Hi Everyone!

This week at Green Columbus was eventful, I attended my first board meeting and litter league night. I also published the tree giveaway sign up sheet on the Green Columbus website, which means that the giveaways are right around the corner!

The July board meeting was on Thursday night at the Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District office in a fancy meeting room so I felt very professional. I got to meet the majority of the board members at the meeting and see how a board meeting is conducted. A consultant for Green Columbus was also at the meeting and it was so interesting to hear about all of their ideas for Green Columbus. I also learned that most boards follow Robert’s Rules for voting and introducing motions.

Green Columbus is preparing for its annual tree giveaways in the fall and is hosting giveaways at three different locations throughout Columbus, so I applied for permits for two of the locations. I had never applied for a permit before so it was good to get the experience. I also reorganized the tree giveaway links on our website and published the sign ups for the giveaways which was really exciting because residents can now start signing up for trees!

This week showed me how much work and planning is required for nonprofit events to be successful and support the community. Even for smaller organizations, it is no easy feat to plan successful events year after year. Like Dr. Lomax said in this week’s session, nonprofits and philanthropy are how so much aid is provided in the U.S. because for so many issues like healthcare, the environment, and housing there isn’t any policy protecting an individual’s right to healthcare, housing, or a clean and healthy environment. This makes the work that Green Columbus does even more important and I’m grateful to have had this opportunity to help.

Until next week,

Emma