I think it is a broad generalization and erroneous statement to say that nonprofits have not created workable solutions for large scale societal problems. For example, I think of the Measles Initiative, which involves both nonprofits and governmental organizations to address Measles (and other health issues.)

What bugs me is the pointing the finger at the whole of the field and crying foul. Should we look at business and say the whole lot of them has failed to make the world a better place or uplift the communities in which they are embedded? Instead they make the rich richer? No! That would be false and unjust.

If you want the nonprofit sector to be transformed, more healthy, and more effective, then condescending “you fail” lectures will not be the most successful approach you can take. Worse, they come off as arrogant and “above it all” in a way that is patently false. We are all, each and every one of us, responsible for the society we live in. Be more strategic in the criticism and support.

Oh, and welcome to a new paradigm.