Hi Joey! Thanks for taking the time to do this AMA.
My question is what are the most overlooked challenges that charities or non-profits face and what are some of your suggestions to help those challenges. Conversely, what are some of the challenges that are not as significant as people on the outside may think?
Good question. I think talent vs funding—most people get this fully backwards, with NGOs worrying way more about funding than they should and way less about talent than they should. I also think a lot of charities worry about doing something that causes harm (pretty rare) vs just being really inefficient at accomplishing your goals and effectively wasting resources (very common). NGOs that focus on great talent and getting a lot done per $ end up going a pretty long way.
Hi Joey! Thanks for taking the time to do this AMA.
My question is what are the most overlooked challenges that charities or non-profits face and what are some of your suggestions to help those challenges. Conversely, what are some of the challenges that are not as significant as people on the outside may think?
Good question. I think talent vs funding—most people get this fully backwards, with NGOs worrying way more about funding than they should and way less about talent than they should. I also think a lot of charities worry about doing something that causes harm (pretty rare) vs just being really inefficient at accomplishing your goals and effectively wasting resources (very common). NGOs that focus on great talent and getting a lot done per $ end up going a pretty long way.