public function getOrganizations()
    {
        $sql = "SELECT gor_id_organization, gor_name
                    FROM gems__organizations
                    WHERE gor_active = 1
                    ORDER BY gor_name";

        try {
            $organizations = $this->_getSelectPairsCached(__FUNCTION__, $sql, null, 'organizations', 'natsort');
        } catch (\Exception $exc) {
            // Intentional fallthrough when no db present
            $organizations = array();
        }

        return $organizations;
    }