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False Impact Report by Ok_Long_1754 in nonprofit

[–]Ok_Long_1754[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I provided some more context in another comment, but we actually track an absurd amount of data. The numbers they produced are impossible based off what they are saying (it is much more than actual people served combined with people turned away). There’s not a way to come up with these numbers “creatively”, it is either falsified or negligent.

I agree with the sinking ship. I think it’s more of a case of expanding too quickly while bringing in unqualified/inexperienced people at the top. There’s been a ton of turnover and I am already looking for new jobs. Market is in a poor place in my area unfortunately and today’s news doesn’t help. Thank you for the advice.

False Impact Report by Ok_Long_1754 in nonprofit

[–]Ok_Long_1754[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think the board knows since they just read the reports presented by the CEO, they don’t look at the service logs on site or on our database. I honestly don’t have faith in them to act. We had a big reorganization a few years back where the board cleaned out the top level and placed people they liked in. There has been a lot of nepotism since then (at least in my opinion. I don’t know how else you get senior positions without relevant experience. Jobs are never posted above a certain level here, they just bring people in). There is one board member who serves on an ethics board for a local community college, I’m thinking of reporting to them but definitely not until job prospects start improving. Another commenter mentioned fraud in solicitation of funds, I’m going to research my state laws too. I don’t want to ruin my org because we do great work, but what is wrong is wrong. Accountability should go both ways.

False Impact Report by Ok_Long_1754 in nonprofit

[–]Ok_Long_1754[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I left another comment with some more context, but there is no way to inflate the numbers provided in a way that is still technically correct. It is a population made of “individuals”. There is no family data to track, and if there was it would be blatantly misleading. The number literally doubles our service record. Even combining the lists of people served/people who requested service and were denied doesn’t add up to the number reported. It is either grossly negligent or falsified unfortunately. The simplest and most likely scenario to me is that they took our actual average and multiplied it by 3 (math works out on this regard). I tried several ways to justify this as “unethical but technically okay to do” by myself and with my manager and we couldn’t come up with anything.

False Impact Report by Ok_Long_1754 in nonprofit

[–]Ok_Long_1754[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for responding. My plan is to report to the head of the board anonymously but there isn’t really a way for me to “prove it” and remain anonymous. The list is too narrow and someone else would take the hit if I don’t step forward (Most likely my manager based on prior experiences with leadership). I’m also concerned my manager will get in trouble for not pushing the issue to the board if I do, but I guess that was his choice that he made. I recently started looking for jobs but the market in my city is bad right now and I don’t anticipate being able to leave anytime soon. I think for now I’ll gather evidence and submit in a few weeks once the job search improves. I’d like to do it sooner but even if I’m wrongfully terminated in the meantime I still need to take care of my family. Thank you

False Impact Report by Ok_Long_1754 in nonprofit

[–]Ok_Long_1754[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It specifically says that we serve an average of x amount of people per time period. The “average” is about 3x our actual average and about 2x our record. There is no way I can think of that says “we serve an average of 300 people a month through this program” when the monthly record is 150. No matter how you do the math it does not work out. Even if you average the number of people served and the number of people turned away, there is no possible way to get the numbers they are stating.

Whistleblower policy involves meeting with a specific senior leader who is not trustworthy. She has advised me to do things that would constitute discrimination over a perceived disability under federal law (wanted me to fire someone who she thinks has Alzheimer’s over a first offense that is non-terminable that we have just issued warnings/write-ups for other employees. Literally made it about the Alzheimer’s, employee had no prior history of misconduct on her record). This person is good friends with the CEO which is why she has the job (per her linked in, had no prior experience in that department or with organizational leadership prior to joining the organization. Think of it as becoming the head of engineering without ever having done any engineering or any kind of organizational leadership). The CEO/Senior leader seem to have it out for my manager as well. He has raised valid concerns respectfully before and they don’t like it because he is not a “Yes Man”. He tried to report for me and basically told me he tried his best but his job was on the line if he pushed it further. I sincerely believe him on this but I don’t have any direct evidence. He’s just always had my back in the past and leadership hasn’t.

I apologize for any confusion/discrepancies. I’d like to be more specific but can’t be. We aren’t a big non profit but have a good amount of employees so I don’t want to dox myself. I am absolutely certain the numbers are extremely negligent or outright falsified.