Share 4 Ws With Your Co-op
Do you have one or more of the four Ws to share with your co-op?
To be successful in the long run, we hope that all of our board members, committee members, and volunteers will give us the benefit of one or more of the traits below:
Work
We need members who are willing to put in the hours, attend meetings, participate in events, etc.
Wisdom
We need members who bring mature judgment to complex matters, who are wise enough to share the right information and as, required, make the right decisions (often on the spot).
Wallop
We need members who have clout, power, and leverage; who have influence within their own sphere and among our community – people who can open doors, attract others to the cause, and serve as ambassadors.
Wealth
We need members who are willing to make and solicit big gifts and loans – those who will stretch and will make the Co-op a focus of their philanthropy. This is critical only as we get our Co-op up and running and becomes less important as we are successful.
Adapted from Jerold Panas, The Fundraising Habits of Supremely Successful Boards