Stage one: Denial
“Does anyone really need IDR’s humour? We are a learning platform after all.”
![larry david confused curb your enthusiasm--nonprofit humour](https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExdHd5eTczeWU3amluMWwzaHlueXl4cG0xNDAwcWF2cjhwamZ1eWI3byZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/v0eHX3n28wvoQ/giphy.gif)
Stage two: Anger
“If I wanted to do comedy, I would’ve joined consulting!”
“Why can’t we just publish another collection of funny tweets and call it a day?”
![Larry David saying "I was mistreated"--nonprofit humour](https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExemFyMW16cDdmbm5pa256NHB6MDBwNTE3b200YW4zaW9uc3h0ZTNmOSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/VeNnR1i8e04fv56JWH/giphy.gif)
Stage three: Bargaining
“I really think I could execute a lot better if I teamed up with someone.”
“So you can’t help me because you’re busy drafting a 2500-word explainer on ‘systems thinking’? I thought I was writing humour this week…”
![Larry David nodding and saying "Okay"--nonprofit humour](https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExbzU3NWg3MWZ2OXJudGVkeXVmZ3hwdWplYm0yZDg4eTd0ZnZmNng3YiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/1fRCAWBGBkikM/giphy.gif)
Stage four: Sadness
“Am I not funny enough to write…humour…for…nonprofits?”
![Larry David looking shocked--nonprofit humour](https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNXVvcDBub2k0eDRtb2RlaGprdnBydTBrYnlwOHZsMTJxYmJpZTk0aiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/PjxgoctsiTZiOPllqE/giphy.gif)
Stage five: Acceptance
“What if I just repackage the few humorous tropes that we all know about the sector as the article? I’m sure it’ll turn out…
![Larry David saying "Pretty good"--nonprofit humour](https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExN3llMW9tanpnMGt2ZXdtdXpraWFqdnlsNHJ0am11b2pyNmNuNTRnZSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/WrJ8x0niiblWEoo7hE/giphy.gif)