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Avoiding 501(c)(3) Founder’s Syndrome

Avoiding 501(c)(3) Founder’s Syndrome

Posted on January 12, 2010 by in Education, Managing a Nonprofit, Starting a nonprofit

Founder’s syndrome.  It affects nonprofits and for-profits alike.  And it can be crippling to any organization.  Understanding what it is and how to avoid it is crucial to the future of your 501(c)(3). Taken from that most-reputable of sources, Wikipedia, founder’s syndrome is defined as, “a pattern of negative or undesirable behavior on the part [...]

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