No, you aren't wrong, 'inspire' or 'tempt', would have been better to use here.
Oh, I can see it alright and I believe the present PRA BOD has the qualities of good leadership and it is being demonstrated here. But, past BODs sorta left a sour taste that it seems most can't get rid of and thus the 'trust' factor has to be reconstructed. It will take some project success to demonstrate the BOD can 'gitter' done before that happens.
It would help, though, if individual PRA members and chapters didn't wait for BOD action and took on locally what they can. It is not only the BOD that needs to be trusted it is the members also. And to date there has been only a small minority that have taken on responsibility to help the PRA grow and prosper.