Quality

I was shocked to learn from the reading that in 2004 7.2 percent of the U.S. economy was employed in the non-profit sector. That seems to be a very large percentage, and it seems to be a growing field. While some might be contended that it is growing with more quantity than quality; it is still an interesting number. The actual number of people in 2004 employed in the non-profit sector is about 9.4 million; that same year the city of Pittsburgh was home to about 330,000 people. That means that the city of Pittsburgh would have to be filled 28 times over to house all the people in America working in the non-profit sector. Yet, with all the bright people working in the non-profit sector and all those working outside the non-profit sector trying to tackle our most pressing social issues many if these social issues are worse than ever. To me this highlights the need for true social innovation. It seems that it might be time to start focusing on quality over quantity.