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“Serving on the Board of Directors of an organization that I admire may be one of the most rewarding and valuable decisions I’ve made. Here’s why…..” *

*These excerpts, and the entire article it is from, can be found on www.colleendilen.com, an online business leadership community. The author was anonymous, however is presumed to be Colleen Dilen, founder of “Know Your Own Bone.”

The primary reason to serve on a board is to meaningfully contribute to serving an organization and its mission. That’s common sense. But to open up the conversation and encourage consideration among my peers, I’d like to examine the decision to serve from another perspective. I’d like to share four, major benefits to me of serving on the board of a visitor-serving organization, in the hopes that it will encourage others to look into board service. I image that some of these will depend upon the board and the organization. For me, these are likely the four biggest benefits I’ve found to joining the Board of Directors of an organization that I care about.

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The primary reason to serve on a board is to meaningfully contribute to serving an organization and its mission. That’s common sense. But to open up the conversation and encourage consideration among my peers, I’d like to examine the decision to serve from another perspective. I’d like to share four, major benefits to me of serving on the board of a visitor-serving organization, in the hopes that it will encourage others to look into board service. I image that some of these will depend upon the board and the organization. For me, these are likely the four biggest benefits I’ve found to joining the Board of Directors of an organization that I care about.