I am not a member of the Python community, and I know from here and elsewhere that there is a lot of drama (e.g. "the individual who implemented my ban from the

I am not a member of the Python community, and I know from here and elsewhere that there is a lot of drama (e.g. "the individual who implemented my ban from the Python Discourse forum"), so I know there is a lot of underlying context here I may not be aware of. That said, as someone who does sit on a (non-software related) non-profit board, I got so frustrated by your comment because it included so many uninformed and flat out false assumptions, the same ones I have to roll my eyes over when I hear them directed at my non-profit. First, it is rare (like extremely rare) for non-profit board members to get paid. For most non-profits, the expectation is that board members donate a considerable amount. The author of the post already commented that board members are not paid, making the underlying thesis of your post ("28 people on payroll") invalid. The other thing that's frustrating about your post is the basic assumption that "number of paid people on staff = bloat", and it's something that drives me crazy. Sure, on one hand, there can be a lot of bloat (especially with larger nonprofits), and of course there are some nonprofits that are borderline frauds, only existing to funnel money to friends and family. But getting good people to get a lot of shit done costs money. The vast, vast majority of people who work for non-profits could probably get a larger salary elsewhere - they're not doing it "for the money". And there are a lot of jobs where doing it with volunteers is basically impossible. Most volunteers don't want to do the boring yet critical grunt work of event planning, accounting, etc., and those tasks need to be done.