Not Just an Agenda - Who We Are

It is very important for nonprofit and humanitarian agencies to have an agenda of ending these social problems in the world – malaria, unclean water, AIDS, etc. But the more I think about it, we need to not only have an end goal agenda – but end goal needs to be who we are.

We need to be so dedicated to ending these problems that it becomes who we are. It needs to our mindset, our attitude, our beginning point, and our end. We have to be so committed to seeing these problems obliterated that it is our only option and our only goal. It needs to sink inside of us. It needs to consume us. It needs to become more than just an organizational agenda – it needs to be who we are.

Why am I harping at this so much? I am making this sound like such a big deal because it is a big deal. The longer those with power and resources wait – the more those who need help struggle. There are people out there who literally cannot help themselves. They do not have any bootstraps by which to pull themselves up. They are living in such extreme poverty and facing such large issues that they cannot help themselves. They rely on the compassion and strength of others. It is our responsibility to help. But not only to help – we need to try to end these problems completely. And in order to do that, we need to have an end goal mindset and attitude that permeates everything we try to do.

Ending these problems needs to be more than just an agenda – it needs to be who we are.