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When co-founders face power struggles as their organization grows

We started this nonprofit together five years ago and now we're successful enough that board members who never showed up before are suddenly very interested in 'strategic direction' and my co-founder seems to be aligned with them in ways that feel like they're pushing me out. I don't know if I'm being paranoid or if this is actually happening, but either way we need to address it before I do something drastic.

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Success has shifted the power dynamics in ways that threaten the founding partnership without either person naming what's happening.

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