It’s kind of weird how we expect so much from charities and social work yet generally revile any attempt to pay their workers any more than the bare minimum.
Even worse is the fact that big donors feel this way. It's a real problem.
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I’m curious to hear what you think would solve this problem. Changing donors minds, changing the nature of philanthropy (to become more of a social enterprise), something else? A combination of the above?
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I only became aware of the problem a couple months ago, because the people running nonprofits mostly suffer in silence till they burn out and quit. But it is a big focus for me now and I have a lot of ideas I want to try.
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I wonder how much goes back to abuse of the system via donor-advised funds, or surprisingly high administration<>donation ratios. There's a popular impression that nonprofits can be an plaything for the wealthy, and I think that leads to a natural overcorrection toward austerity.
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We do the same with teachers. K-12 school teachers have the hardest job. They influence our most important "resource". Generate no profit (directly). We do not pay them.
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More twisted in the US. Largest health systems and Insurance companies are not-for-profit. Top management gets top $$$ but rest of employees struggle.
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It's a labour market and the intrinsically motivated drive the price down.
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I always knew this phenomenon largely governed non-profits but I was today years old when I learnt there is an actual word that describes it so well!
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