Getting Involved in Communities
Partnership starts from many places and looks unique in every example. There are roles that everyone can play, from an individual who writes opinion pieces and blogs to an organization that wants to organize a campaign. Remember there is great power in individual action.
Adapted from materials prepared for the Center for Partnership Studies by Kathleen Hermes, M.A. Transformative Leadership, Partnership Concentration at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Getting Involved with Partnership
Partnership starts from many places and looks unique in every example. There are roles that everyone can play, from an individual who writes opinion pieces and blogs to an organization that wants to organize a campaign. Remember there is great power in individual action. Most people have a deep inner desire to be ‘part of the solution’ to what ails our culture. All successful initiatives began in the heart and mind of one person committed to action.
Beyond individual involvement here are some examples of a partnership community:
- Community collaborative
- City wide campaign
- Church/synagogue/mosque interested in book study, discussion, social justice project
- Voluntary associations affiliated with a cause: women’s groups; home schoolers, etc.
- In-service education for educators or human service organizations
- Peace initiative
- Chamber of commerce task force
- Leadership training program
- College department of social work, leadership, family studies, education
- Media group campaign
- Professional associations, such as an education association
