Success is not the same as functional. One could argue that wikimedia has been very successful in its mission and it is at the same time also disfunctional.<p>I wouldn&#x27;t call any of the non-profits I&#x27;ve worked at failures.<p>Hell, many people have described companies like Microsoft as badly disfunctional, but it would be hard to argue that they are not successful.<p>If I stepped on anyone&#x27;s toes with my post, I apologize. I was not trying to take a swipe at any one or any type of organization. I&#x27;m still involved with a number of organizations and admire and respect the work that they do.