Every time I see an Executive Director posting, I look up the organization's 990s on ProPublica and see that the organization is bleeding its reserves due to expenses far exceeding revenue. Are most nonprofits going broke and on the brink of closure? Do they dillusionally think bringing in a new ED is going to magically solve their overspending problem?

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I can’t say what is going on for most nonprofits, but not surprising that most think bringing somebody else on board will be the cure all. And honestly, what a terrible situation to bring someone in, really not setting them or anyone up for success in my opinion. Ideally, there are already things in the works to help fix the immediate issues.

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And they are paid very well! So it will only make the issue worse

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