Non-profit organizations beginning to think about a broader role on their boards of directors for Gen-Xers might be aghast at contemplating how to deal with an influx of Millenials, or Gen-Yers.
But Alison Carl White, who as executive director of Seattle Works is charged with guiding younger professionals to get involved in community-benefit activities, is enthused about the prospect of the Millenium Generation becoming a factor in the makeup of non-profit and community boards.
The reality of most non-profit boards is that they’ve seemed to function just fine, guided by executive committees composed of Boomers who reached out to a handful, at best, of Gen-Xers.
But most of the boards have been so busy over recent years trying to find women and minority prospects that intentionally strategizing about the role and impact of Gen-Xers, and where to find them, has been a distant concept. And figuring out how to go looking for representation from a third generation, is off the radar screen.
Mike Flynn
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