Key words: in theory. All it really means is that they don’t have investors and any revenue they generate goes back into the company (one main way to do this is to put it into salaries).
I know a guy who was the head of a YMCA branch, and he said that every meeting with the woman who headed the NYC division was focused on increasing revenue. Not charity, community, or any other value you might (once have) associated with the Y.
I agree with your points on what NYRR should be, but it’s just not that anymore. They wanna make that bread and the public is all about helping.
I don't think revenue seeking is the root problem here.
The root problem is that NYRR staff used to come from competitive running so they understood it and nurtured it. But all those people left or were fired.
The new, post scandal, post covid NYRR staff is all about community and recreational running, getting kids running and getting older folks off the couch. Which is all great and worthy, but NYRR doesn't 'get' the clubs anymore, or competitive running in general.
Isn't revenue seeking the root of the cycle though?
They've set up a system that brings in all this money because people want to run NYCM, and the mainstay of boots on the ground at every single event are the vols forced into working FOR FREE because they want to run NYCM.
Agreed 100 that they've lost their way, but I think they like it better this way.