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It is more complex
I wish it were this simple, but it is a nice NOTION!
posted by
Harvardgirl_global
on July 18, 2007 at 7:44 PM
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The people are....
The people are in lines waiting for services, that the agencies can not deliver because of one reason- but mostly the other. The line is not thin at all, it is thick, like the skulls of the funding boards that decide where all the money all goes. Some of the very best paid non-profit workers in this country are the most biased ass's you will ever meet. I will not list them here, but I could. I will not because we all know that I am after all, "a crazy loon", but the truth is people that work in social work know how to get money for what they need. The rest of the people out there are in it for some other reason as far as I can tell. As far as I can tell there is a lot of tax evasion going on in the name of non-profit, and charity. Makes me want to be one! But then again, I guess I would have to be nice to someone in government- and I am just not willing to kiss ass. Never have been very good at it, but if I were I would have made a great executive for a nonprofit- that is about all those people do all day. If your buns ever need a big smooch- go find one of those dudes, they are very practiced!
posted by
Harvardgirl_global
on July 11, 2007 at 8:34 PM
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There's nonprofit, and then there's nonprofit
Some of our largest employers here in California are non-governmental nonprofits (I'm thinking of a couple hospital chains, including one run by the University of California). Their administrators earn huge salaries, sit on each others' boards, just as though they were S&P index companies. It just means the companies don't pay their share of taxes; their cost to customers/patients are just as high as any privates still trying to compete, and pay for most non-adminsitrative line staff (and many administrative staff on the lower echelons) remain pitiful versus the local cost of living.
Then, I just almost jumped at a position as a VISTA volunteer; $120/week (you qualify for food stamps), limited medical and dental, and the position is for one year at a time. Great for kids looking for experience but really hard for anyone else, and these positions displace people who could work over time and make a living at it while polishing and honing their skills and networks.
(PS: Don't get me started about the American Red Cross and the UNited Way...).
posted by
majroj
on June 25, 2007 at 9:55 PM
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Straightforward
It gets cloudy but its better than no action.
posted by
Dolls-43
on June 22, 2007 at 4:03 PM
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