Currently in CASB I am learning about a number of things, two of which are corporate governance and non profit organizations. I am enjoying this greatly since we finally are talking about something other than numbers, and I get to reflect on several organizations I have been part of and see how they rank against the ideal. Most have been good, a few could be better, but none were terrible.

Todays posting to McSweeney's Internet Tendency made me laugh since it shows how the end of the world would play out assuming heaven was a stereotypical small non profit organization.

How the Apocalypse Would Happen if Heaven Were a Small Non Profit
By Daniel Cech

God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit will send e-mails to each other creating action plans and purposely not CC or talk about it with any of the angels. After about two weeks of this, Gabriel over hears a "private" phone call between JC and the Lord and immediately sends a scathing e-mail to all the angels (It is a small office, which they all share). The angels then decide to organize a meeting WITHOUT the Trinity to figure out how to handle the whole mess. The board finds out about the Angel meeting, and they want in. The Trinity hasn't been informed. All the while, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are creating a strategic plan detailing strategies and desired outcomes, none of which involve the angels OR the board. Tension mounts between the Trinity and the angels/board. More scathing e-mails. Neither party is talking to the other and can't figure out why. After about ten years of this (and total neglect of what's happening on Earth) Heaven is awarded a grant, and God brings in a consultant. After three months of meetings, SWOT analysis, and organizational training, the Trinity, the angels, and the board FINALLY are on the same page. Only then will Gabriel realize no one had CC'd the four horsemen.