Over the decades numerous groups have formed to promote, study, and inform about the phenomenon we call today the "UAP." They have played a role on the stage of history but then exited stage left.
Any group that wishes to engage in serious study and research about this topic should resolve to include some specific goals in the process.
Membership Should Include Everyone. Status, education, experience, etc. should have no value to who can join.
Membership Should Have Levels. Some members commit their all but others maybe only sometime. Both should have a place. Layers or levels allows for this and in the process expands awareness, builds skills, and encourages more involvement. Some may never raise up through the ranks, so to speak, but that would be okay.
Leadership Should Be Transparent. Clear communication regarding plans, goals, processes, methods, and needs should be a priority. If dues are paid, an annual reporting of how those funds were spent, how many members, etc. Decisions made by an oversight board should be swiftly communicated to members. Member ideas and views should be frequently sought out for guidance.
Leadership Should Have Specific Annual and Final Goals. These goals and the mission statement are the roadmap for any organization. They should be known to all members and the public. Sharing skills, information, and being transparent all build a positive environment that helps move a group forward to achieving its goals.
Leadership Should Provide Tools To Grow Sub-Groups. The goal of good PR should be the organizations job. To fulfill that goal the leadership should have a goal of providing a host of flyers, forms, and posters that be downloaded or ordered to share in a group or with the public. This ensures the quality is good, the message unified, and the mission goals are met.
Members and Leadership Should be Guided by the Mission/Purpose. Personalities, egos, issues, and conflict can all be kept in check with a focus on the primary mission of the group.
If you are in a group - or thinking of forming one - consider these points. Make the goal to great a most excellent company of people, despite differences, who are intrigued about solving the great puzzle of human history - are we alone.
It is not about money, power, fame, or being right - it is about working together and learning in the process.
