n Foundations are made up of money stolen from taxpayers, i.e. they are tax-monies retained under corporate control because corporations are very rich
n Who are you accountable to?
n Does your organization make more people empowered to do the work your doing? How often, if ever, do the people who enter your community/service/etc end up taking on leadership roles within your organization? How much are they in control of what is offered and what the priorities are?
n Are you doing what you want to do or what you have to do?
n How many hours a week are you working and how close is the problem to being taken care of? How many more people doing what you do would it take to solve the problem your addressing? If you are working too much and the problem is going nowhere you can be pretty sure you should be doing something else
n Are you getting paid to change the world? Who is paying you? Are your goals their goals or are you living a dual existence pretending to be something you’re not to try to do the things you want to do?
n Is it possible to make your organization sustainable and not constantly crazy without another cent? How would you have to organize if your organization could only receive money through individual donations?
n Who is your target community/audience? Do you come together/serve them?
