Before Working for a Nonprofit: 3 Questions to Ask Yourself

[@AmberMelanieSmith]

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[@ryanh1335]

Boy you touched on so many points. Would like a deep dive into what outcomes the accounting department should seek...I feel there's more to life than passing audits and having clean financial statements...I try to spend more time with front-line people in my org, though they work miles away....I feel I provide useful information on organization efficecy, but no action is ever taken by upper mgmt.

[@AmberMelanieSmith]

Oh that's a great video topic! I'll make a note of that!

[@stevenhipkins5713]

Compassion fatigue and social imapct!

[@AmberMelanieSmith]

Yesss!

[@realtormichellehr]

Is there any protection the Founder/Executive Director can implement so the Board can never fire them?

[@AmberMelanieSmith]

Hey there, there are sometimes clauses you can include in the Bylaws about this, but the trade off is that it can be considered a red flag for funders / future board members who might be concerned about the organization not sufficiently representing the community (since a nonprofit is not legally "owned" by the founder, it's "owned" by the community).