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I didn’t donate, I invested in civilization (lemmy.world)
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[–] -3 points 9 months ago* (5 children)

I donated once but then I found out they have a CEO on a six figure salary.

So they can get stuffed. If they want more cash they can give that leech the boot.

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  • [–] 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

    You're asking people working for the non-profit to accept lower pay of tens of thousands of dollars? So basically because someone doesn't make a personal sacrifice of a significant fraction of their salary you're not willing to help at all?

    I don't like or accept this logic.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Now I wonder, because both 999k and 100k are six figure sums, and one of them I find much more reasonable than the other.

    But yeah, running a non-profit often takes money instead of earning you money, and if they have spare money to pay salary to the CEO, maybe they're all right

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    That’s not what being a non profit means… they are allowed to make a “profit,” and pay for their liabilities. They just must reinvest them back into the business.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    I'm not sure that not having anyone on salary is part of that deal. Or if you were referring to the part where I said about salary being negative, that's from experience, a couple of directors of a non-profit I know had to donate their salary and add on top of it when times were rough (in that organisation it was pretty often). Large non-profits probably don't have that issue

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago

    lol wow talk about a statement that lets everyone else know not to take anything else you’re about to say seriously.

    You say “6 figures” as if that’s anything BUT the average for a corporate executive… actually kind of fucking low.

    The median total compensation for S&P 500 CEOs was $17.1 million in 2024, marking a 9.7% increase from the previous year.

    https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/06/08/ceo-pay-study/

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