I have also found that non-profits can become a home to "useless zealots", a perhaps unkind but in my experience accurate term. They work there because they re

I have also found that non-profits can become a home to "useless zealots", a perhaps unkind but in my experience accurate term. They work there because they really believe in the non-profit's cause, but they are not good at their job. They are either loved or tolerated by leadership because of their belief in the cause, but typically cause more problems than they fix, and can be very difficult to deal with.