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Welcome to Planet501c3
Tales from The Nonprofit Galaxy
Art and Humor by Miriam Engleberg
Planet501c3 pokes fun at life in the nonprofit sector: 501(c)(3) is the IRS designation for nonprofit corportations. It is written and drawn by Miriam Engelberg, along with ideas and suggestions from CompassPoint staff and many others. The two popular compilations of cartoons, They Came from Planet501c3 and Planet501c3: The Next Generation, are only available through CompassPoint's bookstore. Help support the Planet by buying either collection to give to your co-workers!
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Administrative Man (04/25/2000) | |
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| Cartoon Transcript: Maria sits at her desk. Behind her is a countdown calendar that says,"20 days until we go broke." Her coworker, Brad, comes in and stands at her desk. Brad: "Maria, I need your help on question 287b. What is our AARGH number?" Maria: "That's the number the state will give us once they receive this application." Brad: "But it says it's required. This form makes no sense, I give up!" Maria: standing up and putting out her hands, "No Brad - No! You're our last hope. We need this grant." Brad: "No one could fill out this form." Then, the next frame shows a man in a suit with a cape and a brief case. He flys in and announces, "Stand up and cheer, Administrative Man is here! With my Superpower of Bureaucratic Vision I can fill out the form and save your organization from imminent collapse." Administrative Man opens his brief case and gets down to business, pulling out a form and saying, "But first I need some intake information: What is your annual budget? How many board members do you have? How would you categorize the overall mission of your organization?" The rapid-fire list of questions gets smaller and smaller until it disappears out of the strip. The End. Created and drawn by Miriam Engelberg and respectfully transcribed by Colleen Shelly. | |
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