(Want to be an active part of it? Simply interested by the concept? Come and join us!) 1. Mission Statement Support the development of humanitarian causes by giving them access to larger financial means through access to the capital of private companies: the altruistic companies. 2. Vision Altruistic Capital broadens the concept of social entrepreneurship […]
(As per my latest paper where I tried to define a new form of humanitarian enterprise). In the Bible the first donations in history are those of Abel and Cain and their offering to God. Cain is a farmer and offers a part of the produce of his land, while Abel offers the first born
Jean-Pierre mentioned in his comments that my idea of altruistic capital is doomed since “Marxist attempts have always failed”. I don’t think there can be any ambiguity upon reading my paper but I will say it again. The concept of Altruistic Capital is in no way related with Marxism. It would actually be more of
Keeping my line of thought on the altruistic capital topic I’ll work on clarifying its specifics in my next articles. I’ll pour over the legal, fiscal and selection and evaluation criteria aspects of such enterprises as well as moral issues. Altruistic businesses are much like any other regular business, except for the fact that their
Capital – for a company – and royalties – for an artistic venture: in them lies financial value. I’ve just come across on the New York Times, an example of an “altruistic royalties” put into action by Even Ensler author of The Vagina Monologues. Eve Ensler applied the concept of Altruist Capital by donating the
I’ve been getting quite a few messages telling me about such or such social initiative that took the shape of a company. Social Business, as it’s often called, is progressing and will grow each day more. It’s a serious global trend. If you don’t look too closely Social Business and Altruistic Capital almost sound like
Altruistic Capital has now been launched. In this article I’ll try and provide a concise summary of our “mission” (part of our articles of registration) as well as answer the most frequently asked questions. If you have any comments, op-eds, questions or suggestions… get in touch with me. From this day forward I’m looking for
(This article refers to a paper on Le Monde about Supercapitalism) I’d also like to thank you ‘lv’ for having pointed another article on the WSJ describing Bill Gates’ take on this topic. As Bob Reich states it’s indeed pointless to expect from businesses a moral conduct. It’s not their purpose and those who claim