Funny or absurd fictional non-profit organization ideas needed
July 6, 2014 4:49 PM Subscribe
I'm writing a ten-minute play to be entered into a competition this fall. Two characters are bemoaning the gulf between the real work world and their former experience serving on a non-profit board. I need the name of the organization to be funny and ridiculous. The only thing I've come up with so far is Urban Mime Farming. Please give me some better ideas!
The Organization, Association, and Federation Cooperative
posted by 4ster at 5:18 PM on July 6, 2014 [6 favorites]
posted by 4ster at 5:18 PM on July 6, 2014 [6 favorites]
Strip Mine Conservancy
posted by sciencegeek at 5:21 PM on July 6, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by sciencegeek at 5:21 PM on July 6, 2014 [3 favorites]
The Roadkill Hospice Advocacy Society
The Animal Voting Rights Defense League
Rick Perry 2016
posted by 4ster at 5:24 PM on July 6, 2014 [3 favorites]
The Animal Voting Rights Defense League
Rick Perry 2016
posted by 4ster at 5:24 PM on July 6, 2014 [3 favorites]
Special Snowflake Community Enterprise
posted by to recite so charmingly at 5:27 PM on July 6, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by to recite so charmingly at 5:27 PM on July 6, 2014 [1 favorite]
The Society for the Coalition of Bean Platers Anonymous
posted by Hermione Granger at 5:40 PM on July 6, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Hermione Granger at 5:40 PM on July 6, 2014 [1 favorite]
Centers for Louise Control
United Appeal for Invisible Friends
Egoists Anonymous
The Society for the Prevention and Cure of Hangnails
Mothers Against Coming to a Complete Stop at 4-Way Intersections, But Then Inching Forward Until Cross Traffic Can't Really Get Past You So You Might As Well Just Drive Through Already, For Crying Out Loud.
posted by adamrice at 5:50 PM on July 6, 2014 [5 favorites]
United Appeal for Invisible Friends
Egoists Anonymous
The Society for the Prevention and Cure of Hangnails
Mothers Against Coming to a Complete Stop at 4-Way Intersections, But Then Inching Forward Until Cross Traffic Can't Really Get Past You So You Might As Well Just Drive Through Already, For Crying Out Loud.
posted by adamrice at 5:50 PM on July 6, 2014 [5 favorites]
The Special Committee for the Conservation of Special Committees
The International Introvert Initiative (disbanded)
The Coalition for a Better Yesterday
posted by MShades at 5:53 PM on July 6, 2014 [1 favorite]
The International Introvert Initiative (disbanded)
The Coalition for a Better Yesterday
posted by MShades at 5:53 PM on July 6, 2014 [1 favorite]
The Society for Redundancy Society
Vagueness or Something Association
Pants for All
The Consensus Consortium
The Astounding Foundation
Boring Machine Managers of America
Equal Rights Sometime in the Near Future
Non-Famous People of America
Misplaced Apostrophe's Anonymous
posted by oxisos at 6:00 PM on July 6, 2014 [2 favorites]
Vagueness or Something Association
Pants for All
The Consensus Consortium
The Astounding Foundation
Boring Machine Managers of America
Equal Rights Sometime in the Near Future
Non-Famous People of America
Misplaced Apostrophe's Anonymous
posted by oxisos at 6:00 PM on July 6, 2014 [2 favorites]
International Mediocrity Foundation
Earworm Sufferers of America
posted by SisterHavana at 6:07 PM on July 6, 2014
Earworm Sufferers of America
posted by SisterHavana at 6:07 PM on July 6, 2014
Artisanal Sewerage Council
posted by scratch at 6:59 PM on July 6, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by scratch at 6:59 PM on July 6, 2014 [2 favorites]
The Council of Allied Foundations and their arch-rival, the Alliance of Federated Councils.
The League of Women Gloaters
The March of Nickels*
Colonel Sanders House*
*Provide similar services to the March of Dimes and Ronald McDonald House, but for minor illnesses
posted by The Underpants Monster at 7:09 PM on July 6, 2014 [5 favorites]
The League of Women Gloaters
The March of Nickels*
Colonel Sanders House*
*Provide similar services to the March of Dimes and Ronald McDonald House, but for minor illnesses
posted by The Underpants Monster at 7:09 PM on July 6, 2014 [5 favorites]
A long time ago, I got fed up with always seeing "Company Name" on address forms I was filling out (what company? I was just a student, for Pete's sake), so for a while I started putting in "Utopians For A Better Society". This was over 20 years ago, and to this day I still occasionally see it on junk mail addressed to me. With a little creative variation, the Company Name field might be a good way to see who's selling your address to whom...
