Friend of mine was on a board. Became the board president at one point. But she promised herself when it was no longer about the kids, she would leave. She was involved at a time when they were building a school in their community so people were focused but once that was done, it was apparent who was there for either their resume or as a stepping stone for political aspirations. That was when she stepped down.
This is part of the problem. Our side has ethical values that put us way behind the psychopaths on the left- or the squishy ones that will do whatever helps them financially.
She essentially turned the board over to the corrupt ones. Not blaming her, but we need to fight and keep fighting these evil assholes at every turn.
For the last 25 years, there hasn’t even been a fight. We’ve basically laid down and conceded territory to the devil.
You bring up a good point. However, at that point she had been on the board in one role or another for about 10 years. New blood and perspectives are needed as well.
My niece and nephews went to a parochial school and in the early years especially, parents were expected to participate in volunteering so many hours per child. Because there were three at one time, it got to be overwhelming so I pitched in a few hours here and there. The problem would be the parents would get burned out. I could see it at the graduations. After that, many dropped out of the church which was a shame. But the leadership in the church did little to discourage it. It was like 'well, your kid doesn't produce us revenue anymore -next!' It left a bad taste in my mouth. But I think it is a related situation in terms of the burnout of serving on a board because the root issues if problems tend not to be addressed. It could also explain some of the reason you see these boards digging their feet in over CV. By design? A few years ago I would have said no but due to the last couple of years, I can't dismiss it.
Friend of mine was on a board. Became the board president at one point. But she promised herself when it was no longer about the kids, she would leave. She was involved at a time when they were building a school in their community so people were focused but once that was done, it was apparent who was there for either their resume or as a stepping stone for political aspirations. That was when she stepped down.
This is part of the problem. Our side has ethical values that put us way behind the psychopaths on the left- or the squishy ones that will do whatever helps them financially.
She essentially turned the board over to the corrupt ones. Not blaming her, but we need to fight and keep fighting these evil assholes at every turn.
For the last 25 years, there hasn’t even been a fight. We’ve basically laid down and conceded territory to the devil.
You bring up a good point. However, at that point she had been on the board in one role or another for about 10 years. New blood and perspectives are needed as well.
My niece and nephews went to a parochial school and in the early years especially, parents were expected to participate in volunteering so many hours per child. Because there were three at one time, it got to be overwhelming so I pitched in a few hours here and there. The problem would be the parents would get burned out. I could see it at the graduations. After that, many dropped out of the church which was a shame. But the leadership in the church did little to discourage it. It was like 'well, your kid doesn't produce us revenue anymore -next!' It left a bad taste in my mouth. But I think it is a related situation in terms of the burnout of serving on a board because the root issues if problems tend not to be addressed. It could also explain some of the reason you see these boards digging their feet in over CV. By design? A few years ago I would have said no but due to the last couple of years, I can't dismiss it.
Yeah, I hear you. I'm not blaming your friend and it's noble to stay as long as she did.
My point, is that we play by a different set of rules/ethics, that these scumbags don't abide by.