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Originally Posted by sail33or
My answer is that organizations like St. Jude's should be headed up by a Committee of Caring Retired Professionals that "VOLUNTEER" their time. There are zillions of RETIRED MEGA WEALTHY DOCTORS AND CEO's.
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And most of them are RETIRED for a reason: they don't want to have to work anymore. Volunteers don't have to show up for work. There's nothing in it for them, if they don't feel like it, they can just drop out, it's nothing to them. They have no vested interest in the success of the place they're volunteering for, unless the charity benefits them or their family personally.
Getting paid - is another matter entirely. If the charity does well, then you do well? That's a damned good incentive to show up and work 50-70 hours a week.
Being a CEO of a charity is a JOB. It's not a volunteer gig. I want someone who is MARRIED to that job running a charity. Being a CEO involves lots of experience in lots of different subjects. Not just in "being a CEO." I don't care how much money they make. I care more about what percentage of their revenue goes into that salary.
If their salary is only .01% of their total revenue, and they're making $4 million, then I say - they've earned it. If their salary is 5% of their total revenue, then I would recommend looking into some other charity.