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Stand Together is working to move toward a society based on the principles of human progress — one of equal rights and mutual benefit where everyone has the opportunity to live a life of meaning and succeed by benefitting others.
We advance this vision by partnering with social entrepreneurs who apply these principles to empower people to realize their potential. As the effectiveness of this approach becomes widely recognized, it inspires movements that bring society closer to this ideal.
These movements create paradigm shifts, transforming society’s key institutions, so rather than control people from the top down, they consistently empower people from the bottom up.
An "empowerment paradigm"
Our vision is informed by history’s profound lesson: Every person has a gift, and progress comes when we empower everyone to find and use it to help others improve their lives.
Todd Rose, a Stand Together board member and co-founder of the think tank Populace, shows how this "empowerment paradigm" transformed the world and animates Stand Together’s work today.
History shows that the more societies reject a paradigm of power and instead embrace empowerment, the more progress they unlock. Here are some of the core principles that empower every person.
Learn more about how Stand Together and our partners apply the principles of empowerment to transform people's lives and society as a whole.
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