MISSION OVERVIEW.

The UJCEF vision for the field is of a growing and responsible philanthropic sector that advances the common good. The sector sees itself as part of a broad philanthropic community that will contribute to the vision of our beloved country in the aspects of transformation, fighting against corruption, poverty eradication and empowerment of our fellow Nigerians. The partnership of UJCEF to other foundations, bodies or organisations of a common aim and objectives (e.g. UNICEF, WHO, NAPEP, EFCC, ICPC, NDLEA, NACA,NHIS, WORLD BANK, F.G, NDDC, UN, intercommunication companies etc) provides the opportunity, leadership and tools needed by philanthropic organisations like UJCEF on expanding, enhancing and sustaining our ability to advance the common good. Now to carry out this vision, we will be a membership of effective and diverse leadership that helps the field to be larger, more effective, responsible and cooperative. By common good, we mean the sum total of conditions that enable community members to thrive. This vision has a sheared nature that goes beyond individual benefits. By philanthropic organization, UJCEF is a vehicle that brings people together to enhance the effectiveness, impact, leverage of our philanthropy. This includes a collaboration with private and community foundations, cooperate foundations, giving programmes, operating foundations and public foundation as well as emerging giving and grant making mechanism involving collective participation. STATEMENT OF INCLUSIVENESS UJCEF is coming to promote responsible and effective philanthropy. The vision requires a commitment to inclusiveness as a fundamental operating principle and calls for an active and ongoing process that affirms human diversity in its many forms encompassing but not limited to ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, economic circumstances, disability and philosophy. We seek inclusiveness in order to ensure that a range of opinion, perspectives and experiences are recognized and acted upon in achieving the UJCEF vision,UJCEF also seek members or partners to make similar commitment to inclusiveness in order to better enhance our ability to contribute to the common good of our changing society. Today, more than 64000 U.S private philanthropic foundations play a constructive role in promoting social, cultural, economical and environmental innovation and in building and sustaining valuable institutions and organisations that benefit society at home and abroad.UJCEF in partnership with its boards have a pivotal role in the fiscal and program success of the foundation goals. At the same time helping to shape public issues, enliven and inform public debate and convene community leaders on matters of public concern. These lofty UJCEF responsibilities however have only been loosely defined. For example the UJCEF executives are often expected to creatively expand ways to leverage the foundation resources with non-profit sector know-how be strategic in their funding choices, demonstrate deep understanding of the foundation programmatic areas, evaluate the impact of their funding and make very effective decisions about priorities, investment strategies, program architecture and sector alignment. Yet these expectations with all their contradictions and high aims are more akin to an anthology of hope than to a definition of role. They do not make up a coherent and realistic position profile.