Credo

• TIFF requires complete honesty of its staff, board, and vendors.
• No member of TIFF's staff or board shall encourage an organization to purchase a product or service that it does not need.
• TIFF shall be accountable for the actions of its board and staff in the performance of their authorized duties.
• Each member of TIFF's staff shall be accountable for his or her actions.
• TIFF values candor and encourages staff, board, and vendors to disclose complaints, biases, and real or potential conflicts of interest at the earliest possible time.
• Employment, promotion, and compensation decisions shall be based on merit alone.
• The value of members of TIFF's staff shall be measured by the enthusiasm and care with which they perform their assigned duties, not by the character of such duties.
• No member of TIFF's staff is too exalted to perform, when necessary, the duties of the least-senior or lowest-paid employee.
• TIFF seeks to maintain a congenial work environment where patience and humor are the norms.