[23921] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] Agreements with other organizations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Gallagher)
Sun Sep 14 00:32:26 2003
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 00:31:01 -0400
Reply-To: Michael Gallagher <famtree@UDel.Edu>
From: Michael Gallagher <famtree@UDel.Edu>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
I'm sending this on APO-L because it was sent to me over APO-L.
I'm proposing this network to help each other achieve common goals...It
would not be just a service network but a web wherein the orgs with multiple
purposes would serve as hubs connected into a blob of organizations so that
together these groups can have help & accomplish more, have more influence,
help relations, etc. Large scale service projects could be one reason. The
reason I proposed such formal relations in part was that I get annoyed when
group relations are not good. An example I can think of is why are there
apparently levels of APO partnership? Only 5 are listed on the Web site. I
have another example too; why APO & GSUSA will sign on but not the BSA to
things. It is very hard to get national leadership rationale for certain
things from national leaders of organizations. Kind of like why the White
House Press Sec'y can't explain all non-security policy positions...
Michael Gallagher----- Original Message -----
From: "Mariza Shavelle" <shavelle@misty.com>
To: <APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [APO-L] Agreements with other organizations
> Quoting Michael Gallagher <famtree@UDel.Edu>:
> > I would like to entertain the possoibility of creating a web of
connections
> > between organizations...
>
> A few things we would have to know:
> 1) for what purpose would we create such a web of connections between
> service organizations? is it to undertake large scale join service
projects?
> Is it for parallel recruitment and publicity? is it for educational
purposes?
>
> 2) from the examples you gave, you seem to be talking about a national
level
> network rather than just a local or school based network...
> to be honest..for a national network to work..the members of the
respective
> National Boards of Directors would have to sign on or want to do this..
>
> 3) which brings us back to, for what purposes?
> there are already a fair number of discussions between the different
> collegiate service organizations ...In the past year, Ed Richter, our
> National Membership Director attended a Gamma Sigma Sigma conveference
and
> Lynn Mowers, the GSS National President was at the National APO
Convention
> in New Orleans. I believe that Lisa Covi also made an appearance for
> discussion at the recent National Gamma Sigma Sigma convention this
summer.
> I know that we have staff/ national board members who attend other
meetings
> such as a Scounting Liaison and sit on service advisory boards.
>
> I know that at the National C.O.O.L. (Campus Outreach Opportunity
League)
> conferences, they tried to start discussion groups among the various
> collegiate service organizations. At the meeting I attended..which was
quite
> a few years back mind you..I think I was the only one there from Alpha
Phi
> Omega and Circle K.
>
> 4) not sure where you are going with this idea Michael...I think you need
to
> articulate why we need such a connection first...ie the goals and
objectives
> before we can have a legitimate discussion on how such a network would
> be established and set up..and how it would operate...
>
> 5) FYI, I was the chair for two years of a campus based service network
> that brought together 15-30 campus groups who dealt with community
service.
> common purposes that we worked on: Into The Streets for freshman,
volunteer
> recruitment fairs for member groups as well as city non-profits, Hunger
&
> Homelessness Week events, agitating and getting vans for service
projects
> and office space and funding for student volunteer
> groups...etc etc...
> in service,
> Mariza
> shavelle@misty.com
> alumni, Alpha Phi Omega...Gamma Sigma Sigma...Circle
K
>
> current member, Lower Merion Kiwanis...Gemini alumni
> chapter of Gamma Sigma Sigma...Circle K advisor...
>
