response to Jenny Price and Justin Gabbard's post Against Philanthropy
Exactly!
Commented on August 20, 2007 by - scamacho
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response to Jenny Price and Justin Gabbard's post Against Philanthropy
Commented on August 20, 2007 by - scamacho
Thank you for risking your income in order to write this article.
Personally, I think the whole non-profit model is flawed - generally non-profits have to go begging for money from these corporate foundations, and they have to ask their boards (generally populated by rich people) how to run their organizations. As more money is filtered through private non-profits rather than governments, rich people get more powerful and voters are undermined.
On the other hand, there are some very exciting companies out there that combine making the world a better place with making a profit - Working Assets comes to mind. The internet also offers some very innovative opportunities for a new, more democratic kind of philanthropy - sort of the public radio pledge drive/Howard Dean campaign model. Take a look at www.kiva.org for an example.