths of families and communities.
- When possible we remain open to extraordinary and unanticipated funding opportunities.
- The Cowell board of directors and grants program staff are diverse and are not dominated by any single view or interest.
- We seek out partnerships with other foundations, government, businesses, and nonprofits.
- Cowell prefers to make grants toward the achievement of specific organizational and community goals and projects rather than to provide general operating support.
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