When I began working in – and building – non-profits in 1970, it was a different world. Except for a few large organizations like the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and the Boy Scouts, most of us were flying by the seat of our pants. We lived or died in the field by our instincts.
As not too many years went by, I began to notice that most of the good and committed people I started out with had drifted out of non-profits. The term used over and over was “burn-out”. Burn-out interpreted to much work, little skill development and low pay.
Fortunately, many of us began to think more critically of what we were doing and understand patterns for success.
In this section, I offer a growing series of briefs based on my own work and observations.
I hope they are helpful to you.
If you have a topic you’d like me to add, drop me an e-mail at rino@rinoworks.com
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Briefs…