The institution that dares believes in the doctrine of the possible. To take the initiative - that's what counts. To accept the lead, to lust for the risk. There must be a willingness to attack the bold, arduous, seemingly impossible undertaking. This will mark the truly effective board and successful organization.
Board members seek the explosive opportunity to take a chance and run with it.
There is no time to doubt. Trustees and the staff, joined in this courageous venture, make the impossible possible, and succeed where ordinary prudence fails. But it's not always easy. And most often, it requires funds - new funds. The institution that is willing to forge the unknown and place new ideas in confrontation with the old may be taking a leap of faith into new budget requirements.