People join community groups because they want to make an impact. They don’t necessarily join to become a Committee member, but know that it’s a necessary requirement for the group to function.
However, this experience of running an organisation is extremely valuable. Regardless of a group’s purpose, all groups will have operational requirements like holding elections, running meetings and managing accounts.
Yes, this may not sound glamorous or exciting. But if you want to change the world, you’ll need a platform to make it happen. And if you can expose yourself to organisational management in your 20s, you’re giving yourself a great advantage to change your world.
As a great example, when I was involved in Rotaract there was one member who upskilled himself in an incredible way by volunteering to serve as Secretary. He wasn’t passionate about being a Secretary, but he was passionate about the club and wanted to do the best job he could. So he did something that no one had done before – he researched how he could be the best Secretary.
It was amazing how much this lifted the standard of the meetings and the records. And his process for doing so wasn’t difficult – he simply searched for a book that helped him understand the basics of being a great Secretary.
There are lots of ways to build your organisational experience: volunteer at your local sporting club, run a meeting at work or coordinate a project that impacts the world around you. The important thing is to view these necessary tasks as opportunities, because it really is training in the real-world.
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