40 Years of Plant With Purpose

Plant With Purpose turned 40 years old this year, and I made this video for the org to celebrate.

I came of age in the start-up era. It was sleek and sexy to be a team that came together just months ago. To know you’re in the early days. To make somebody feel like you’re about to strike it big and they happen to be holding your rookie cards.

So, I needed a little more hand-holding than most to really appreciate the significance of being established that long.

The methods are tried and tested. They’ve been developed with a depth of experience.

There’s a confidence that the commitment will remain, through the decades ahead.

And it means the work has been passed from generation to generation, often literally in the communities we get to partner with.

As an almost-eight-year member of this team, I haven’t even been around for a quarter of the 40 years. I haven’t even been alive for all of them. But I do think I’ve been around for some of the most exciting parts, and I owe that to all those who helped light and pass the torch.