posted on: Tuesday, August 11, 2009

By Gary Snyder

Some more random thoughts:

• Just because they are nice and are considered good people, do we have to ascribe the term good leaders to them?

• Ever notice that good governance seldom gets the headlines, but bad gets all the attention?

• Which is worse…a board that does not know or care what it is going on or one that makes incredibly bad decisions, with its eyes open?

• Why does it take a recession to invigorate charitable volunteerism?

• Why does a charity fraud perpetrator express remorse only after they are caught?

• Why does a controversy frequently cause leaders to climb into their foxholes?

• Why do we often chastise those who don’t follow the flock and think on their own?

• How much will small charitable agencies tolerate before they rise up in protest?

• Why do we seek validation at the expense of improvement?

• Did you ever think that the debacles in the nonprofit sector mirror those of the for-profit, but seldom get the same attention?

Not sure what to think…


Gary R. Snyder is the author of Nonprofits: On the Brink. He is a frequent lecturer and author of articles in numerous publications and blogs. His email is http://www.gary.r.snyder@gmail.com; website: http://www.garyrsnyder, phone: 248.324.3700.