How do I quit my not-for-profit job as the sole employee left?

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Hi everyone

I began a coordination position at a not-for-profit in February. My primary role was to overlook community volunteers in a part-time job four days a week, including some weekends, and also assist in the overall function of the organization, as I was the sole part-time staff, alongside the director and administrative assistant that worked only 12 hours a week due to funding restraint.

My position does not offer any benefits, and I take home roughly $2000,00 a month after taxes. The position started as a work-from-home role and transitioned into the office 3 days a week, but now I'm the sole person at the office as the director does not show up.

A month after starting the position, I noticed that the community volunteers who were paid an honorarium of $500.00 a month barely did any work. I would have to constantly chase them to meet with me online, speak with me on the phone, or provide an update on their monthly activities. The director would continuously blame me for their lack of motivation, asking me to call them, be patient that their busy and so forth, but then I realized that the previous coordinator had similar issues as me, so this wasn't entirely my fault, they didn't seem committed to the role.

Anyhow, I continued doing my best to get them engaged and reach out to me if they required any support. Still, we barely accomplished anything; instead, the director placed all the pressure on the admin guy and me to perform events, stressing us out to accomplish all of these tasks for her.

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When I did some work, I noticed that the director would ask me to redo everything as it didn't look how she liked it to look, and then the admin guy faced the same issue. Now that we work in the office a few times a week, the stress has increased, and the Admin guy is leaving in two weeks, so that I will be solely an employee.

She is delegating me to recruit five more community volunteers, create a partnership with the organization and create a curriculum all before the year ends.

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I feel overwhelmed and thankfully have an interview for a new position this Friday, so I'm hoping I d get it and would give in my 2-week notice, however, do I write a short statement and if she asks why I'm leaving what do I say?

xColinx · Accepted Answer

Your 2-week notice is all you really need to do, and then beyond that you can share as much or little feedback as you're comfortable with. Not sure if they would have a formal exit interview/form for you to complete, or if boss lady would ask you stuff verbally. If she does, probably best to just keep it short & professional... "I really enjoyed working here and learned a lot. A unique opportunity has come up that I'm really excited about that fits with my career goals."

Obviously you can paraphrase and put it into your own natural wording, but yeah... keep it brief. You don't owe her a detailed explanation and shouldn't have to play 20 questions with her. What type of position are you interviewing for on Friday?

SamIam96 · Accepted Answer

Do some research. If you're in the US, and it's a legitimate non-profit, there's documentation listing who's really in charge, the board of directors, etc. There should also be filings making public things like finances.

If you decide to quit, notify the board of directors and your boss if you can. The board will surely want to listen to what you have to say.

TroyDT2 · Answer

Assuming this is in the USA: If you are not on the Board, you let the director know that you quit. It is the director's problem, not yours.. The bylaws govern how he/she is supposed to proceed to dissolve the non-profit.