It takes money and knowledge to run a complex, highly technical, regulated organization that meets a critical need for the population of the entire state, whether or not it qualifies as a non-profit. The employees there deserve reasonable salaries and, if possible, benefits--these are their jobs, just like you and I have our jobs. In the scheme of the Alaska market, I don't think the BB salaries can be called "exorbitant." Earning money with excess inventory that would be wasted otherwise is a good way to take some of the pressure off of the constant need for CASH donors. When was the last time you donated CASH to the Blood Bank? Or blood, for that matter. As someone who has done both, my concern here is more about the transparency and proactive disclosure to all stakeholders of the blood "selling." Blood donors should not learn this type of information in a newspaper article with an expose ("expo-say"; can't figure out how to do special characters) slant.