We stood up: Organizing at a feminist nonprofit

Until recently, I worked at a feminist nonprofit. The founders were so assured in their politics that they placed the word “feminism” in the organization’s name. This was when the work was a project—with no executive director, no board, no bylaws, and no expectation or even reason to uphold worker protections. Everybody was in it for the love of the mission, and it was wildly successful. As opportunities rolled in, the founders decided to institutionalize their feminist project by establishing a 501c3.