I Am Not a Charity. I Run One.

The problem with funding not-for-profits? Board members make assumptions about the people running them and don’t hold them to tough enough standards. Nancy Lublin, who runs DoSomething.org, tells funders, “So many of you are smart business people and you turn to mush when you talk to people like me or join my boards. Read the materials if you’re on the board. Review the CEO. When you complain about not-for-profit CEOs sucking, it’s because some board tolerates that.”