@paulg $.85 of every $1 raised goes to raising the next $1 for big npo's. Small NPO's not so much-exactly why we launched @pledgeling
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@paulg this is because the entities aren't self sustaining. The difference between the two is sales creates customers and recurring revenue. -
@davealevine@paulg The danger is when Fundraising efforts exceed Mission efforts, an increasingly common "trap" in which 501(c)s fall.
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@paulg Nonprofits seem to be dominated by orgs w/ focus on fundraising much as enterprise sw is dominated by cos w/ focus on sales.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg indeed, poor incentives. I wrote some thoughts on this a few weeks ago http://garybasin.com/2015/05/10/optimization-functions-of-firms-benevolence-vs-profit/ … there are better waysThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg self perpetuation supplants the core mission way too often. Stalin dubed his version "Socialism in one country."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Effective nonprofits devote most of their budgets to programs, not FR. Nonprofits are already evaluated by this metric by@CharityNavThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg very true & especially troubling considering they can be used as de facto tax shelters. foundations in same boat, often.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg and with all that money they try to preserve themselves as long as possible, rather than focus on fulfilling their missionThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg both are existentially necessary, right?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg NPOs have little oversight and many are corrupted. Some missions do need long incubation, but should perhaps go to@kickstarter etcThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Tip:@danpallotta 's book 'Uncharitable': How charities shld be allowed to act in more capitalistic ways http://www.amazon.com/Uncharitable-Restraints-Nonprofits-Contemporary-Perspectives/dp/1584659556/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1432808604&sr=8-1&keywords=uncharitable … -
@paulg@danpallotta and about how low overhead is a misleading / false criterion for a charity's effectiveness
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@paulg Pournelle’s law. Bureaucracy isn’t a public sector thing.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg ... essentially the same mindset. Top line growth cures allThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg do YC nonprofits disrupt that in some way?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg that's troublesome - means vs. the end so to speakThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Here's how they measure it: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=48#.VWax3lJHanM … Helps donors determine if their $ will really be used to further the org's cause.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg fundraising = revenuesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Israeli nonprofit statisitcs show YoY that it works like funnel - most of funds spent inside organisations, the rest go to destitute.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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