Our multi-faceted, creative and hardworking team of technology advocates, social entrepreneurs and advisors uses expertise in communications, computers, film, music, the law, finance, and business administration to heal, empower and transform. We analyze what's broken, find solutions, remove obstacles, raise awareness, forge alliances, and support the efforts of visionary change-makers. In this way we work in harmony towards our shared goal of positive, measurable and sustainable transformative change. We will maintain a primarily domestic focus until the USA is the embodiment of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights set forth by the United Nations in 1948.

MISSION

At the Elfenworks Foundation, our mission is to foster a world In Harmony With HopeSM

In Harmony... We strive to add value by empowering others, often taking the initiative in seeking out partnerships. When we do step in to give an organization a boost, we remain mindful that to be of service we cannot seek to impose our own plan on our partners. So, before we lend our support, we must be certain that the organization does indeed have a vision for change, and that this vision is one that we can get behind because it is in harmony with our mission, vision, core values, and scope of activities.

...With Hope! We seek to uplift, and to work in an environment that is joyful and fearless. We wish to embody the old saying "Never fear failure; be fearful of not trying." We enjoy our team efforts together, celebrate our successes, and acknowledge our right to occasionally stumble along the path. And we don't listen to naysayers. As Dr. Donald Hopkins and President Carter of the Carter Center have both told us 'Never let anyone tell you what you're trying to do is impossible.' For our readers who are science fiction fans, another favorite quote: 'Never give up, never surrender!'

VISION

Our vision for achieving our mission is to innovate and bridge build for a better tomorrow. We sum this up in three core values: Intelligent... Compassion... in Action!SM

Intelligent - We maintain a stellar team, investing in our cutting-edge multi-faceted skill set. We share our knowledge and employ best practices in measurement, transparency, accountability, and scalability. Because we acknowledge the risk in engaging and path finding, we recognize and learn from failures on the road to great success, and we empower ourselves and our partners to reach for the seemingly impossible. We only work in areas where we feel success in our efforts would make a real difference lifting people up, and we look for ways to measure our results and those of our partners. We work for the honest and open feedback which allows us to see what is working and what is not, and to 'do the right thing, smartly.' We are always learning.

Compassion - With a heightened awareness of the suffering caused by marginalization, exploitation, social injustice, and oppression, we work to cultivate compassion and to enhance well-being. We invest in only socially responsible ways and target our activities in ways that can bring about transformative progress to these ends.

Action - We work to to spread healing and hope to the weak, poor and marginalized. Through our harmony partnerships we empower inventive, idealistic pathfinders in carrying out practical solutions that, connect, uplift, and relieve suffering. Individually and collectively, we put our time, energy and material resources at the service of our harmony partners, embodying our 'help one, help many, start a ripple' philosophy. Our multimedia outreach work seeks to foster hope, relieve suffering, and enhance engagement by virtue of building bridges, celebrating pathfinders, leveling the playing field, and fostering enlightened self interest models such as service, social responsibility, and fiduciary capitalism.

Our harmony partnerships will foster healing, hope, and practical solutions for a better world (starting with a better America). One partnership at a time, we find ways to uplift and relieve suffering. In this way, we strive to foster a world In Harmony With HopeSM. See our projects page for how we're working for change, and our ripple page for ways that you can make a difference.