One of the great rewards of your business or public service life may be your service on the board of a nonprofit organization.
At its best, serving on a nonprofit board can be satisfying and enriching, where the work you do has a measurable outcome, where the board’s support of management is positive and productive, where goals are set and met, everyone working as a team, sharing a common vision.
When you are engaged at that level, you leave board meetings with a sense of real satisfaction, of having contributed and made a difference; you leave talking-up the board and the organization, spreading the word, infectious in your enthusiasm and proselytizing at every opportunity. read more »