Peter Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren on the conflict between capitalism and humanism. "THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CAPITALISM AND HUMANISM... YOU CAN'T HAVE BOTH"
New York Times, July 26, 2013 - by Peter Buffet
-▶ THE CHARITABLE-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX - PETER BUFFET
As more lives are destroyed by the system that creates vast amounts of wealth for the few, the more heroic it sounds to “give back.”
Peter Buffett, son of billionaire invester Warren, argues that philanthropy needs to do a better job of listening. He says that the structure of philanthropy is such that nothing seems to get better, but rather locks existing problems into place.
"Poverty, hunger, the environment, education, health - all those things are symptoms of a larger problem of nobody really wanting to get in there and blow some things up," Buffett says... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/opinion/the-charitable-industrial-complex.html?_r=1&
VIDEO
-▶ PETER BUFFET: BIG PHILANTHROPY AND PHILANTHROPY-FEUDALISM http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/20343-peter-buffett-big-philanthropy-and-philanthro-feudalism
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PND Blogs, March 23, 2015
-▶ DONORS TIED TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS GAVE MILLIONS TO CLINTON FOUNDATION http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/donors-tied-to-foreign-governments-gave-millions-to-clinton-foundation
RT USA, March 22, 2015
-▶ UKRAINE OLIGARCH 'TOP CASH CONTRIBUTOR' TO CLINTON FOUNDATION PRIOR TO KIEV CRISIS http://rt.com/usa/243017-ukraine-clinton-foreign-donors/
Washington Free Beacon, March 20, 2015
-▶ HAITIANS PROTEST OUTSIDE HILLARY CLINTON'S OFFICE OVER 'BILLIONS STOLEN' BY CLINTON FOUNDATION http://freebeacon.com/politics/haitians-protest-outside-hillary-clintons-office-over-billions-stolen-by-clinton-foundation/
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Boston Review, March 1, 2013
-▶ THE RISE OF THE MEGA FOUNDATION - Robert Reich http://www.bostonreview.net/forum/foundations-philanthropy-democracy
Stanford Social Innovation Review, January 02, 2014
-▶ THINK YOU KNOW PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS? THINK AGAIN http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/think_you_know_private_foundations_think_again?utm_source=Enews&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1&utm_campaign=From_Blog
Philanthropy News Digest, February 19, 2015
-▶ FOUNDATION STRATEGY...THE ENEMY OF COLLABORATION?
http://pndblog.typepad.com/pndblog/
Triple Pundit, August 22, 2012
-▶ CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY IS NOT EQUIVALENT TO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/08/philanthropy-csr-social-responsibility-of-business/
VIDEO REPORT
CBS 60 MINUTES STORY INSPIRED BILLION-DOLLAR CHARITY
"THE ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION"
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-story-inspired-billion-dollar-charity/
VIDEO: 27:38
GIVE IT ALL AWAY: NEWMAN'S OWN RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
This documentary traces Paul Newman's legacy of giving. It chronicles the path of the Newman's Own Foundation food company as it evolved and funded a variety of charities across the nation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8o-TRbFuwM&feature=youtu.be
FastCoExist
-▶ SHOULD WE BE ATTACHING PROFIT RETURNS TO "PHILANTHROPY"? - THE RISE OF "SHARED VALUE" http://sco.lt/8j8VyD
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-▶ THRU THE BACK DOOR: WORLD'S TWO RICHEST MEN - GATES AND SLIM - LAUNCH BIOTECH GMO AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER IN MEXICO http://sco.lt/6JXz1N
FastCoExist, March 04, 2014
-▶ WHY BILL GATES CAN'T SOLVE PROBLEMS FOR THE WORLD'S POOR http://www.fastcoexist.com/3027204/why-bill-gates-cant-solve-problems-for-the-worlds-poor
Common Good, November 30, 2013
-▶ WHAT'S GOOD FOR BILL GATES TURNS OUT TO BE BAD FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS https://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/11/30-
-▶ GATES AS A TROJAN HORSE FOR BIOTECH CARTEL: POURS MILLIONS INTO GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS http://sco.lt/84Xwy9
Mother Jones, December 06, 2013
-▶ THE GATES FOUNDATION'S HYPOCRITICAL INVESTMENTS http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/12/gates-foundations-24-most-egregious-investments
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New York Times, March 15, 2014
-▶ PHILANTHROCAPITALISM: BILLIONAIRES WITH BIG IDEAS ARE PRIVATIZING AMERICAN SCIENCE http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/science/billionaires-with-big-ideas-are-privatizing-american-science.html?hp&_r=1
Forbes, November 17, 2013
