A board of directors is the captain of the ship. These are the people that embody the mission and values of the organization. There is no "owner" of a nonprofit. It is owned by the people. And the character of the board lets you know the character of the organization. https://twitter.com/BeyondType1/status/1282881457615106048">https://twitter.com/BeyondTyp...

A member of the board for @BeyondType1 was obscene to someone in their target service community and misgendered him in an effort to belittle. BT1 offered a weak apology, but they still allow this guy to stand as a representative for this org and their values as a board member.

An organization that has programs aimed at serving young people has a man on their board that responds to questions about the org on social media by sending photos of sex toys and talk about anal sex. This wasn& #39;t enough to get @BeyondType1 to remove him from their board.

If Beyond Type 1 had a publicly posted code of ethics or values (they don& #39;t), are they telling us that this behavior would be included as acceptable? As long as they apologize for being obscene with their constituents, it& #39;s okay?

When I worked for nonprofits, it was hard to remember that I wasn& #39;t just an individual. I was also a representative of an org that required public trust to survive. While not perfect, I never once responded to a constituent& #39;s questions with sex toy photos.

Removing a founding member from your board for his misconduct would be a difficult thing to do, but it would speak louder than any sleek infographic half-apology with your trademark font ever could.