Humour
June 24, 2019

#SixWordHorrorStory | The nonprofit edition

Nonprofit horror stories in six words or less, all based on real life experiences.
2 min read
1

Low salary but fulfilling work.

2

You’ll be managing millennials.

3

We’re doing a strategy rethink. (Again).

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4

The minister will be here “any minute”.

5

You should partner with them.

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6

Do you have your FCRA license?

7

We have three new interns.

8

Work at a nonprofit? I need to donate clothes.

9

There’s no coffee.

10

What’s the cost per beneficiary?

11

Who else is funding your idea?

12

How many lives have you touched?

13

You need to hire an outside CEO.

14

It’s reporting season.

15

What’s your revenue model?

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16

I will be unreachable on vacation.

17

Nonprofit jholawallas are all bleeding hearts.

18

I work at a nonprofit. (…Awkward silence)

19

We are facing technical difficulties.

20

When are you getting a real job?

This humour piece was inspired by the Twitter thread #SixWordHorrorStory by Deadant. You can find the entire thread here.

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