-▶ CAN HEDGE FUND BILLIONAIRE, PAUL TUDOR, SAVE AMERICA'S PUBLIC EDUCATION? A real-life, modern-day Prince of Thieves, whose Robin Hood Foundation, in its quest to combat domestic poverty, has spent the past 25 years practicing a “venture philanthropy” philosophy that has reshaped charitable aid. http://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2013/11/17/can-hedge-fund-billionaire-paul-tudor-jones-save-americas-public-education-system/
CSRWire, November 20, 2013
-▶ GLOBAL CORPORATE GIVING: WHEN CUTTING A CHECK DOESN'T CUT IT http://www.csrwire.com/blog/posts/1112-global-corporate-giving-when-cutting-a-charity-check-doesn-t-cut-it
-▶ PLUTOCRATS AT WORK: HOW BIG PHILANTHROPY UNDERMINES DEMOCRACY http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/plutocrats-at-work-how-big-philanthropy-undermines-democracy
All Things Considered, NPR April 1, 2014
-▶ THE HIDDEN, NON-DISCLOSURE GAME BEHIND MEGA CHARITIES: CAN A TELEVISION NETWORK BE A CHURCH? THE IRS SAYS YES http://www.npr.org/2014/04/01/282496855/can-a-television-network-be-a-church-the-irs-says-yes
-▶ IMPACT INVESTING: FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS HAVE NEW TAKE ON MICROFINANCING http://sco.lt/4llEh7
Guardian Sustainable Business, February 19, 2015
-▶ ENVISIONING A FUTURE WITH LESS DOOM AND GLOOM: OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF OPTIMISTS :
Bill Shireman, president of Future 500, a global nonprofit that connects corporations and NGOs to overcome sustainability challenges
Triple Pundit, February 04, 2014
-▶ 17 LEADING PHILANTHROPIES PLEDGE FOSSIL FUEL DIVESTMENT http://www.triplepundit.com/2014/02/17-foundations-pledge-fossil-fuel-divestment/
The Nation, October 11, 2013
-▶ CAN BILLIONAIRE PHILANTHROPISTS REPLACE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? http://www.thenation.com/article/176612/can-billionaire-philanthropists-replace-federal-government#
▶ THE CORPORATE 'PHILANTHROCAPITLISTS' TAKEOVER OF AFRICAN AND GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY http://sco.lt/6CHP3R
Global Policy Journal, December 12, 2013
▶ 'THE FUTURE OF AID' - AID IN REVERSE: HOW POOR COUNTRIES DEVELOP RICH COUNTRIES http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/12/12/2013/future-aid-aid-reverse-how-poor-countries-develop-rich-countries
Guardian Sustainable Business, August 24, 2012
-▶ THE YOUNG SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE CHANGING THE WORLD. - CHARITY AND BUSINESS
The easiest option in business is to take the path of least resistance, which in our current culture is to maximise profits and remain blinkered to the consequences of our actions. It therefore takes determination and self-awareness to be able to create an enterprise that integrates doing good with doing well, or – on a deeper level – merging heart and mind. http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/young-social-entrepreneurs-changing-the-world
Forbes, March 18, 2012
-▶ GIVING BACK: HOW EVERY START-UP CAN BE PHILANTHROPIC http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/03/18/giving-back-how-every-startup-can-be-philanthropic/
Skoll World Forum,
-▶ SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THE REAL GAME CHANGER: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AMERICA
http://skollworldforum.org/2013/01/07/social-entrepreneurship-a-fundamental-game-changer/
Forbes, March 18, 2012
-▶ GIVING BACK: HOW EVERY START-UP CAN BE PHILANTHROPIC http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/03/18/giving-back-how-every-startup-can-be-philanthropic/
Harvard Business Review, February 27, 2013
-▶ CORPORATIONS: DONATE YOUR SKILLS, NOT JUST YOUR MONEY http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/02/corporations-donate-your-skill/
CSRWire Talkback, March 26, 2012
-▶ THE VIRTUOUS CYCLE OF WORKPLACE PHILANTHROPY http://www.csrwire.com/blog/posts/345-the-virtuous-cycle-of-workplace-philanthropy
Just Means, December 13, 2013
-▶ THE B CORP REVOLUTION: INVESTING FROM THE HEART http://www.justmeans.com/blogs/the-b-corp-revolution-investing-from-the-heart
-▶ THE GOOD OF FLEXIBLE PURPOSE CORPORATIONS: THE NEW FLEX-C DESIGNATION http://sco.lt/5E2SGX
Philanthropy News Digest, February 11, 2014
-▶ LARGE GIFTS FROM NATION'S WEALTHIEST URGED IN 2013, STUDY FINDS ... NICE TAX WRITE-OFFS TOO http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/large-gifts-from-nation-s-wealthiest-surged-in-2013-study-finds
-▶ SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A FUNDAMENTAL GAME CHANGER http://sco.lt/7VJVFB
-▶ BUSINESS SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES http://sco.lt/5Ktuuf
Guardian Sustainable Business, January 30, 2013
-▶ USING PR AS AN AGENT FOR CHANGE IN CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY. PR is often maligned as a purveyor of greenwash but what if it was employed to play a more active role in building trust and effecting change? http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/blog/pr-change-corporate-sustainability-greenwash-trust
-▶ BUSINESS DOING GOOD: A GUIDE TO CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP http://sco.lt/5SlJVh
-▶ POPE FRANCIS: 'NOT TO SHARE WEALTH WITH THE POOR IS TO STEAL" Pope Francis slams capitalism as 'new tyranny' http://sco.lt/6RIQin