Gateway Children’s Nature Connection

Gateway Children’s Nature Connection

“Helping Children on the Inside by Taking Them Outside”

 
 

Membership Classifications / Criteria

The following categories of membership in Gateway CNC have been established:

Category                               Description  
Charter Member                  Organization, Agency, Individual, etc. actively involved in founding Gateway CNC                  
                                                [ category NOT available to new members ]

Member                                Entities or individuals directly involved in reconnecting children with nature
                                                [ typically not-for-profit organizations, institutions or agencies ]

Associate Member              Entities or individuals involved in activity related to children and/or nature
                                                [ typically not-for-profit organizations, institutions or agencies ]

Affiliate Member                  Entities or individuals interested in supporting Gateway CNC’s mission / goals
                                                [ typically for-profit organizations / companies or philanthropists ]
Those parties interested in potentially becoming members of Gateway CNC are encouraged to print, complete, and then mail the attached Membership Application to the address indicated on the application (click here).

All completed applications submitted will be reviewed by Gateway CNC’s Membership Committee (comprised of one representative from each of Gateway CNC’s Charter Members), and applicants will be notified of the Membership Committee’s decision.  Please note that Gateway CNC’s membership Committee shall be the sole determiner of the acceptability of any and all applications for membership in Gateway CNC, and that all such determinations shall be final.  It should also be noted that any member of Gateway CNC is subject to removal from membership at any time, if it is determined solely by a simple majority vote of the Gateway CNC Membership Committee that the continued membership of the member is detrimental to the mission of Gateway CNC.  Any such decision regarding membership termination by the Gateway CNC Membership Committee shall be final.  Application.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0
Gateway CNC intends to be an inclusive collaboration of many different types and sizes of organizations, institutions, agencies, and individuals who all share the objective to reconnect children with nature.  This includes  - among others - educators, scientists, healthcare professionals, horticulturalists, ecologists, interpreters, animal husbandry professionals, nature scape design architects / engineers, government agencies, community leaders, philanthropists, concerned individuals, and (most importantly) parents.  The About Us page of this website presents detailed information regarding the specific objectives, mission, and goals of Gateway CNC.