Looking for a New Organization

As some people have started to figure out, I’ve become disconnected with the Green Party, and am ready to try something new, whether it be a political organization or not. I am a big fan of Mike Schreiner, current leader of the GPO, so will spend some time supporting them. Having spent a fair bit of time mulling over why I left the Greens, I’ve come up with this list of what I am looking for -> so if you know of an organization that this list describes, please let me know!

I should say that I have forged some great relationships during my five years in the Green Party of Canada, and am very grateful for that. I am working hard to not talk about the GPC in a negative or bitter way, and am open to the idea that at some point I may feel a connection of some kind with it again.

The organization I’m looking for:

·         Inspires Hope

o   Does something altruistic or noble. Inspires a group of people to move in the same direction towards a barely achievable goal.

o   Operates from a leadership based in optimism and transparency, not fear and nepotism.

·         Believes in action, not talk, as the primary method to engage people

o   Looks like an organization that finds a community problem or issue, solves it and then finds the next problem.

·         Achieves results, commits to learning

o   Shares success stories from the organizations past, and creates internal change based on it’s failures.

·         Has strong volunteer organization fundamentals

o   Including an understanding that people volunteer either because of relationships or to build relationships. This is a higher need for prospective volunteers than policies or projects in an organization.

o   Also including pathways to involvement, with some form of training or support from senior members of the organization.