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No.
> How can it be an effective organization if it is not revenue generating?
Revenue is not the same as profit (return to investors).
> In a capitalist world it is not often you see effective organizations that are non profits.
In a capitalist world, it is not often that you see organizations that are effective at things other than generating profits and externalizing harms.
When you do, they generally are nonprofits.
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No.
> How can it be an effective organization if it is not revenue generating?
Revenue is not the same as profit (return to investors).
> In a capitalist world it is not often you see effective organizations that are non profits.
In a capitalist world, it is not often that you see organizations that are effective at things other than generating profits and externalizing harms.
When you do, they generally are nonprofits.