KConnect has developed the following principles, which the Backbone team uses to ground its work: Curiosity, Creativity, and Courage.
Curious
KConnect embodies curiosity by:
- Exploring, analyzing, and visualizing data that few organizations can or are willing to explore
- Using this data to encourage others to ask questions that have previously been unasked
- Gathering knowledge and opinions from cross-sector partners with various perspectives
- Fostering conversation between community members, partners, organizations, government, and philanthropy that may not typically find themselves seated at the same table
Creative
KConnect embodies creativity by:
- Developing innovative solutions to close disparity gaps along the prenatal to career continuum
- Fostering a culture of innovation that benefits from creative thinking, experimentation, and risk-taking
- Experimenting and creating innovative strategies, frameworks, and tools that are new to the community or focus area
- Working to make invisible systems visible, fostering a sense of belonging, and crafting solutions for our shared future
Courage
KConnect embodies courage by:
- Challenging the status quo to change systems and structures that perpetuate disparities by disrupting norms, sharing stories, and highlighting applicable data
- Being open and willing to address the root causes of these systemic inequities, which tackles the deep-rooted issues that can upset some system leaders and organizations
- Addressing inequities by confronting those who uphold an unjust system
- Embracing uncertainty and taking risks when developing solutions to complex problems
- Acknowledging or owning that failure is a part of a courageous process
Explore how we’re operationalizing these principles by reviewing our 2023 Impact Report.
