Our Vision Statement
(10 words)
We concentrate on Manmade Surplus, Natural Abundance and Eco-Educational Programs.
Our Mission Statement
(200 words)
At Matter of Trust, we embrace optimism and constructively concentrate on what we DO want to see in humanity’s future. As Mother Nature integrates enduring cycles, acts as a catalyst and provides abundant access to necessities, our mission is to follow her lead.
Our manmade surplus programs, fieldwork and online, first research clutter burdened in-kind donors, wish lists of those in need, and scrap collectors’ requests. Then, our systems facilitate sorting and logistics, which is the key to success in the waste diversion sector.
Our natural surplus programs construct, test and promote eco-solutions. We work with researchers, farmers, energy/water/waste industry specialists, expert craftsmen, permaculturalists, and green businesses. Enthusiasm and Peer-acknowledged excellence in any field, conventional or outside-the-box, attracts us.
Our eco-educational programs provide public awareness of what we are doing and platforms that celebrate ecological advances around the world. We provide access to our replicable systems through our Eco-Center, books, lectures, events, exhibits, websites and documentaries.
We create many programs of our own and umbrella grassroots projects that inject us with energy and new ideas. The results are worthwhile, common-sensical and often enchanting. We feel very lucky to inhabit this lovely Earth, and we respectfully consider Her “Matter of Trust.”
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Our Vision Statement
(35 words)
We identify uses for manmade surplus and renewable, naturally abundant materials. We create empowering low and high tech solutions. Our eco-educational programs expand environmentally conscious communities and connect experts with enthusiastic youth and green-job seekers.
Our Mission Statement
(350 words)
At Matter of Trust, we embrace optimism and concentrate on what we DO want to see in humanity’s future. Just as Mother Nature integrates enduring cycles, acts as a catalyst, and provides abundant access to necessities, our mission is to follow her lead.
Our manmade surplus programs, fieldwork and online, allow us to understand the needs of clutter burdened in-kind donors, recyclers, charities, end-users, and scrap collectors. Facilitating sorting and logistics is the key. As matter glides from one shape and purpose to another, we work to highlight and appreciate its value, especially when it is mislabeled as “waste.”
Our natural abundance programs construct, test and promote green solutions and systems. We work with researchers, farmers, energy/water/waste industry specialists, craftsmen, and green businesses. If it is abundant, renewable and easily accessible in nature, we find uses for it. For our operations, it is vital that we encourage mindsets to change in societies of developed countries. This means work ethics and social paradigms shifting from indoor to outdoor, distant to local, industrial to healthy, old habits to new conveniences. We ask dependent consumers to become engaged partners with off-grid options. Available, unemployed graduates see merits and find dignity in our skilled craftsman apprenticeship programs. We provide green opportunities to the student-loan buried with desk job gloom.
Our eco-educational programs provide public awareness of what we’re doing and we offer platforms to celebrate all ecological advances. We provide access to these replicable and flourishing systems through our Eco-Center, books, lectures, exhibits, websites and documentaries. To educate ourselves, and avoid reinventing the wheel, we seek out experts from many sectors. To us, true, peer-respected know-how, excellence and enthusiasm in any field, conventional or outside-the-box, is rare and exceedingly attractive.
We are comprised of our Board, staff and volunteers. Our dedicated follow-up teams consist of loyal work-from-home moms, wise advisors and dynamic interns. We create many programs and sponsor grassroot projects that inject us with energy and new ideas. The results are worthwhile, common-sensical and often enchanting. We feel very lucky to inhabit this lovely Earth, and we respectfully consider Her “Matter of Trust.”