posted by uosuaq at 7:29 PM on July 6, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by uosuaq at 7:29 PM on July 6, 2014 [2 favorites]
Entropy, Ltd.
posted by halfbuckaroo at 8:17 PM on July 6, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by halfbuckaroo at 8:17 PM on July 6, 2014 [1 favorite]
Fame Seekers Anonymous
Codependency Cooperative
Anonymous Anon
Ha'penny Restitution Council
posted by Kerasia at 11:09 PM on July 6, 2014
Codependency Cooperative
Anonymous Anon
Ha'penny Restitution Council
posted by Kerasia at 11:09 PM on July 6, 2014
Association for a Fart-Positive Society
National Society for Man-Dog Love
Royal Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things (thank you, Monty Python)
posted by woodman at 1:13 AM on July 7, 2014
National Society for Man-Dog Love
Royal Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things (thank you, Monty Python)
posted by woodman at 1:13 AM on July 7, 2014
I've always liked the variations on Cats Are Sweet Home (just make it out to the initials...) and if you have a character with a short name, you can make an acronym out of their name to suggest that they're skimming funds.
posted by viggorlijah at 2:27 AM on July 7, 2014
posted by viggorlijah at 2:27 AM on July 7, 2014
The Organization Association Cooperative
Bureaucrats Need Love, Too
The Paperwork Partnership
The Flat Moon Society
Bob's Totally Legit Tax-Shelter Non-Profit
Earthworms Are Easy
Protect The Woodlouse
posted by Mister Moofoo at 2:33 AM on July 7, 2014
Bureaucrats Need Love, Too
The Paperwork Partnership
The Flat Moon Society
Bob's Totally Legit Tax-Shelter Non-Profit
Earthworms Are Easy
Protect The Woodlouse
posted by Mister Moofoo at 2:33 AM on July 7, 2014
Planar Topography Society
posted by sciencegeek at 3:21 AM on July 7, 2014
posted by sciencegeek at 3:21 AM on July 7, 2014
Association Managers Association
Young Professionals in Gerontology
posted by AndrewInDC at 4:12 AM on July 7, 2014
Young Professionals in Gerontology
posted by AndrewInDC at 4:12 AM on July 7, 2014
The Association of Redundancy Association
Answers on the Green Foundation
posted by Betelgeuse at 5:09 AM on July 7, 2014
Answers on the Green Foundation
posted by Betelgeuse at 5:09 AM on July 7, 2014
Maybe something from Umberto Eco's School of Comparative Irrelevance?
posted by milk white peacock at 5:54 AM on July 7, 2014
posted by milk white peacock at 5:54 AM on July 7, 2014
The Humanoid Fund: money for people who resemble human beings.
posted by AndrewInDC at 6:14 AM on July 7, 2014
posted by AndrewInDC at 6:14 AM on July 7, 2014
halfbuckaroo: "Entropy, Ltd."
Shouldn't that be The Entropy Organization?
posted by adamrice at 8:48 AM on July 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
Shouldn't that be The Entropy Organization?
posted by adamrice at 8:48 AM on July 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
The Involuntary Human Extinction Movement
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 9:18 AM on July 7, 2014
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 9:18 AM on July 7, 2014
The Society for the Prevention of Plate Tectonics
posted by General Tonic at 11:01 AM on July 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by General Tonic at 11:01 AM on July 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
Society for the Resolution of First World Problems
posted by daisyace at 3:39 PM on July 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by daisyace at 3:39 PM on July 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
Please tell us 1) which one you use and 2) if the ones you're not are free game for other wrters, because some of these are giving me ideas!
posted by stormyteal at 9:53 PM on July 7, 2014
posted by stormyteal at 9:53 PM on July 7, 2014
Response by poster: stormyteal, although most of the responses are quite hilarious, I won't be using any names as exactly laid out above (although Utopians for a Better Society fits my storyline the best.) So go ahead and take.
To all who contributed, thanks very much!
And I really dig The League of Women Gloaters!
posted by BostonTerrier at 6:16 AM on July 8, 2014 [2 favorites]
To all who contributed, thanks very much!
And I really dig The League of Women Gloaters!
posted by BostonTerrier at 6:16 AM on July 8, 2014 [2 favorites]
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posted by xingcat at 4:53 PM on July 6, 2014 [2 favorites]