Are we too comfortable?

When joining WBA in August of 2005, I was delighted by everything about it–the camaraderie, meetings and programs, field trips, conferences, website, newsletter. Right now we’re great. But have we become too comfortable, taking all this for granted?

After joining your board, I began to realize that all this wonderful stuff is provided pretty much by the people who have always provided it. So, what happens if one or more of them have to drop out or move on to other challenges?

2009 will be our tenth anniversary, and in October, the Board had a retreat to think about the future and where we’d like to be. And guess what turned out to be our top priority–succession planning, that is, where will our new members, board members, and officers come from? (I belong to another outfit that’s stumbling because it did not address such issues and, over the years, hasn’t replaced its key people.)

Our first ten years (ok, nine and a half) have been great. How will the next ten be?

It’s up to you.

You are WBA. So, please think about all this and what you can do to make our organization thrive. See A Request for Volunteers in this issue of G’Num and see where you can help.

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