Benefits of being young and small
Written by Tom Albinson
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26 November 2011
"The age of empires is long gone; even the cold war is now a subject for the history books, and the old certainties which once underpinned international relations have unravelled. In their place we have a more complex, more uncertain world, but also one which is more alive with possibilities for positive change than ever before, where more nations than ever exercise independence in an interdependent world, and where Scotland can and will be a force for good.
...the countries which appear best equipped to deal with such conditions are those that are nimble and fleet-footed enough to adapt quickly to change. It is not the size of a nation that is important, but the size of its ambition and of the contribution it can make to the world. Scotland is ready to meet that challenge."
-Alex Salmond (quote from The Economist: The World in 2012)
What is true for small countries, like Scotland, is also true for non profit organizations like IAFR. Indeed, there are great strategic benefits in being young and small - designed in and for a rapidly changing world rather than for a world that is no longer.
