I would ask myself something like these questions to figure this out, I’m assuming by the picture you paint that you don’t think their current work is necessarily wildly impactful?
1. Do I have the time and headspace to take this on? Will it negatively affect other things I do
2. Do I like the other board members (at least in theory), and will I work well with them?
3. Will this be something energy giving and enjoyable for me? Some work (even if not that impactful) can almost paridoxically give us more energy for the more impactful stuff. I’ve noticed this more and more over the years.
4. Is there perhaps an opportunity for me to shape the charity’s work towards something more impactful? Influencing the thought world of children has potential. There’s a saying attributed to the Jesuits which goes something like “Give us a child till they are 7 and we’ll have them for life”, so those years are importantly formative.
I would ask myself something like these questions to figure this out, I’m assuming by the picture you paint that you don’t think their current work is necessarily wildly impactful?
1. Do I have the time and headspace to take this on? Will it negatively affect other things I do
2. Do I like the other board members (at least in theory), and will I work well with them?
3. Will this be something energy giving and enjoyable for me? Some work (even if not that impactful) can almost paridoxically give us more energy for the more impactful stuff. I’ve noticed this more and more over the years.
4. Is there perhaps an opportunity for me to shape the charity’s work towards something more impactful? Influencing the thought world of children has potential. There’s a saying attributed to the Jesuits which goes something like “Give us a child till they are 7 and we’ll have them for life”, so those years are importantly formative.