Comments on: Friends of Lulu Future Uncertain as President Resigns Publicly

By: What Went Wrong With Friends of Lulu? A Postmortem Interview » Comics Worth Reading

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:45:13 +0000

[...] Board of Directors members who attempted to resuscitate the group after the then-president’s abrupt public departure, Kynn Bartlett, agreed to answer my questions. I want to get this published, not to dance on the [...]

By: Friends of Lulu Done and Gone » Comics Worth Reading

Friends of Lulu Done and Gone » Comics Worth Reading — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:05:02 +0000

[...] I’m not surprised, although I was hopeful something could be saved from the ruins the previous president left [...]

By: It’s Official — Friends of Lulu No Longer a Non-Profit Organization » Comics Worth Reading

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:37:15 +0000

[...] on its feet (after a public call for help). However, the only news since from the group has been a public resignation (via blog post) from the then-President and an award announcement at the end of October 2010. No [...]

By: Friends of Lulu announces awards, new site | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:01:20 +0000

[...] board member Kynn Bartlett also responded to Johanna Draper Carlson’s questions about the group’s IRS status and its plans for the future, saying that the interim board will [...]

By: Friends of Lulu Award Winners Announced, New Website, Organization Followup » Comics Worth Reading

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:17:36 +0000

[...] of Lulu news, Kynn Bartlett, one of the acting board members, provided this statement regarding my questions about the group’s future: Obviously, the question of our IRS status is one of the most important issues facing the acting [...]

By: Lulu awards cause puzzlement, consternation | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:47:56 +0000

[...] as Johanna Draper Carlson observed at Comics Worth Reading, running an all-volunteer organization is difficult. D’Orazio has [...]

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:00:22 +0000

As the leader of a small group that has faced all sorts of setbacks (and triumphs) over the years, I can say that I agree 100% with you comments about time, energy, leadership and focus. One of the best organizations I ever saw has a 3-year rule. No one could keep a position for more than 3 years. Once your 3 years was up, you could (and were encouraged to) move to a lower position in the organization, to use your expertise to guide the new folks and keep the org runnning strong. That group was also blessed with a sufficient budget at the time, which meant that they didn’t have that pressure over them. But the rule meant that their ranks swelled with people who loved the org and knew what it was like and top and bottom. It was a beautiful thing.

It was also the only organization I’ve ever seen that maintained that.

I know you know, Johanna, how much like herding ferrets running an org is. :-) These things go they way they go, usually.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:53:35 +0000

I still don’t see why anybody would want to shoulder the task of cleaning out those particular stables. At this point anybody with a burning desire to take up FoL’s mission would get a lot more done with the same effort by launching a new group that doesn’t have to wrestle with, for instance, somehow putting together the missing tax filings.