In the US, vast fortunes have been made recently, and wealthy Americans are increasingly donating to charitable foundations in order to avoid taxes and decide for themselves where to spend the money instead. A so-called “non-profit industrial complex,” has grown up around this lavish funding, which In These Times magazine warned amounts to “corporate influence-peddling.”
While some see the call to create local news collaborations through Press Forward Local chapters as a real opportunity, few are happy to hear they won’t be seeing general operating support from Press Forward anytime soon, if ever.
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