I became weary as soon as the reporter said "for-profit start-up". Why would a service organization like this need to be for-profit?
@MakingtheCase
9 жыл бұрын
There's NUMEROUS costs that the company needs to cover: - Server use and hosting fees - Web development costs - Business card printing for the homeless - Employee wages (so THEY don't end up homeless) - Office space leasing - Utility costs - Stationary and basic business supply expenses How do people not understand or respect the amount of hard work and money that goes into developing and running these programs? Do you just expect them to do everything for free? That's not how the world works, dear. If these people are working so hard to change the lives of so many people, then there's no reason why they shouldn't profit by way of people donating to their organization. By the way, most charities claim to be "non-profit" but end up spending the majority of their donations on "administrative costs". At least this organization is honest in the fact that it isn't free for them to run their business and the fact that they need to make sure THEY can support themselves. It's very admirable of them that they don't touch any of the money people are donating to the individuals and, instead, offer a chance for people to donate to them directly. THAT is honest business practices, which should be commended!
@Fuscarino
9 жыл бұрын
*****, you clearly don't understand the non-profit structure. I suggest you Google how NPOs work and reevaluate your comment.
@MakingtheCase
9 жыл бұрын
Christian Fuscarino Nope. I used to work for a non-profit company, Plan Canada. Plan is actually a very good charity because they keep their overhead low, while still maintaining the integrity of their service. They still pay their CEO a larger salary than I personally feel is necessary, but it's certainly not the largest salary I've seen a charity CEO being paid: www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/six-figure-salaries-the-norm-at-top-charities/article4352708/ Obviously all non-profit charities are still going to need to use some of their income for overhead and administration costs. Most of them try very hard to keep overhead low (sometimes TOO low, which effects the quality of their service). However, there are still many non-profit organizations that are not quite so considerate about their overhead spending. While these more unscrupulous charities might scrimp and save in areas such as employee training, board member and CEO salaries are regulated by agencies (such as the IRS) and legally they are supposed to be "reasonably compensated". That leaves a lot of wiggle room for any number of salary amount and, while a 6 figure income might seem exorbitant for some, it's still not necessarily out of the realm of legality as far as regulatory bodies are concerned. According to Charity Navigator's 2014 research into non-profit CEO salaries, they investigated the average salaries for that position within 2,582 charities across America. What they found is that the median is about $120,000 p/annual. Max CEO Compensation for Large Charities is in the Northeast ($3,733,930). Max CEO Compensation for Medium Charities is in the Pacific West ($840,000). Max CEO Compensation for Small Charities is in the Southwest ($435,000). So, if you're wondering how many charities spend their money, you might consider just what kind of salaries they pay their CEO and that should give you a good idea of their priorities. By the by, if you need something to compare it to, the CEO of Japanese Airlines (JAL) makes as low as $90,000 p/year. He pays himself less than he pays his pilots and JAL is a for-profit company. So really...tell me again what it is I don't understand about non-profits?
@Fuscarino
9 жыл бұрын
Your initial comment implies that nonprofits don't have the ability to pay for certain costs or pay employees. That's simply not the case. If you made your case that a for profit model could benefit the cause more because of less government restrictions and a for profit model could generate more income for the cause then I would tend to agree, but that's not what you did.
@MakingtheCase
9 жыл бұрын
Christian Fuscarino Well, if you already understood those benefits, then what would have been the point of me spending my time reiterating those points? My point is simply that non-profit does not automatically make a charity better or more trust-worthy than one that is for-profit. Since you seem to grasp that concept, then there's no point in my having to explain it to you.
@cdrc
9 жыл бұрын
How do homeless people get this app if they don't have a smartphone?
@MakingtheCase
9 жыл бұрын
It's not an app. It's a website and they can access it at homeless resource centers, libraries, or cafes with public computers. Perhaps the program also works along with homeless programs in and around the city to offer the service to the homeless that they help.
@nkylejv6762
9 жыл бұрын
Oh yea like every homeless person have a phone to download the app and shit and download it
Пікірлер: 9