Human dignity
We affirm the inherent and equal dignity of every person. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Solidarity & the common good
We’re not in this alone. The coming decades must be shaped by a deeper commitment to strengthening connections, collaboration, and relationships.
Democracy
All people and their voices matter. We believe in extending more power to more people in more ways.
Deep hospitality
We are literally and figuratively welcoming—opening our space to others and accepting their diverse opinions.
Exploration
We value curiosity, free expression, openness to exploring new ideas and perspectives, and intellectual independence. While we are excited by the new, we also wish to explore, interrogate, and understand the past. Where the past offers wisdom, we will embrace it as guidance for the future.
Good work
We aim to give our best effort every day and support the excellent work of others through fair partnership and just remuneration.
Our commitment to Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Belonging
Capita has an ambitious global vision: a future in which families can flourish in just, peaceful, and prosperous communities on a healthy, safe, and clean planet. This vision is central to all of our work.
We call for a society that provides the foundational requirements of human flourishing (education, nurturance, and health; artistic, cultural, and economic assets; mental and spiritual well-being; and the ability to contribute meaningfully as citizens) to all people, and in which all people contribute to their fullest capacity—regardless of class, race, creed, gender, sexuality, ability, or age. Society need not be a ruthless competition for scarce resources.
But today, not everyone has the same opportunities to flourish. So often, the needs of children and families are excluded from how we shape our political, economic, and social systems. Rhetoric, policies, and ideas are biased towards adults, even though it is our children who will shape societies in decades to come. Systemic discrimination, marginalization, exclusion, and dehumanization prevent society from meeting the needs of children and families. This is particularly acute in communities who are othered and for those furthest from opportunity.
Rooted in our vision of loving, cooperative, and just societies, we will work in solidarity with families and communities. Together, we will design and promote creative approaches that include everyone, compatible with generational wisdom, for advancing human flourishing. We will contribute our effort to dismantling historic marginalization and dehumanization, work to establish equitable access to resources and opportunities, and put the future of children and their families front and center.
We believe that wisdom takes many forms and emerges best in a polyphonic chorus of voices. We want to broaden and deepen our work by sharing knowledge from different contexts. We want our communications to acknowledge and celebrate a wealth of stories, voices, experiences, and ideas. We want our team, our partners, and our leaders to embrace the diversity of our world.
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Capita is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in the USA. We rely on the generous support of foundations, corporations, governments, and individuals. We provide more details about our finances on our funding page.
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