Miss AKA2D,
Truly this is an interesting question...for it places one in an interesting position? Truly, you can't do the work without knowing why you do what you do? For instance, it's hard to contribute to an organization/business without understanding the vision or its strategic plan.
It's the same here, you have to understand the history of an organization and its vision to effectively serve its purposes. You can be active in an organization, while not doing a great deal. Knowledge of the vision and history of the organization will give you the heart to go the extra mile. So, in essence, numbers 1 and 2 are not mutually exclusive. I would choose both (realizing that I have broken a big prerequisite of answering the question).
But if you absolutely made me choose, I'd choose 1 because knowledge of the vision and history would naturally push me to work toward the goals of the organization.
[This message has been edited by nikki25 (edited February 06, 2001).]
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