Favorite Parts of Working in the Environmental Industry as a Program Coordinator
Grant's favorite aspect of the environmental nonprofit sector in San Luis Obispo County is the strong sense of community and comradery; the shared goal of environmental improvement fosters collaboration and a feeling of being "all in this together," making connections with other local organizations a daily highlight.
Networking, Environmental Conservation, Nonprofit, Community Collaboration, Teamwork
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Grant Helete
Program Coordinator
ECOSLO - Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo
California Polytechnic State University
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Environmental & Related Sciences
Climate, Environment, Sustainability & Waste Management, Nonprofit, Foundations & Grantmaking
Operations and Project Management
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Transfer Student
Video Highlights
1. Strong sense of community and comradery among local environmental nonprofits.
2. Collaborative work environment with shared goals of environmental improvement.
3. Opportunities to connect and network with professionals from various organizations in the environmental sector.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your industry?
One of the things I really enjoy most is that everyone in nonprofits, especially local environmental nonprofits in SLO County, gets to make a lot of connections. It's a small community, and we all kind of know each other. We're all in this together.
There's a lot of camaraderie. We're all working together to improve the environment and support each other. I really enjoy that.
Every time I get to meet someone new from another local environmental nonprofit, or folks at the parks, the county, or the city, it's great. It's a highlight of my day.
I enjoy the fact that everyone's kind of on the same page, wanting to work to make the world a better, happier place, especially in SLO County. That's one of the things I enjoy most about being in our industry: we're all kind of aligned in where we're wanting to go.
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