Does your committee plant trees to benefit another generation?

Many people, when they get voted onto the committee of a group do either one of two things.

1) They maintain the status quo continuing the less than adequate system holding their breathe until the next person takes over.

2) Waltz in with grandiose ideas with rigid timelines, or an ‘engineer-type’ approach to things.

However there is another approach, where one can still build something, but in a gradual and organic fashion so that it won’t fall down quickly.

The best volunteer driven clubs are like a good farm or garden. They need to have a long term outlook, and be tendered to regularly. They endure over a long period of time even when those around them shift. They gain a personality reflecting the community that drives them. When the people who run them move on or fade away the next generation can continue to plant and nurture and grow again.

Building your group on the fundamentals, rather than looking for a quick fix is integral to building a long term sustainable group.

Grow on the right building blocks so when it comes time to handover to the next generation they can continue the work with piece of mind on strong and firm building blocks and knowledge.