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Dennis Alwon said:
If I looked at it as $390 for 3 years it makes me balk but $130/yr for access anywhere is, imo, not bad. I am sure most companies can afford that.
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Sure if your company is paying for it but average Joe doesn't want to get caught up in the endless cycle of subscription services. I would actually pay for this but I'm not going to pay to access 300 codes when I only need one.

That's my gripe this should be a la carte, buy what you need. This garbage reminds me of my cable company where I have to pay for a package to get the one channel I want.
 
Non profit mostly means there is no investors making money from it, even if they have little to do with the operations. That don't mean there is necessarily a limited budget, some higher salaries in certain positions or even the ability to reinvest any excess funds into the organization.

Do we all have to appreciate their fees or how they spend them, not really. You can always convince your city or state legislators to spend the money to have their own organization to write their own codes, or you can just live with what is out there . Most of the US is using NFPA for a variety of codes or as a base with some modifications. Hard enough to keep up with who is on what version or who has certain modifications as is. Maybe you can keep up if all you need to use is NEC but if you deal with multiple NFPA codes fairly regularly there is a lot to keep up with.
 
Dennis Alwon said:
If it is non profit they still have to pay salaries and, like everyone else, they all want raises. They have over 300 codes and standards.

If I looked at it as $390 for 3 years it makes me balk but $130/yr for access anywhere is, imo, not bad. I am sure most companies can afford that.
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If it was actually a helpful organization, it would be easier to swallow, but when their major purpose seems to be to extract more and more money from their customers' wallets, it makes it bitter.

If you think they are hard on the electrical industry look what they have done to the fire truck industry.
 
Here is some info

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a non-profit organization and as such, it does not make a "profit" in the conventional business sense. Instead, its financial health is measured by the difference between its revenues and expenses, which is categorized as a change in net assets.
For the calendar year 2023, the NFPA reported:
  • Total Revenue: Approximately $96.1 million.
  • Total Expenses: Approximately $81.5 million.
The excess of revenue over expenses for 2023 was approximately $14.6 million, which is reinvested into its mission of eliminating death, injury, property, and economic loss from fire, electrical, and related hazards.
The primary sources of revenue for the NFPA are the sale and licensing of its copyrighted materials, such as codes and standards, publications, training programs, and membership fees. This self-funded model ensures the organization's independence in the standards development process. Financial details and tax filings (Form 990) can be publicly reviewed via resources like the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
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infinity said:
Sure if your company is paying for it but average Joe doesn't want to get caught up in the endless cycle of subscription services. I would actually pay for this but I'm not going to pay to access 300 codes when I only need one.

That's my gripe this should be a la carte, buy what you need. This garbage reminds me of my cable company where I have to pay for a package to get the one channel I want.
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I wonder if a company pays for access can they give that password to all their employees. I bet not...I wonder if they have a group rate.
 
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