June 28, 2007 | Read Time: 1 minute
Rosetta Thurman, director of development and finance at the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington, is part of a chorus of observers who have weighed in on the recent problems at the NAACP.
But after hearing Bruce Gordon — who recently left his post as NAACP president during a shakeup — speak at a conference on black philanthropy, Ms. Thurman says she has developed a new view on the situation.
Ms. Thurman writes on Perspectives From the Pipeline that the NAACP was not ready for Mr. Gordon’s business-first approach to running the organization.
Still, the NAACP is not alone in shouldering the blame for what Ms. Thurman says is a lack of progress in solving important issues facing black Americans.
“Like many people, I complain about the sad state of affairs for our youth, civil rights, and poverty among people of color,” she writes. “But, we all could and should really be doing much more to contribute to changing our communities.”
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