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A comment on Khan Academy requests for donations as their servers are at 250% normal load.

Re:Khan Academy requests for donations as their servers are ... by maest on Sunday March 29, 2020 @06:12AM (#22717728)
Not that familiar with Khan Academy, but shouldn't their income also be at 250% normal load?
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Re:Khan Academy requests for donations as their servers are ... by kiba on Sunday March 29, 2020 @06:14AM (#22717733)
They don't charge anything for the content.
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Re:Khan Academy requests for donations as their servers are ... by maest on Sunday March 29, 2020 @10:53AM (#22719465)
They do have an income source, though.
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Re:Khan Academy requests for donations as their servers are ... by lern_too_spel on Sunday March 29, 2020 @12:08PM (#22720073)
Their income source is donations. They do not monetize their users, so an increase in users is pure cost.
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Re:Khan Academy requests for donations as their servers are ... by maest on Sunday March 29, 2020 @12:47PM (#22720414)
I'm talking about the "Earned Income" section they show here: https://khanacademyannualreport.org/financial-information/ (you have to scroll down to the second piechart)

It's separate from donations and gifts.

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Re:Khan Academy requests for donations as their servers are ... by happy-go-lucky on Sunday March 29, 2020 @06:16AM (#22717747)
It's a non-profit educational organization.
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Re:Khan Academy requests for donations as their servers are ... by netfl0 on Sunday March 29, 2020 @06:14AM (#22717736)
It’s primarily a free website.
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Re:Khan Academy requests for donations as their servers are ... by ftl64 on Sunday March 29, 2020 @06:14AM (#22717735)
they are non-profit
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Re:Khan Academy requests for donations as their servers are ... by sumedh on Sunday March 29, 2020 @07:25AM (#22718096)
Non profit does not mean zero income.
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