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by anamax 6121 days ago
> I'd argue that the people supplying the funding are the customers

That definition is inconsistent with 'There can be something like a marketplace where the "customer" pays not with currency, but with their time.'

Charities, almost by definition, provide products/services to folks who can't afford the full cost of said products/services so the charity gets money from elsewhere.

Note that not all non-profits are charities.