Board of Directors

[LeeAndra]

This is the second part of my volunteering post, I guess. Ha!

I was asked to be on the board of directors for a local youth ministry program that I participated in when I was in high school. They are attempting to make things more official as the man who has run the program almost single-handedly for the last 20 years wants to retire in the next 36 months so they are fleshing out their board, creating manuals, creating budgets, etc. so that the reins can eventually be passed onto someone else.

I attended one meeting to 'scope things out' and think I will commit to the two-year term they've asked for but I'm feeling really intimidated and... adult-y.

So yes, I'm 36 years old and even though I will just be a plain ol' officer without any official duties or pay, it still feels really grownup-ish. Do they realize who they're asking to do this?!

Have any of you been on the board of directors for a business or nonprofit? What did you do as a member? Did you enjoy it? Did you feel like you were able to really help the business or nonprofit achieve its goals or mission?