Nine years ago, I had my own little tryst with destiny. Picking up the phone I heard the question that would change my life.

Would you like to work in the not-for-profit sector?

Wait… Not – for – what?

Looking back, I remember the series of my questions, ranging from absurd to embarrassing. The poor recipients of my curiosity never betrayed how outrageous they must’ve felt.

From realising that field visits had nothing to do with actual fields and that profit is a bad word in the not-for-profit sector, me-the-Alice was discovering Wonderland little by little everyday. Almost a decade into it now, the questions may have reduced while the wonder has only increased for the better.

Luckily most wonderful colleagues, NGO leaders, professionals took the questions and forgave my absurdity. Which brings me back to the reason I started my ramble today. I have two reservations to this sector being called Not-for-profit.