2020-2025 Graci Strategy 

Purpose
To improve outcomes for women with gynaecological cancers.
 
Mission
Our mission is to build productive partnerships with scientists, practitioners, donors and volunteers in New Zealand to improve understanding the evolution, prevention, treatment and consequences of all gynaecological cancers.  Our work concentrates on facilitating research and raising awareness to improve the outcomes achieved for women with womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal cancers.
 
Core Values
 
Passion
Our passion for the work of the Trust, reflects;

• A deep and abiding commitment to the cause,
  
• The satisfaction, meaning and enjoyment we gain from working together with people who share our enthusiasm and values to make a difference for women’s health,
  
• A commitment to applying scientific rigour and contributing to international best practice.

 
Trust
We earn the trust of our partners by:

• Adhering to the highest standards of Science, Governance and Management,
  
• Establishing a reputation for empathy, credibility, integrity, judgement and reliability,
  
• Achieving impressive results relative to our resources.

 
Teamwork
The Trust’s success depends on a commitment to high performance, teamwork and collaboration built upon:

• Inspiring leadership which provides a clear and engaging sense of direction, encourages creative decision making and focuses Trustees on delivering results;
• Highly motivated Trustees who diligently “do their homework”, respect diversity and appreciate the opinions and strengths of others;
• A friendly culture of listening well, being open minded, disagreeing without being disagreeable, seeking out common ground and aligning for action.