“Please accept my resignation. I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member” Groucho Marx — “Please accept my resignation. I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member” Groucho Marx Our problem was the converse, having joined a club that told me our work was beyond their focus. It was 2006 when I introduced our social #purpose business to…

It began with an argument that people and not maximisng shareholder value are the purpose of business: — It began with an argument that people and not maximisng shareholder value are the purpose of business: “At first glance, it might seem redundant to emphasize people as the central focus of business. After all, is not the sole purpose of business, as well as economics, people? In other words…

From a ‘Marshall Plan’ for Ukraine 2007: — From a ‘Marshall Plan’ for Ukraine 2007: The following section is excerpted from “Social Enterprise Typology”, by Kim Alter, April 13, 2006. Excerpts are rearranged and edited for presentation in this document. Preliminary Definitions Embedded Social Enterprises — Social programs and business activities are one and the same.Non-profits create Embedded…

A conversation online with a homeless man about ‘Ignorance and Want’ would be my introduction to business for purpose. In 2003, I invited… — A conversation online with a homeless man about ‘Ignorance and Want’ would be my introduction to business for purpose. In 2003, I invited him to London to set up as a social enterprise and by the end of 2004 he’d arrived in Ukraine. In ‘A Christmas Carol’ Scrooge is confronted…

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, we face the task of rebuilding local economies. The Centre for Local Economic Studies, advocate a… — In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, we face the task of rebuilding local economies. The Centre for Local Economic Studies, advocate a people-centred approach to regeneration: “Traditional economic development practice and developer-led regeneration are failing to address the economic challenges of our time. Community wealth building is a new…

In 2004, the introduction of People-Centered Economic Development to the UK was marked by an interview with founder Terry Hallman who… — In 2004, the introduction of People-Centered Economic Development to the UK was marked by an interview with founder Terry Hallman who described how he’d pitched his concept of business for social purpose to US President Bill Clinton who gave him the opportunity to source a proof of concept project in…

In November 2008 The Catholic Reporter described it. — In November 2008 The Catholic Reporter described it. The plan, which Lerner created, has been introduced into Congress, and it will be re-introduced next year. Written by Lerner, and co-introduced by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), a Muslim, and co-sponsored by Rep. James P. …

In 2007, it was the threat of hijack that persuaded a pioneer of for-purpose business to publish a ‘Marshall Plan’ strategy online. It was… — In 2007, it was the threat of hijack that persuaded a pioneer of for-purpose business to publish a ‘Marshall Plan’ strategy online. It was a proposal for putting social purpose before shareholder value on a national scale: “This is a long-term permanently sustainable program, the basis for “people-centered” economic development…

Economics, and indeed human civilization, can only be measured and calibrated in terms of human beings. Everything in economics has to be… — Economics, and indeed human civilization, can only be measured and calibrated in terms of human beings. Everything in economics has to be adjusted for people, first, and abandoning the illusory numerical analyses that inevitably put numbers ahead of people, capitalism ahead of democracy, and degradation ahead of compassion.