{"id":1630,"date":"2014-05-12T15:59:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T19:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/?page_id=1630"},"modified":"2025-05-05T16:08:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T20:08:52","slug":"the-raft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/wordpress\/from-principle-to-practice\/the-raft\/","title":{"rendered":"Messages through the RAFT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The RAFT: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/from-principle-to-practice\/respect\/\" title=\"Respect\">Respect<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/from-principle-to-practice\/accountability\/\" title=\"Accountability\">Accountability<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/from-principle-to-practice\/fairness\/\" title=\"Fairness\">Fairness<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/from-principle-to-practice\/transparency\/\" title=\"Transparency\">Transparency<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Using the RAFT: Behavior and Messages<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If actions speak louder than words, then behaviors must shout!<\/p>\n<p>Our words about who we are and what we represent, when we offer them, are often heard by others as aspirations or provisional\u2014or as lies and hypocrisy. Our behaviors toward others, the ways we engage with others in relationships, are the true conveyers of our values.<\/p>\n<p>People in the places where we intervene are not empty vessels of needs to be filled up. They are not potholes in the road to be repaired. The resources we bring, no matter how valuable and vital, do not bring development, or create safety. What people want more than things is to engage with other people in relationships through which, together, they devise strategies to bring significant, positive, lasting change. This is why our behaviors as we intervene are more important than any resources we provide.<\/p>\n<p>Activities are what we do, behaviors show who we are. We can do a good activity\u2014such as providing schools\u2014but if we do it badly, without engaging with people, understanding their priorities, showing respect for their ideas and systems, the activity will not have the intended impact. Good activities can be completely negated by bad behaviors.<\/p>\n<p><i>The RAFT<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Do No Harm users have come up with a\u00a0tool for reminding ourselves, and for conveying to others, the importance of the connecting mindset. The four characteristics of connecting mindsets are Respect, Accountability, Fairness, and Transparency.<\/p>\n<p>Build a strong and sturdy RAFT and you will sail smoothly through your interactions with others. A rickety, leaky RAFT will make you sink.<\/p>\n<p class=\"box\">Previous Page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/wordpress\/from-principle-to-practice\/using-resource-transfers\/\" title=\"Using Resource Transfers\">Using Resource Transfers<\/a><br \/>\nNext Page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/wordpress\/from-principle-to-practice\/patterns-of-behavior-and-mindsets\/\" title=\"Patterns of Behavior and Mindsets\">Patterns of Behavior and Mindsets<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"info\">See the charts on the right: &#8220;The RAFT Chart&#8221; and &#8220;RAFT: Patterns of Behavior and Mindsets&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Related Topics<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/from-principle-to-practice\/using-the-raft\/\">Using the RAFT<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.principletopractice.org\/from-principle-to-practice\/three-spheres-of-behavior\/\">Three Spheres of Behavior<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RAFT: Respect, Accountability, Fairness, and Transparency Using the RAFT: Behavior and Messages If actions speak louder than words, then behaviors must shout! Our words about who we are and what we represent, when we offer them, are often heard by others as aspirations or provisional\u2014or as lies and hypocrisy. 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