September 2013

The Challenge of Being A Good Nonprofit (and LA Groups That Are Getting It Right)

Sunday September 15, 2013 by Carolyn

To many people, the term "nonprofit" connotes "noble"--a frugal organization whose passionate (and often underpaid) staff are working hard to eradicate a vexing problem or provide a needed societal benefit--or a strongly-backed but well run organization marshaling relatively enormous resources at targeted challenges. This perception likely characterizes most of the nonprofits in the United States and certainly those that are profiled on this website.