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Comment on The Rich Versus The Rest? by American Philanthropy, pt 3 (yes, i skipped pt. 2) | Maoquai

American Philanthropy, pt 3 (yes, i skipped pt. 2) | Maoquai — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:21:24 +0000

[...] eye on the Philanthrocapitalism webpage for inspiration. They don’t disappoint. Today, i read The Rich Versus the Rest? - a post responding to the recent push in England (and also here in the U.S.) toward a cap on tax [...]

Comment on The Rich Versus The Rest? by Mark Hannam

Mark Hannam — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:49:41 +0000

Interesting article.

One further point, about which not much has been said in the British press.

How have we (in the UK) got ourselves into a position where so many charities (and other third sector organistaions) appear to be dependent upon state funding, either directly in the from of government grants or contracts, or indirectly in the form of govenment tax concessions that facilitate fund-raising?

Listening to the complaints of the great and good of the charity world anyone would think that it is not possible to finance a charity successfully without state subsidy. That suggests a lack of business acumen, and in particular financial planning skills, within the UK charity sector — which is of great concern. (Not least because the largess of the state in recent years is rather obviously not going to continue).

Comment on The Rich Versus The Rest? by WILLIAM STEWART

WILLIAM STEWART — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:12:12 +0000

Indeed a great post, Apart from this I would like to share about Jason Halek. I really got inspired by him when I read about him in business magazine. Jason Halek was only 10 years old when he started his career now he is successful entrepreneur & owns several oil and gas production companies. Even he is a great personality as he understands his responsibility towards the society particularly about children that’s why he established Halek Charities & nonprofit organization dedicated to providing assistance to various humanitarian causes. I really got inspired by him.

Comment on The Rich Versus The Rest? by Why I don’t back the Give It Back George campaign | Giving Evidence

Why I don’t back the Give It Back George campaign | Giving Evidence — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:11:14 +0000

[...] ever, the boys at Philanthrocapitalismhave some measured analysis too. And the Institute of Development Studies thinks that 'UK tax [...]

Comment on The Rich Versus The Rest? by Bernard Collier

Bernard Collier — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:49:44 +0000

Really interesting article, but I think it highlights something that most people were unaware of, if you are very rich you don’t have to pay tax like everyone else. You can decide where you give your money. Many people would like to hypothecate their taxes only paying for the things they like or use but can’t.

I don’t buy the governments line that the rich are tax dodgers for giving to charity, or the unnecessary smear that a sizeable number of charities are doing nothing. I also see that it is incoherent policy to promote the Big Society funded in part by philanthropy and then attack philanthropic giving. The ethical concerns of where resource comes from are for another day but cannot be discounted.

To me that leaves one unresolved issue which is we should all play by the same rules, that means everyone paying the same taxes. Otherwise it undermines the validity of the sector in arguing for fair/ progressive tax policies.

I do think George Osbourne blundered in the budget, and should retract the policy. At the same time tax on philanthropists has to be consistent with that on everyone else.

Comment on Why Bother Saving a Life? by Julia Wise

Julia Wise — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:44:38 +0000

Singer actually doesn’t ask us all to give 5% – for most people, he advocates just 1%. You can take the pledge at http://www.thelifeyoucansave.com/ .

Comment on The ChangeNation Model by Eoin Ryan

Eoin Ryan — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:04:57 +0000

A particularly great idea that they used at this event was to record publicly the commitments that people made to each other. Some are very significant, for example a government Minister committing to securing support for a pilot of Playworks. Read all the commitments here http://changenation.org/actions

Comment on Synopsis by 8 Ideas for your foundation from Lady Gaga « Philanthropic Intelligence – Filantropía Inteligente

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:55:55 +0000

[...] Gaga wasn´t quite the superstar she is today when Matt Bishop wrote his book Philanthrocapitalism in 2009, but today he would surely include her on the list of people who are responding to daunting [...]

Comment on Synopsis by 9 Lecciones de Lady Gaga para cómo empezar un camino filantrópico con el pie derecho | philanthropicintelligence

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:19:30 +0000

[...] sabemos hacer mejor que nadie! Lady Gaga no era tan superestrella cuando Matthew Bishop escribió Philanthrocapitalism en el 2009, pero seguramente hoy la incluiría entre sus ejemplos de personas que responden a [...]

Comment on #StopMiserablism by Ixak

Ixak — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:43:14 +0000

In particular, the vigor and venom from people who are suddenly experts in what is or is not acceptable for an aid organization’s budget has been unfortunate. Many of the well-established high-profile aid orgs are just as bad, and have received no equivalent scrutiny.

The other problem is the way the criticisms are framed. The people who are being impacted by this campaign are the internet savvy youth, who are now being upbraided and mocked for their gullibility, with no regard for the process of sudden awareness that is taking place inside their heads.

I tried to speak to this here: http://rubiconman.blogspot.com/2012/03/lotsof-buzz-these-past-few-days-over.html