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Dan Pallotta on Charity and the Culture of the Non-Profit Sector

Jun 17, 2013
59:00
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Dan Pallotta, author of Uncharitable, discusses the handicaps faced by charities due to cultural attitudes. He challenges the notion of measuring effectiveness with overhead and explores the importance of investing in talent and advertising. The podcast also covers controversies and successes in fundraising events, the consequences of going independent for organizations, and the challenges and opportunities in the non-profit sector.
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Quick takeaways

  • Charitable organizations are hindered by cultural attitudes, discrimination, and a deprivation mentality that limits their impact and effectiveness.
  • The focus on minimizing overhead in charities overlooks the importance of quality, prevents investment in growth, and perpetuates misunderstandings.

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Charitable Sector Inefficiencies

Our cultural attitudes towards charity have made charitable organizations less effective. There are two separate rule books for the non-profit and for-profit sectors, which discriminated against non-profit organizations in several areas, including compensation, the ability to advertise and market, taking risks, demonstrating investment value, and having a capital market. This deprivation mentality is outdated and hinders the ability of non-profit organizations to solve large-scale global problems.

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