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With respect and the best of intentions, I think you need to reflect a little. Charities work because they harness the good will, money and free labor of many f
by entropyie 3y ago
With respect and the best of intentions, I think you need to reflect a little.
Charities work because they harness the good will, money and free labor of many folks. An enormous amount of value is generated, that would be prohibitively expansive if everyone involved was paid market rates.
It is crucial to understand the social contract involved. People are swapping time/money for a feel-good experience and camaraderie.
If you make that experience resemble their day job, with goals, metrics, project managers, you've broken the contract and squandered the good will.
I've seen this happen, where an upstart go-getter comes drag into a group and tells someone who has been volunteering their time for decades, that they are not up to scratch. This results in the volunteer leaving, which is a huge loss and a failure to understand the forces at play.