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When nonprofit leaders face pressure to compromise their mission for funding

Our nonprofit board is about to approve a major donor's proposal that would fundamentally compromise our mission, and while several of us have serious concerns, there's this unspoken pressure not to bite the hand that feeds us, and we're struggling with whether and how to make our opposition known.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group must choose between financial survival and organizational integrity while navigating competing loyalties and fears.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Speaking truth to power?”

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