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.

General Services Administration

The U.S. General Services Administration’s mission is to help other agencies better serve the public by meeting – for the best value – their needs for products and services, and to simplify citizen access to government information and services.

Midwest Assistance Program applied for and was approved as a GSA contract holder.  Because of this designation, government agencies can bypass the formal competitive request for proposal process and come directly to MAP for environmental services including:

  • Capacity building,
  • Compliance and environmental health,
  • Disaster management,
  • Facilities development,
  • Management and finance,
  • Operations and maintenance,
  • Planning and development, and
  • Source water protection.

For more information about accessing our GSA services, contact MAP at map@map-inc.org or 1-800-822-2981.  For in-depth information about GSA, visit, www.gsa.gov.

MAP is the first member of the RCAP network to receive this designation.

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