Marty,

Hm... what are the odds that the wife of a division head of a large nonprofit would be the $200,000 winner on a $10 slot machine?

Almost feels like the casino is rigged so that a certain class of people feels luckier than others.

That aside, I touch on an example similar to your experience at the nonprofit briefly in my article on passion culture. I'm surprised (but not surprised) just how much your story overlaps with the one that I discussed there.

Would you be interested in talking further? I have a few questions. Contact me at the email in my profile if you're keen on it; I don't want to ask any personal questions and won't pester you about the specifics of your experience (though you're certainly free to share them if you want to, or if it's not a big deal to you).

But I do have a couple questions about your statement that this type of manipulation is endemic to nonprofits. Feels like there's a story hiding in there, y'know? It would be nice to talk with someone who has experience with the territory.

J