Back in 2014, I had the opportunity to attend a two-day event in Toronto talking about the climate crisis with some of the biggest environmental non-profits in Ontario. The idea was to share ideas from different parts of the province to see what was working well and where folks could best put their energies. I was there on behalf of Transition Guelph, a transition town initiative that was thriving at the time with a dozen or so projects on the go. I was initially recruited into the group to help with communication and a new website, but quickly fell in love with the grassroots approach and found myself as staff for a short contract and then on the board of directors, which I chaired for 4 years. While Transition Guelph is an official non-profit organization, I felt very small and inexperienced at the event. I shared the table with CEOs from organizations like Ecology Ottawa and the Toronto Environmental Alliance, groups that had a much bigger history (and budget) than our little Guelph crew.
Top Down vs. Bottom Up
Top Down vs. Bottom Up
Top Down vs. Bottom Up
Back in 2014, I had the opportunity to attend a two-day event in Toronto talking about the climate crisis with some of the biggest environmental non-profits in Ontario. The idea was to share ideas from different parts of the province to see what was working well and where folks could best put their energies. I was there on behalf of Transition Guelph, a transition town initiative that was thriving at the time with a dozen or so projects on the go. I was initially recruited into the group to help with communication and a new website, but quickly fell in love with the grassroots approach and found myself as staff for a short contract and then on the board of directors, which I chaired for 4 years. While Transition Guelph is an official non-profit organization, I felt very small and inexperienced at the event. I shared the table with CEOs from organizations like Ecology Ottawa and the Toronto Environmental Alliance, groups that had a much bigger history (and budget) than our little Guelph crew.