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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 22 Feb 2021

    Tip for folks who get the "work for free for us because we're a non-profit" line. To sort through it, look up their IRS "990" which lists executive salaries. I've had NGOs that pay their executives high six & seven(!) figures tell me they don't pay because they're a "non-profit."

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      2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 22 Feb 2021

        Looking up that IRS 990 makes life easier. There is no reason for anyone to work for free for an NGO where the staff asking you to work for free because "non-profit" pay themselves that much. An actually cash-strapped organisation doing good work? Different story—as time allows.

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      3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 22 Feb 2021

        zeynep tufekci Retweeted Wanting better

        I’ve had that exact scenario NGO ask me to work for free because they are “nonprofit”. There are genuinely cash-strapped organizations doing great work and deserve support but usually if they ask, they’re apologetic and explain their situation. No “nonprofit, won’t pay” rudeness.https://twitter.com/cschneider8224/status/1363950698241552384 …

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        Tip of the iceberg. I worked for an NGO (IRC) whose CEO is paid $1M/year. VPs make $300-400k. Many NGOs are nepotism factories. They lack transparent pipelines b/c they're dominated by networked elites who routinely give internships as rewards to each other's children.
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      4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 22 Feb 2021

        I’m just putting this out there because I’ve been hearing people feel guilty turning such stuff down! No, no, no. You do not need to feel guilty! Your time and expertise is valuable. Donate it, if you’re in a position to do so, to worthy causes—not to salaries of already wealthy.

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      2. TBashII‏ @RukhnamaLives 22 Feb 2021
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        not to mention the often exorbitant/wasteful spending on things like a $500,000 logo redesign that any in-house graphic designer could do, or spending millions on "management consultants", while keeping salaries for everyone except the execs super-low

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      2. Vadim Graboys‏ @deapthoughts 22 Feb 2021
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        Getting qualified people to work for you for free is a valuable skill that commands high compensation in the labor market

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      3. Paul Bowes‏ @PaulBowes17 22 Feb 2021
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        Now that's the kind of weapons-grade cynicism I can get behind.

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      1. McGillicudy‏ @McGillicudy 22 Feb 2021
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        Ha, yeah! Those 990's can be very revealing indeed. Shoutout to ProPublica for putting up a lot of them.

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      1. MonkeeBread‏ @MonkeeBread 22 Feb 2021
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        Doesn’t everyone already do that?

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      1. Stop-the-MAGAss-Reich‏ @lumiere2016 22 Feb 2021
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        That pesky detail. Almost like a loophole.

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