Why do we, a public foundation dedicated to the needs of women and children, have an initiative designed to ready women for board governance? You might say the answer is in our motto: power, passion, possibility.

Power. The Board of Trustees is critical in moving any organization in a certain direction. If we as women are not sitting in these roles, we are not making the important decisions—we are not a part of the conversation. We do not have an equal share of the power.

Passion.  It is our role, as the Atlanta Women’s Foundation, to not only fund social change, but to provide passionate women with the skills to become leaders themselves in social change.

Possibility. We believe each woman has the possibility for great things within her. We believe you have that. You are already successful at what you do—either as a leading medical researcher, as a lawyer, or as a mom. The possibility for greatness can be brought to the non-profit boardroom, and we want to help.

So now we want to hear from you. Why do you think it is important to have women on the board of non-profit organizations?