A Creative Nonprofit Manager Seeks to Influence the Business World

A Creative Nonprofit Manager Seeks to Influence the Business World 1

Tina Tyrell

Nancy Lublin criticizes the “cult” of dynamic charity leaders: “It’s important for organizations to live beyond their founders.”

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Tina Tyrell

Nancy Lublin criticizes the “cult” of dynamic charity leaders: “It’s important for organizations to live beyond their founders.”

The headquarters of the charity Do Something are in a plum spot of Manhattan, just off Union Square. But inside its offices are telltale signs of nonprofit thrift.

Many of the charity’s dozen college interns and 19 full-time employees work in “the pit,” a pleasant but modest central room where workers sit side by side along two long tables. The chief executive of the charity, which promotes youth service and volunteerism, shares a small office with her assistant.