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Mission & Vision

Mission Statement

Our Mission is to give exceptional leaders, ages 21-30, a compelling experience in deep wilderness and the support to launch a self-designed project that promotes the stewardship of wild nature and development of sustainable communities. By 2015, we will support a network of 50 leaders working collaboratively to achieve our core values and beliefs.

Our Vision of Leadership

Wild Gift was founded on the belief that exceptional young men and women, who love nature and express their own unique nature, are needed as leaders. These are individuals who follow their own transforming ideas and ideals rather than conform to the status quo. These are individuals who are grounded in an appreciation of their own individuality, their link to the natural world, and the interdependence of all life. They believe in inclusive societies that have integrity, practice sustainable lifestyles, and are mindful of their stewardship responsibility to future generations. They are leaders who will work toward protecting wildlands and, whether they express themselves in industry, the arts, education, the environment, or the professions, toward building communities whose citizens live in harmony with each other and nature.

Our Goal

It is our goal to support a life-long commitment to leadership that benefits humankind and the natural environment and to build an expanding network of leaders who provide a collective wisdom and are a resource for individual and collaborative leadership projects.