The Role of Governing Boards in Nonprofits
I appreciate an opportunity of becoming a board member of a youth professional network board, which has its footprint around the globe. For about a year now, the experience has become more of fulfilling my life goals because I have learned the significance of cultivating and nurturing the next crop of nonprofit leaders. In the end, this has improved my level of understanding of challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the young minds.
In the future, I foresee an expansion of the youth network to different parts of the globe. Consequently, this will help me progress and have an opportunity to raise awareness of various issues among the youth. In particular, critical issues such as climate change, globalization, diseases, and poverty would be better understood by the young people with our organization’s initiatives (Johnson, 2014). Furthermore, having a direct board experience will enable me to attain personal and professional life goals. As a result, I will endeavor to improve the lives of those around me, particularly the youth, who are the future generation of leaders.
I foresee greater demands for boards and their members regarding accountability. Nowadays, some non-profit organizations have been accused of mismanaging or diverting donor funds thereby making various contributors to withdraw their support. In this case, I believe societies will demand increased accountability from these organizations even with how board members go about their daily business. Nowadays, boards of nonprofit organizations face a challenge of securing financial resources at fundraisings (Harvard Business Review, 2015). As a result, most of them are under-resourced to attain the set objections as influenced by an increased level of scrutiny and mistrust concerning whether these organizations will live to their goals (Wellens & Jegers, 2013). As a result, I expect that nonprofits will have to deal with whatever amounts they receive whether enough or less in catering for the most important issues.
References
Harvard Business Review. (2015). The sorry state of non-profit boards. Harvard Business Review, 93(9), 28.
Johnson, J. M. (2014). Nonprofit board membership: Should you accept the honor? NACD Directorship, 40(5), 8–9.
Wellens, L., & Jegers, M. (2014). Effective governance in nonprofit organizations: A literature based multiple stakeholder approaches. European Management Journal, 32(2), 223-243.
