Always Need More

It's certainly true that all non-profit organizations must stay focused on development - on fund raising. Even so, it is painful to sit on the board of a non-profit that meets four to six times a year and have development people show up at every meeting and make a pitch for money. Every meeting! Really, is that necessary? At the meeting I attended today, board members were outnumbered by the organization's staff and related development people. Thankfully, the board president holds meetings to an hour. Today's meeting was devoted to 45 minutes of development and fund raising issues, and 15 minutes to the organization's mission and reason for even existing. Thanks. I just wanted to vent.