Title: Challenge of Founder’s Syndrome | Texas Commission on the Arts
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Challenge of Founder’s Syndrome
Parting is such sweet sorrow
What are founders thinking?
Should the founder remain on the board?
What can happen if a leader stays too long?
Should the founder continue after a replacement is named?
What are the most difficult issues for the founder to face?
Are there training opportunities that address founder’s syndrome?
What is the best way to confront the issue of organizational transition?
What happens if the founder wants to continue to work with the nonprofit?
Is there any way that founders can continue working with their organizations?
Is there a graceful way to send them off?

Content: Is there a graceful way to send them off? It is important to acknowledge the contributions the founder has made to the organization. Find a way to publicly acknowledge their work and thank them for their service. Give them an award at a major event and issue a press release, so the break with the organization is known in the community. Adapted in part from Succession: Arts Leadership for the 21st Century, Illinois Arts Alliance