alt Hacker NewsI used to work for a not for profit. The level of legal graft was enormous.
We once got audited by a government agency. Said government agency had been extensively burdened with restrictions in its operation by lobbying from the NFP space.
After completing the audit, the gentleman running the government agency had a press release more less saying "I think it would be best if we were allowed to release our findings where they pertained to the expectations citizens have for the not for profit space, and not just where we find outright illegal behaviour. People should be able to understand exactly how much of a charities funding is used for its actual charitable purpose, and how much of its funds are effectively gifts for directors and staff"
Which sort of sums it up. Graft goes on it just finds a legal path.
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I have never seen a large NGO or charity where there was not a large degree of either grift, goofing-off, or a strong whiff of outright fraud of one sort or another. This has really coloured my view of all such orgs.
What's "the NFP space"? I googled but all I find is random local clubs and companies called NFP, none of which look like powerful lobby clubs.