April 5, 2007

NAACP's Turnover Not a Problem

To the Editor:

Your recent article on the NAACP ("Citing Conflict With the Board, the Head of the NAACP Steps Down," March 22) may have caused some misperceptions, and I am writing to correct them.

We have only had six CEO's in 90 years — a good record for nonprofit organizations. Through all these years, the board has set policy that the CEO was obliged to follow. No recent CEO reported to the full board;

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