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And yet a constant theme I keep hearing on HN and other places is that “I would only donate if I could support X initiative at Y foundation” Mozilla comes to m

And yet a constant theme I keep hearing on HN and other places is that “I would only donate if I could support X initiative at Y foundation” Mozilla comes to mind here. People often claiming they would donate if they could support only specific parts of the organization. This article shows there is much more nuance to think about here than just supporting a specific part of an organization

autarch 6y ago
> People often claiming they would donate if they could support only specific parts of the organization. I think this may simply reflect lack of faith in Mozilla as a nonprofit. People don't trust them to use an unrestricted donation in a way that they think is good.
marcinzm 6y ago
With Mozilla it's more that there is no way to donate money in a way where any of it will ever help the initiative (Firefox) you care about. Mozilla the foundation does not work on Firefox, Mozilla the corporation works on Firefox. Money flows from corp to foundation, not the other way around. So it's more of an issue of there being no non-profit that supports Firefox development. Or another way of saying it is that people don't like the current Mozilla mission statement and if it were different then they'd donate.