04/11/2017

Is Your Nonprofit's Mission Disruptable?

Remove your "rose-colored" glasses

By Eugene Fram

The missions of many in independent book stores have been disrupted in recent years, although a few with unique offerings seem to be making a comeback. Nonprofit board members and managers may feel their missions are immune to disruption. They come to the following conclusions, using the proverbial rose-colored glasses.*

• Our board is doing a great job!
• We have no worries—we have (or just hired) a great CEO or Executive Director!
• When push comes to shove, our board can raise big dollars!
• Our board of directors is like a good family!
  

But nonprofit realists know it can happen—they point to Easter Seals that successfully modified its mission when polio vaccine was introduced. In contrast, many nonprofits offering face-to face counseling services failed to understand the impact of new pharmaceuticals, the number of counseling agencies declined.

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