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  • "Are There Too Many Nonprofits?" Is The Wrong Question
    Doug commented on the article | about 2 years ago
    "Are There Too Many Nonprofits?" Is The Wrong Question

    If nonprofits are about addressing complex social and environmental problems in the world (and not just about individual founder goals of self-fulfillment) the very notion of the stand-alone organization may be out of date. In order to make real changes - organizations will need to work together, collaborate and find new models of structure and governance.


    People often incorporate new charities/501c3s because it's the only path forward to receive funding. Perhaps entirely new ways of thinking about organizations need to be developed. I sometimes think that 20 or 30 years from now people will look back at the notion of a nonprofit organization (incorporated, with a Board, a CEO, a name, a brand) as an anachronism from the 20th century.  


    And a quick point about competition. The reality of most nonprofits is that they receive money from government or foundations - and 'competition' has often been more about relationships with these funders rather than making real changes in the community. 


     


     


     

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