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When organizational succession threatens core mission preservation

I am supposed to retire from running this arts nonprofit next year but I cannot find anyone who understands what we are really trying to do here.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The irreplaceable nature of institutional knowledge creates anxiety about whether life's work will survive its creator's departure.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Nonprofit and mission-driven organizations as legacy?”

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