What Is the Value of a Nonprofit Leader’s Time?

It never ceases to amaze me how often nonprofit leaders give away their expertise and their time—for free.

Here’s the most recent example I’ve encountered:

A leader of an education nonprofit, let’s call her "Amy," was approached by a group of funders who wanted to start a similar program in a different city. They already had identified a potential leader of the effort, but this leader, let’s call him "Mark," was pretty inexperienced in working with school districts and managing a large-scale nonprofit effort.

So, the group of funders asked if Amy would be willing to help Mark.