5 Myths & Misconceptions About Boards & Councils

Serving on a board or town council is a great way to get involved with your community. But there are some common myths and misconceptions about what boards and councils do — and being a member of one. Midwest Assistance Program staff identified five including:

Myth #1: All that board/council does is talk and drink coffee.
Mythbuster: The majority of boards/councils are hardworking groups, volunteering more time than they expected to help solve a problem for their community and contribute to its survival.

Read the rest of MAP’s myths about boards and councils by clicking here.

You also can learn how serving on a board or council benefits you and your community, tips for better board/council meetings and what makes a good board/council member in the Spring issue of MAP’s Source newsletter.

Employment

Midwest Assistance Program, Inc., is a growing, energized non-profit dedicated to the communities and tribal nations we serve. We’ve been helping them find solutions to their infrastructure and development needs through information, resource management, expertise and technical assistance since 1979.

For a listing of our current openings, click here.

To serve the needs of rural and tribal communities and meet our ever-growing portfolio of project activities, we’re continually seeking to expand our roster of highly skilled and capable individuals to support and deliver short- and/or long-term technical assistance and training to existing and future projects.

If you’d like to submit your data and resume for volunteer, consulting, short- and/or long-term employment opportunities, please download and complete our Biodata Form (MSWord doc, 1mb) or (pdf, 4.1mb.) If using the interactive pdf form, save a blank form to your computer's hard drive, then complete and save it. For all forms, attach your resume and e-mail it to map@map-inc.org. Please put “Attention: Recruiter” in the subject line. Or mail it to:

Midwest Assistance Program, Inc.
Attention: Recruiter
P.O. Box 81
212 Lady Slipper Avenue N.E.
New Prague, MN 56071-0081

MAP is an equal-opportunity lender, provider and employer.