“We were thinking of closing the doors because we were so far in the hole,” says Bob Rogers. Challenging economic times threatened the very survival of a school that was dear to his heart.
As a concerned board member, what could he do?
Well, he stepped up to make an unheard-of personal leadership pledge — a gift that forever changed both his life and the future of the institution. Here’s what it meant, to him and to those around him.
Bob’s act created a whole new reality for the school.
Even in an “interesting” economy, the largest contribution in your history, shaped for the maximum influence, will lift your cause to a level that has seemed impossible.
Just imagine what could happen if you put that bold idea into action right now. (After all, folks are longing for this kind of confident leadership.)
[This interview with Bob Rogers, philanthropist and former Chairman of the Kauffman Foundation and Americorps, was recorded at the March 2010 Quest workshop.]
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