The Complete List

of all the ways your nonprofit might actually suck

Here is the complete (and continuously updated) list of all the ways your nonprofit might actually suck. As you may have guessed, this is not exhaustive. And, as always, there are many reasons to love, champion, and fight for nonprofits. Two things can be true at once.

Your nonprofit sucks

If you’re not honest with yourself about what you want in a new hire (

If your massive philanthropic foundation is nickel-and-diming grantees (

If you thought billionaires were going to save us ()

If you’re still using “sexy” and “unsexy” to describe your line of work ()

If you’re keeping quiet about Iran ()