You're not wrong. I used to be a big shot in the charity sector. I was working for a small but decent welfare charity, then started to get headhunted by larger, high profile charities to come and work for them.
First was Parkinson's UK but their offer was no great shakes.
Then the Alzheimer's Society interviewed me and made a good offer verbally. But they must have forgotten to formally send it in writing.
The one from the testicular cancer charity went nowhere. Promised the Earth but it turned out to all be bollocks.
Finally the Brittle Bones Sociery approached me. Offered me £165k a year, 4 day week, 38 days annual leave, massive pension and a car. I nearly snapped the guy's hand off when he told me!