Non Profit Business

Non Profit Business

When Influential Board Members Are Just Plain Wrong

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:17 AM PST

What is a non-profit organization (NPO) to do when its most influential board members are just plain wrong? And, what are the implications for other NPOs, particularly in a small to medium-sized community when a single project emerges and sucks the life out of the collective non-profit community by demanding tremendous amounts of donor contributions (public and private) and human energy? As non-profits struggle more and more in this down economy, a well-intentioned, but just plain ill-conceived community project can wreak havoc on the community's welfare for years and years to come.