It's all very well to create a non-profit for your event, but part of the point is to separate the entity from the individuals who founded it. If board members don't have a continuity plan in place for if/when key staff disappear, they're doing it wrong.
This doesn't have to be hard. It can be as easy as knowing the answers to "who would run this if I wasn't here tomorrow?" and "do they have/know everything they need to know to do it?" (It helps if they are in on your plan, too.)
Yes, when you've led an event from the start, it can seem like "your baby" - but like a real baby, you can't just kill it if you can't take care of it any more. Being a fiduciary means putting the organization's best interests first; and it probably isn't in FurFright's best interest to liquidate.
The same goes for large websites. I think a few fans might be quite disappointed if Fur Affinity disappeared - although in that case it's up to the shareholders of Ferrox Art LLC, whoever they are. (This is really a call for non-profit organizations to be formed to own/run such websites, which is something I should get around to now that I'm responsible for Inkbunny as well.)
Like the termination of Furry Connection North, this news - assuming it's true - leaves a bad taste in the mouth.
It's all very well to create a non-profit for your event, but part of the point is to separate the entity from the individuals who founded it. If board members don't have a continuity plan in place for if/when key staff disappear, they're doing it wrong.
This doesn't have to be hard. It can be as easy as knowing the answers to "who would run this if I wasn't here tomorrow?" and "do they have/know everything they need to know to do it?" (It helps if they are in on your plan, too.)
Yes, when you've led an event from the start, it can seem like "your baby" - but like a real baby, you can't just kill it if you can't take care of it any more. Being a fiduciary means putting the organization's best interests first; and it probably isn't in FurFright's best interest to liquidate.
The same goes for large websites. I think a few fans might be quite disappointed if Fur Affinity disappeared - although in that case it's up to the shareholders of Ferrox Art LLC, whoever they are. (This is really a call for non-profit organizations to be formed to own/run such websites, which is something I should get around to now that I'm responsible for Inkbunny as well.)