2016-11-02T16:58:38-05:00 2015-12-31 205579753 ALAN S GLACKMAN CPA PC 32 MAHAIWE ST SUITE 2 GREAT BARRINGTON MA 012301961 990 2015-01-01 461421645 SCHUMACHER CTR FOR A NEW ECONOMICS INC SCHU 4135281737 140 JUG END ROAD SOUTH EGREMONT MA 01230 SUSAN C WITT EXEC DIR& ASST TREAS 4135281737 2016-11-02 true ALAN S GLACKMAN P00004273 4135286804 2016-11-02 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X SUSAN C WITT 140 JUG END ROAD SOUTH EGREMONT MA 01230 600680 false X HTTP://CENTERFORNEWECONOMICS.ORG X 2012 MA EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ECONOMICS THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. 10 10 7 12 0 652290 574299 28261 23878 15 2 1611 2501 682177 600680 0 0 187747 339957 0 29115 296140 278577 483887 618534 198290 -17854 592339 575014 529 592339 574485 X EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ECONOMICS THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. false false 97574 LOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER FOR A NEW ECONOMICS PROVIDED RESEARCH ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT FOR BERKSHARES, A LOCAL CURRENCY DESIGNED TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VIBRANT, SELF-SUFFICIENT, REGIONAL ECONOMIES. THE CENTER CREATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL FOR PRINT AND ONLINE; DEVELOPED SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATING WITH BANK OPERATIONS; HOSTED LAWYERS, MEDIA, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITIES IN OTHER REGIONS WHO ARE STUDYING THE PROGRAM; AND SPONSORED AN INNOVATIVE YOUTH BUSINESS PLANNING PROGRAM THAT BRINGS THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND YOUTH TOGETHER. THE PROGRAM HAS RECENTLY EXPANDED TO ADDRESS BROADER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND HAS CREATED A - LOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O - LOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT CONTINUED - SURVEY TO HELP IDENTIFY AREAS IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED THROUGH LOCAL MANUFACTURING TO REDUCE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. PBS TV'S COVERAGE OF BERKSHARES WAS VIEWED OVER 11,000 TIMES ON YOUTUBE. THE BERKSHARES PROGRAM SERVES 10,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND THROUGH MEDIA AND INTERNET REACHES OVER 2 MILLION PERSONS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. 24133 LECTURES & EDUCATIONAL EVENTS - THE THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL SCHUMACHER LECTURES WERE HELD IN CHURCHTOWN, NEW YORK IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE AUDIENCE OF 125 ATTENDEES HEARD ADDRESSES ON "ECOLOGICAL REDEMPTION: OCEAN FARMING IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE " BY BREN SMITH OF GREENWAVE AND ON "GREENING THE DESERT: HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE" BY ALLAN SAVORY OF THE SAVORY INSITUTE. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER ALSO CO- SPONSORED TALKS BY YES MAGAZINE'S SARAH VAN GELDER, TEMAS MAGAZINE'S RAFAEL HERNANDEZ, AND FOOD FIRST'S ERIC HOLT GIMENEZ, EACH OF WHICH DREW INVITED AUDIENCES OF 50-75. VIDEOS OF ALL THESE TALKS WERE PLACED ON THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE. VIEWS OF THE LECTURE PROGRAMS ONLINE REACHED OVER 31,000 IN 2015 46308 THE COLLEGE PROGRAM - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER IS COLLABORATING WITH ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE UNITED STATES AND UNITED KINGDOM TO DEVELOP A "NEW ECONOMICS" CURRICULUM. THE CONTENT BUILDS UPON DECADES OF EXPERIENCE OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NEW ECONOMICS FIELD. THE CURRICULUM IS TARGETED AT POST-GRADUATES AND PROFESSIONALS LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. THE CURRICULUM IS BEING DEVELOPED BY 30 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND HAS ATTRACTED 85 POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS. 320391 THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A PUBLICATION PROGRAM BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE. THE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE SCHUMACHER LECTURES, BUT ALSO INCLUDE THE LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S LOCAL CURRENCY, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AND SHARE MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS BACKGROUND TEXTS TO THESE PROGRAMS. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A WEBSITE OF THE 40 YEAR'S PUBLICATION OF MANAS, A JOURNAL OF INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, CONCERNED WITH THE STUDY OF PRINCIPLES WHICH MOVE THE WORLD ON ITS PRESENT COURSE. THE SITE RECEIVES NEARLY 50,000 VISITS PER YEAR. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER DIGITALIZED ALL OF THE TAPES FROM THE LINDISFARNE ASSOCIATION, A COLLECTION OF CONVERSATIONS ON CULTURE, SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY, AND CULTURE. THESE ARE ALL ONLINE AT THE CENTER'S ARCHIVE.ORG SITE. