The Cheddar Path | A blog about economics, politics and personal finance
Nonprofit Newspapers?
A recent SF Chronicle article describes how the decline in printed newspaper revenue has some proposing that newspapers move to a nonprofit model in which they establish an endowment to fund their operations as well as receiving direct donations. Basically, an endowment is a large amount of money that is invested by a foundation or [...]
Michael Shuman & The Small-Mart Revolution
Economist and lawyer Michael H. Shuman has written extensively on many of the subjects discussed in this site, such as social entrepreneurship, progressive philanthropy and community based economics. Some of my favorite articles of his are:
“Profits for Justice” and “Why Do Progressive Foundations Give Too Little To Too Many?”
Recently, Shuman has shifted his focus to [...]
Philanthropy’s Role in Suppressing Revolutionary Movements
Michael Barker recently wrote a great article analyzing the ways major liberal foundations like Ford, Carnegie and Rockefeller have all co-opted revolutionary social movements through their “charitable” giving. He cites INCITE! Women of Color’s great anthology, The Revolution Will Not Be Funded, and also mentions further reading on the subject, such as Joan Roelofs’ 2003 [...]