Nonprofit Founder Leader Does Bad

Lance Armstrong has decided to leave the charity he founded, essentially determining he's too much of a distraction to Live Strong. 

It's difficult to deny that big name founders don't matter to donors, especially in the start-up years of a nonprofit.  But the successful founder is one who creates a charity with so much added value that their creation has merit beyond their name.    

There's reason to believe that Mr. Armstrong has done a good job of making sure his charity has value beyond him and maybe separation now is actually helpful beyond just disassociating with a negative situation.  Bottom line, donors and beneficiaries will determine how much the founder's departure matters.  Of course if I were a planner of the charity in question, before Lance resigned I would be out asking donors why they give to the charity and asking beneficiaries how much the name matters.  Then the next path would be clear.

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