The Founder and Having A Life
Nowhere in the handbook for starting a nonprofit organization does it say to not go out, have a few drinks, take a holiday regularly, and be normal. In other words, have a life. It’s not easy to disconnect from your organization. You will have a never ending stream of financial, government, compliance and programmatic problems to deal with. Those cannot be an excuse to abandon having a balanced life.
Tom Stader
Tom Stader has worked within the International NPO/NGO sector since 2005. He has experience working in Mainland China, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the USA. In 2007, Tom founded The Library Project, which donates to rural elementary school and orphanage libraries in Asia, and most recently, Nonprofit Insights. Tom understands the real-world challenges that Founders and NPO/NGO professionals face. He understands that our work is not easy, there are never straight lines in development work, and support is hard to find.