What makes and breaks organizations (especially non-profits) isn’t the big decisions it is the small ones like what kind of floor covering. Click through to the main article to learn more.
Some of the most passionate discussions I have been involved in have occurred during board and organizational meetings for the non-profits I have volunteered with.
In some ways, this is to be expected. The volunteers and board members of most small to medium sized non-profits are there because they believe in the cause the organization represents.
What has never made sense to me is the passion and volume levels of the discussions about the small issues. I know the big issues are easy to agree on, but the details are always the sticking point.
