About a year ago there was a fascinating Econtalk podcast episode with Dan Pallotta, an advocate of for-profit charity organization structures. See http://www.

About a year ago there was a fascinating Econtalk podcast episode with Dan Pallotta, an advocate of for-profit charity organization structures. See http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2013/06/pallotta_on_cha.html http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2013/06/pallotta_on_cha.htm... Much of what he had to say resonated strongly with me. Particularly the discussions around talent/leadership hiring and the advantages of scale and reduced overhead % that can be achieved by bringing a profit-motivated higher level of skills/talent to bear on the problems faced by charitable organizations.