Boiling a Frog

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I found myself in a difficult situation once.  My friend told me it was like boiling a frog.  I had never heard this expression, so I asked her to explain. What a great analogy. Apparently, if you take the average frog and drop him into boiling water, he will jump out immediately to save his…

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The Auditor Myth

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Unfortunately, I have run into more than my share of embezzlers in the nonprofit world.  Usually when I find fraud, the Executive Director is truly shocked.  And, one of the first things she says to me… “But we are audited every year.” Yeah.  I get that.  The word “AUDIT” carries a lot of weight.  The…

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