<i>I have never seen a functional non-profit.</i><p>I&#x27;ve seen quite a few.<p><i>For whatever reason, non-profits seem to attract all kinds of people who are motivated by things I can only describe as &quot;weird.&quot;</i><p>Not sure how to put my finger on it, but your overall depiction does seem a bit, how to put this, &quot;drama queen&quot;-ish.  As in, yes, we&#x27;ve all known of certain horror stories, meltdowns, etc, among non-profits.  But overall your characterization (not specific to the sentence above) seems rather hyperbolic.  People join non-profits with all kinds of motivations, just like they do for-profits.  Yes, you do find narcissists -- but you also find a lot of solid, highly principled (and highly skilled) people.  It&#x27;s just that their stories usually aren&#x27;t the ones that trigger open letters, blogposts, and interactive timeline visualizations.