The Daily Entrepreneur: Remix, Charity Policy, and Selling Out

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2009-02-27 16:03:00 UTC
Topics:

  • Remix Culture: Cause Global explores the recent controversy surrounding iconic Obama campaign artist Shepard Fairey and its connection the the larger debate around the "remix culture." I've talked about why remix matters for social entrepreneurs here.

  • Is Criticism of Obama's Charity Plan Overblown?: Ian Wilhelm at the Chronicle of Philanthropy does a great roundup of the recent criticism of President Obama's proposal to limit charitable deductions for the wealthy.

  • Selling Vs. Selling-Out: Good Capital founder Kevin Jones writes a great post about how mission-driven social enterprises can plan an exit strategy (ie selling to a bigger company) in a way that doesn't compromise social goals.

Nathaniel Whittemore is the founder of Assetmap. Previously he was the founding director of the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement.
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