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access, treatment, consideration, and opportunity.</p> <p class="f23">The world is more verdant and abundant when the planet and its people flourish.</p> <p class="f23">The world is more peaceful when people are free from fear, conflict, violence, and war.</p> </div> </div></section>  <section class="mt-4 mb-4 "> <article class="bg-with-cards" style="background: url(/img/about/mission/background.jpg) no-repeat bottom; background-size: cover;" aria-label="Image of people running through a grassy field"> <div class="mac-container"> <div class="mac-row"> <div class="bg-with-cards__overlay"> <h3>We work toward justice, because it is essential for peace. And with peace, a verdant world, where the planet and people thrive, is possible.</h3> </div> </div> </div> </article> </section>  <section class="mt-5 mac-container"> <div class="mac-row flex-center"> <div class="mac-col-md-6 mac-col-lg-6 mac-col-xs-12 mac-col-sm-12"> <p class="f23">We believe that the people closest to the ground know best how to respond to the pressing challenges of the communities we seek to serve. Our support is centered on mutual respect, learning, and relationship building. We follow the lead of individuals and organizations rooted in spaces, communities, and experiences, investing in their ideas and giving them space to grow.</p> <p class="f23">We focus resources on promising solutions to pressing challenges and embrace creative thinking to increase the odds of meaningful change.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="mt-5 mac-container"> <div class="mac-row flex-center"> <div class="mac-col-md-6 mac-col-lg-6 mac-col-xs-12 mac-col-sm-12"> <h3 class="mb-3">Our Values</h3> <p class="f23">Our values represent a core set of beliefs that guide how our organization conducts itself and builds trust-based relationships with partners and grantees. They guide our decisions, behaviors, and reflect how we seek to serve our communities and work toward our mission.</p> <p class="f23">Values capture what is most important to an organization. MacArthur’s core values are deeply ingrained principles that embody who we are, what we stand for, and how we work.</p> <div><img src="/img/about/mission/mac-values-icon/our-values-chart.jpg" alt="A chart of MacArthur Foundation's values"/></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="mt-5 mac-container flex-center"> <div class="icon-card mb-5"> <div class="icon-card--img"><img src="/img/about/mission/mac-values-icon/svgs/creativity_creativity.svg" alt="alt tag placeholder"/></div> <div class="icon-card-body"> <h4 class="center-xs mb-2">Creativity</h4> <p>Creativity encompasses innovative, imaginative, and ground-breaking ideas, thinking, and strategies as we endeavor to have a meaningful impact on large and complex challenges.</p> <p class="purple-txt">We turn new and imaginative ideas into reality. We recognize, celebrate, and support the creativity of individuals and organizations.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="mt-5 mac-container flex-center"> <div class="icon-card mb-5"> <div class="icon-card--img"><img src="/img/about/mission/mac-values-icon/svgs/dei_dei.svg" alt="alt tag placeholder"/></div> <div class=" icon-card-body"> <h4 class="center-xs mb-2">Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)</h4> <p>Diversity includes all the ways that people differ, encompassing the characteristics that make people distinct from one another. Equity is the fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all people while identifying and eliminating barriers that have prevented the full participation of some individuals. Inclusion is the act of creating authentic environments in which all individuals feel welcomed, respected, valued, and feel a sense of belonging.</p> <p class="purple-txt">Through the Just Imperative, we ensure that our decisions and actions are rooted in the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion by embracing the unique attributes of all individuals; creating a fair playing field for all; and cultivating environments where everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="mt-5 mac-container flex-center"> <div class="icon-card mb-5"> <div class="icon-card--img"><img src="/img/about/mission/mac-values-icon/svgs/empathy_empathy.svg" alt="alt tag placeholder"/></div> <div class=" icon-card-body"> <h4 class="center-xs mb-2">Empathy</h4> <p>Empathy is the ability to sense and understand what someone else might be thinking or feeling. 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