Is 'non' just another word for no?

September 16, 2009 |
Valor

Seth Godin wrote a provocative, and thoughtful piece about the problem with ‘non’ specifically about the not-for profit sector:

Did you start or join this non-profit because of the non part? I doubt it. It’s because you want to make change. The way the world is just isn’t right or good enough for you… there’s an emergency or an injustice or an opportunity and you want to make change.
These organizations exist solely to make change. That’s why you joined, isn’t it?
The problem facing your group, ironically, is the resistance to the very thing you are setting out to do. Non-profits, in my experience, abhor change.