The ONE Campaign is an international advocacy nonprofit focused on development programs to fight poverty and build grassroots movements to demand better for all people. In this episode, Jillian welcomes Jackie Quinones, its former senior director of government relations.

Jackie’s impressive C.V. includes working as a staff member on the Foreign Affairs Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, senator district offices, and more. Her passion that emerged from it all? Being a better denizen of the planet by enacting change and empowering others to do so as well.

She shares stories from her time helping draft legislation and living out her values in her profession, as well as her top piece of advice and favorite story for each of the 4 Good Office Podcast core values: doing good, practicing gratitude, being authentic, and leading with integrity.

Takeaways from this episode:
- Most change occurs at the local level, whether in government or an organization.
- Maintain humility in your accomplishments. With time circumstances may change and so might the solution.
- Keep a learning mindset in what you do and follow your curiosity, balancing the fact you don’t always have the answers.
- Engaging with the community around you can help foster the practice of gratitude by gaining perspective and broadening our minds.
- Keep a group of people around you who will be honest and partner with you in accountability.
- Don’t feel like you’ve failed if you haven’t monetized your passions as a job, and don’t be afraid to have “unexciting” passions, e.g. enjoying helping systems function, organization etc. – they could build to something more down the road.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- How to get involved with your community
- A guide to engaging with the Government
- Career Advancement
- Grassroots organizations
- How doing good in the Government looks like

Resources mentioned in this episode:
How to Citizen - the Podcast:
https://www.baratunde.com/howtocitizen

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, Jenny Odell:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RHWKD7N/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

ONE Campaign:
https://www.one.org/us/about/

Connect to Jackie:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-quinones-512a7b13/

Show notes and more resources:
https://thegoodofficepodcast.com/episodes/27

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