October 17, 2022

Sh*t nonprofits say: Part VII

Our target audience? Oh yes, it’s everybody.

by India Development Review

2 min read

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Tweet from Shit Nonprofits Say that says "We should bring in some thinking from the corporate world, where they’ve never done anything remotely like this"-nonprofit humour

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Tweet from Shit Nonprofits Say that says "The board wants to looks at issues from the 20,000-foot level, which is to say, from where everything looks tiny, a little blurry, and nice"-nonprofit humour

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Tweet from Shit Nonprofits Say that says "What’s the grant code for the time I spend filling out grant reports, applying for grants, and tracking my time for grants? "-nonprofit humour

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Tweet from Shit Nonprofits Say that says "The agenda for this morning is to spend three hours trying to identify our target audience before we throw up our hands and conclude that it’s the public, aka everybody"-nonprofit humour

5.

Tweet from Shit Nonprofits Say that says "Just letting you all know that I’m hoping to take a real weekend and not work tomorrow or Sunday. Text if you need to reach me"-nonprofit humour

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Tweet from Shit Nonprofits Say that says "Our final candidate for the position will speak with 27 people over eight interviews before we change the job description and start over"-nonprofit humour

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Tweet from Shit Nonprofits Say that says "If you need the money you are not eligible for this grant. If you are already funded, you are not eligible for this grant"-nonprofit humour

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Tweet from Shit Nonprofits Say that says "It was necessary to promote him in order to keep him from interfering with the important work we’re doing"-nonprofit humour

To read previous parts, visit the following links: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, and Part VI. You can also find more tweets from @nonprofitssay here.

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