The difficult mission of non profits
Sunday, February 14th, 2010“Nonprofit organizations deal with many of the most sensitive, personal and difficult problems, from child abuse, mental health, or chemical dependency on a human services scale, to important issues such as civil rights or environmental protection.
While the nonprofit sector is, and should be, a rich source of innovative approaches to important challenges, it is not simply a space in which to “let a thousand flowers bloom.” Any experimental approaches should be grounded in a careful review of the best known practices.
If you go forward without careful consideration, you run a high risk of failure that may poison the well for others trying to address the same issues, not to mention hurting the very people or issues you seek to support.”
Source: What you need to know before statring a non profit.
A Project of the California Management Assistance Partnership.
http://www.cnmdallas.org/downloads/GetReadyGetSet_StartingNonprofit.pdf