Authority Issues

In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Helen talk about: * Growing up with the League * The League as an outgrowth of the Suffrage movement * What counts as non-partisan policy * The struggle of managing and motivating volunteers * How fundraising is harder when people are already 'donating' their time * What an executive director does vs a president in the LWVO * The tendency to move to fill a vacuum * Breaking the cycle of doing this important work via the unpaid labor of women * Developing the organizational habit of offering help and then stepping back to wait for community guidance on what that help looks like * What to look for in an executive director for the LWV * Maintaining consistency and project work across many volunteer terms * The role of local government observers in the League * What it means to be "somewhat ornery" :) * Creating the leadership you want to see via tenacity and patience * The struggle of appreciating some people's volunteerism :) You can find Helen on LinkedIn and on Twitt