By Julie M. Still
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The more active you are within the organization and the more dependent it is on you, the more it will take on your personality and priorities. Those who have paying jobs with an organization typically have a higher profile, often becoming a public face and doing media interviews. Those who are doing the work solely as a hobby tend to keep a lower profile. These roles shift as people come and go and personal goals change. Deciding where you want to shine and when you want to be in the background allows you to accomplish those things most important to you, and introduces you to people who can help you accomplish other projects.
If it gets too divisive, find another group. Many mistakes can be rectified with a few phone calls. You might have to grovel, but that’s life. Sometimes your mistake can’t be fixed and you have to start over. Fairly often, these things happen because too much responsibility is given to one person. Sometimes, usually over time, the personality of an organization changes and you are no longer as comfortable with it as you once were. Perhaps you’ll opt to find another outlet for your energies. This isn’t a failure on your part, and it isn’t necessarily a permanent move: You may find that the situation has changed again in a few years and wish to come back.
There is bound to be some friction. For example, the percentage of school budgets funded by state and federal money is falling. In a school with a strong alumni or parents’ organization that brings in a lot of money and has a say in how that money is spent, there are likely to be some arguments between school administrators and that group. How those arguments are resolved depends a lot on the personalities involved. Another thing to accept early on is that even if you are a success at fundraising, someone somewhere isn’t going to like you.