The CEO of a major organization is earning 20 times the income of his line staff, many of whom must rely on public assistance to just get by. Such a scenario would not a big surprise in the corporate world, right? But what if in this scenario the organization in question had as its central mission lifting people out of poverty and empowering families?

  In the classic biblical story of David and Goliath, young David, against all odds, conquers Goliath, a massive, astoundingly armored giant, who mercilessly taunted the Israelites. Improbably, the story goes, small overcomes big. Unfortunately, when small meets large in the nonprofit world, the outcome is usually more predictable (though typically less violent). In this […]