Metropolitan Group’s purpose is “to build a just and sustainable world”. Laura Dellinger, President and Principal tells us about this Portland-based Strategic Communications agency that recently celebrated its 25th anniversary as a social-change agency.

Laura has deep expertise in the use of community engagement to mobilize stakeholders in community-based solutions to social and civic issues, is board chair at Trillium Family Services among many other current and past nonprofit board positions and recently was honored by the Portland Business Journal as Executive of the Year at their Women of Influence Executive awards.

The Power of Voice

Voice is a critical catalyst for social change.

Who has the power of voice and who does not often determines:

• Who has access to decent housing, fair wages, safe food, clean water, and quality health care
• Who is safe, and who feels safe and able to express their views
• Who has the resources to advocate for their beliefs and rights
• Who has their perspective accurately portrayed in mainstream media
• Who votes, who influences and makes policy
• Who has the ability to make change within organizations and communities

Contact information for Metropolitan Group

• MetGroup.com
• Twitter: @MetGroup

Contact information for Ted Sarvata

• TedSarvata.com
• PurposeDrivesImpact.com

If you want to change the world, what should you do? On one level it’s simple, really. Get clear on your purpose and then take action. That action, driven by purpose, is what creates impact: Purpose Drives Impact. This is simple cause and effect, really. Clear purpose leads to impact. Purpose without action is simply dreaming (You can prove this to yourself by pulling out an atlas – remember those? – or Google Earth and look up a place you’ve always wanted to visit. See? You’re dreaming), while action without purpose is running in circles (To prove this, turn on your GPS without a destination and go for a bike ride. See where it takes you. No helpful voice in your earbuds.). read more