Ingrid wrote: [ on 06:55 PM 3/8/2007 ]
This misguided belief and the general perception of NGO-wallahs as either, unkempt, khadi-clad revolutionaries OR silk-sheathed socialites is a real barrier to sane people considering jobs in the sector.
I am not sure if this is cause, effect or faulty pattern perception on my part - but I've done some amount of volunteer work in the past, and the NGO biz [1] seems to have more than its fair share of both the kinds of fauna you cite.
Also, my gut feel [2] is that the newer, "venture philathropic" organizations had a bit of a tough time at first when they tried to get some accounting rigour into the industry.
Ingrid, your thoughts? Udhay [1] Oh yes, it is most certainly a biz. [2] Which means I don't have hard data, only anecdotal evidence. -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
