- People around the world have time and skills that they will dedicate to making the world a better place, given the opportunity.
- Organic, independently organized local communities are best suited for tackling local challenges.
- International collaboration opens doors to new ways of looking at challenges, understanding common problems, and helps create a global human community.
- Open source software and open data are well suited to social development because it gives people the freedom to learn, use, improve and share technology.
- Open technology can revolutionize social development through increased participation, economic development opportunities and accelerated innovation.
- Creating social impact is a process of defining the specific challenges, collaboratively building solutions and identifying and supporting paths to sustainable impact.