BOMBSAC said:
thats where the research would come in....dont most of these organizations run off donations?
From what I understand, yes, many do, but almost ALL serious nonprofits get grants from foundations to pay rent and salaries. That is what sucks because:
a. Non-profits have to spend so much time writing applications for grants, and this is really complicated and a pain in the ass because you have to make your non-profit sound as bomb as possible so you get a grant. Then you have to report to the foundation exactly how you spent their money down to the penny.
B. Foundations are almost always run by really rich people, who have basically unlimited money to give to organizations of their choice. As we all know, really rich people have funny ideas about what deserves money and what doesn't. Also they are never (intentionally) going to fund anything that threatens the class and race order which enabled them to get rich.
C. Rich people put their money in foundations so they don't have to pay taxes on it, so the hustle is, rich people set their money apart in foundations and the foundations only spend 3 or 5% a year on their pet non-profits and invest the rest (untaxed, but getting intrest) thru the foundation. Because this masive amount of money is not locally taxed the government taxes the shit outta the poor and middle classes and still can't fund schools, hospitals, etc. Thus creating needs for non-profits to fill the gaps in society's safety net...... see the hustle? Not very democratic huh?
On the other hand, if you can trick the foundation into giving you a grant, its basically free money, so.... that part is all good..... too bad you have to have your head up the foundation's ass to get one usually.
So, sorry to write a damn essay, but that is the problem with non-profits as I see them. Plus MANY people get jaded by the hustle they have to do begging from foundations and look at it like just another career and stop being motivated by 'the kids' or whatever cause it was they started the non-profit for in the first place....