Board Life Matters is a national sounding board designed to inspire and engage the next generation in nonprofit board service.
David Styers
Looking for that perfect board to serve on? There may never be a perfect board, but hopefully you will be able to find the perfect board service opportunity for you. Nonprofit boards are everywhere, but sometimes it can be confusing how to join.
Often it seems boards just perpetuate themselves through adding friends of current or former board members and staff. (more…)
This week I was asked what I thought amounted to a pretty dumb question: “How can early career professionals boost their visibility as board candidates?” In response, I thought of a few questions in return.
As an “early career professional,” why do you want to serve on a nonprofit board? Do you feel that your résumé isn’t quite adequate? Do you feel like it’s time for an upgrade in the networking department? Are you one of those people who just loves governance and would like more opportunities to extend your knowledge? Why else would you want to join a nonprofit board? (more…)
Anna Tegen
When I left for college, my godparents gave me one valuable piece of advice. They told me, “surround yourself with people who are smarter than you are,” and I have lived by that advice ever since. I knew when I was chosen to serve on the YNPNdc (Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, Washington, DC ) board that I was going to be sitting at the table with some of the best of my peers. (more…)
Maya Enista - CEO of Mobilize.org
Service is the buzzword of 2009: President Obama’s “Call To Serve,” Serve-Next, Serve.gov, Serveathons, the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, and the increased number of Millennials serving on campuses and in communities across our great country. I’m thrilled, as the CEO of an organization that “serves” Millennials. It’s been a banner year. One important and often overlooked opportunity to serve comes in the form of board membership, an area extremely critical for our next generation of leaders— my generation, the Millennials. (more…)
