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How on Earth: Flourishing in a Not-for-Profit World Jennifer Hinton [email protected] Post Growth Institute Stockholm Resilience Centre

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How on Earth: Flourishing in a Not-for-Profit World Jennifer Hinton [email protected] Post Growth Institute Stockholm Resilience Centre

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BoldHypothesis:

Not-for-profitbusinesshasthepotentialtosystemicallytransformtheeconomy

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Whatare‘Not-for-Profit’Businesses?

“businessesthatprioritizepurposeaheadofprofits”

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Comparedtofor-profitbusinessstructures,NFPs:•  Haveasocial/environmentalmissionastheirprimary

purpose•  Mustuse100%oftheirprofitsfortheirmission(noprivate

distribution)•  Haveaboardtoholdthemaccountableforpursuingtheir

socialmission

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Thismeansthey…•  Seeprofitasameanstoachievingdeepergoals•  Areheldtohigherstandardswithregardtosocial

impact

•  Allowforan‘ethicofenough’

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ManytypesofbusinessesareNFP•  Consumercooperativesandcreditunions–e.g.-Coop

•  Mutualinsurancecompanies–e.g.– Folksam

•  Lotsofsocialenterprises(andmostcommunityinterestcompaniesintheUK)

•  Nonprofits/charitiesthatdobusiness

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NFPbusinessisanewplayerintheeconomy:

•  Traditionalnonprofitsareincreasinglygeneratingtheirownrevenuethroughtrade

•  Anewgenerationofentrepreneursarestartinguptheir

businessesasNFP•  Allovertheworld,ineverysectoroftheeconomy

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Weliveinafor-profitworld.

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Products/Services

RevenueOperatingExpenses

Profit

Abilitytobuymoreshares

Dividends

Wealth For-profit business

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Commoneconomy

Eliteeconomy

Wealth Extraction Siphon

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Whythefor-profiteconomyhastogrow:•  Psychological&socialpressuretomaximizeprofitrequires

growthofbusinesses•  Compensatingforextractedprofitsrequiresgrowthof

businesses

•  Competitionformarketsharepushesbusinessestogrow

•  Aneconomythat’sfullofbusinessestryingtoexpandtomaximizeprofitsmustgrow

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Howthefor-profiteconomyleadstoinequality:

•  Goal:toaccumulateprivatewealth

•  Privatizationofprofit(extractionfromtherealeconomy)

•  Privateownershipofbusinessesandtheirassets,whichallowsownerstoaccumulateevenmore

•  Leadstospeculativeactivitiestoaccumulateevenmore

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Howthefor-profiteconomyleadstoecologicalcrises:

•  Maximizeprofitatallcosts(Dominatormodel/utilitarian

approach/InvisibleHand)

•  Requiresconstantexpansion–  Convertingnatureintogoods,andrelationshipsintoservices–  Promotesconsumerism–  Inequalityfuelsconspicuousconsumptionaspartofstatuscompetition

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Products/Services

RevenueOperatingExpenses

Profit

NFP business

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TheBusinessSpectrum

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TheExtractivevsGenerativeSpectrum

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NFPBusiness

MultinationalCorporations

Social

Enterprises

Cooperatives

Ethical/Green

Businesses

Local

Businesses

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• More equality • Real value creation (purpose-oriented economy) • Less consumerism

– more wellbeing and less ecological destruction

AnentirelyNFPmarketeconomywouldallowfor:

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NFP advantages

• Leaner • Tax exemptions, donations and volunteers

• Rise of ethical consumption and concern about social and environmental issues

• Work force increasingly motivated by purpose

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Whatifthefutureoftheeconomyisnotfor-profit?

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Practicalactions•  Citizens,activists,consumers

•  Entrepreneursandbusinessleaders•  Nonprofitemployeesandmanagers•  Civilservantsandgovernments•  Researchersandeducators

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•  Panacea•  Utopia•  Silverbullet

•  Itisarealisticbridgefromwhatwehavenowtosomethingmoresustainableandenjoyable

TheNFPWorldisnota:

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JenniferHintonPostGrowthInstitute

[email protected]

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Leveragepoints(DonellaMeadows)

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Ref:Göpel,M.(2016)TheGreatMindshift(p.47).