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S COMBINED WEBSITES RECEIVED OVER 400,000 VIEWS IN 2015. DOWNLOADS FROM ITS ARCHIVE.ORG AUDIO SITE OF LECTURE MATERIAL AND LINDISFARNE TAPES TOTALED OVER 12,000. THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND COMMONS PROGRAM IS PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM. WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST IN THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER IS MODELING NEW LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO LAND FOR HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND FARMS. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE PART OF THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S WEBSITE. THE PROGRAM SERVES 1,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND ANOTHER 8,000 IN VISITS TO MATERIAL ONLINE. LIBRARY OPERATIONS - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S LIBRARAIAN FINISHED CATALOGUING NEW COLLECTIONS ACQUIRED IN LATE 2014 -- ONE FROM SIMPLE-LIVING ADVOCATE MARTHA SHAW, AND THE OTHER THE BOOKS OF HENRY GEIGER, THE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER OF MANAS JOURNAL. THE LIBRARIAN TRAVELED TO MULTIPLE LOCATIONS TO PROVIDE ARCHIVAL SUPPORT TO THE GOOD LIFE CENTER, HOME OF HELEN AND SCOTT NEARING, AND TO THE LIBRARY OF ACCLAIMED ECONOMIST HAZEL HENDERSON. LIBRARIAN AND INTERNS INITIATED AND COMPLETED TRANSFER OF MANAS JOURNAL WEBSITE TO NEW FORMAT FOR GREATER ACCESSIBILTY BY THE PUBLIC. THE SITE RECEIVED 4,000 VIEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. RESEARCHERS CONTINUINED TO ACCESS THE LIBRARY'S COMPUTER INDEX OF OVER 17,000 BOOKS AND THE ARCHIVES VIA THE INTERNET. THE LIBRARY HOSTED RESEARCHERS FROM ITALY AND SPAIN AND OTHER VISITORS TO THE LIBRARY. 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THEY DO NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION OTHER THAN THE SATISFACTION OF THEIR BELIEFS IN THE PROGRAMS OF THE CENTER. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A - LOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT CONTINUED - SURVEY TO HELP IDENTIFY AREAS IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED THROUGH LOCAL MANUFACTURING TO REDUCE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. PBS TV'S COVERAGE OF BERKSHARES WAS VIEWED OVER 11,000 TIMES ON YOUTUBE. THE BERKSHARES PROGRAM SERVES 10,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND THROUGH MEDIA AND INTERNET REACHES OVER 2 MILLION PERSONS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A PUBLICATION PROGRAM BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE. THE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE SCHUMACHER LECTURES, BUT ALSO INCLUDE THE LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S LOCAL CURRENCY, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AND SHARE MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS BACKGROUND TEXTS TO THESE PROGRAMS. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A WEBSITE OF THE 40 YEAR'S PUBLICATION OF MANAS, A JOURNAL OF INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, CONCERNED WITH THE STUDY OF PRINCIPLES WHICH MOVE THE WORLD ON ITS PRESENT COURSE. THE SITE RECEIVES NEARLY 50,000 VISITS PER YEAR. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER DIGITALIZED ALL OF THE TAPES FROM THE LINDISFARNE ASSOCIATION, A COLLECTION OF CONVERSATIONS ON CULTURE, SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY, AND CULTURE. THESE ARE ALL ONLINE AT THE CENTER'S ARCHIVE.ORG SITE. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S COMBINED WEBSITES RECEIVED OVER 400,000 VIEWS IN 2015. DOWNLOADS FROM ITS ARCHIVE.ORG AUDIO SITE OF LECTURE MATERIAL AND LINDISFARNE TAPES TOTALED OVER 12,000. THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND COMMONS PROGRAM IS PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM. WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST IN THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER IS MODELING NEW LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO LAND FOR HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND FARMS. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE PART OF THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S WEBSITE. THE PROGRAM SERVES 1,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND ANOTHER 8,000 IN VISITS TO MATERIAL ONLINE. LIBRARY OPERATIONS - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S LIBRARAIAN FINISHED CATALOGUING NEW COLLECTIONS ACQUIRED IN LATE 2014 -- ONE FROM SIMPLE-LIVING ADVOCATE MARTHA SHAW, AND THE OTHER THE BOOKS OF HENRY GEIGER, THE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER OF MANAS JOURNAL. THE LIBRARIAN TRAVELED TO MULTIPLE LOCATIONS TO PROVIDE ARCHIVAL SUPPORT TO THE GOOD LIFE CENTER, HOME OF HELEN AND SCOTT NEARING, AND TO THE LIBRARY OF ACCLAIMED ECONOMIST HAZEL HENDERSON. LIBRARIAN AND INTERNS INITIATED AND COMPLETED TRANSFER OF MANAS JOURNAL WEBSITE TO NEW FORMAT FOR GREATER ACCESSIBILTY BY THE PUBLIC. THE SITE RECEIVED 4,000 VIEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. RESEARCHERS CONTINUINED TO ACCESS THE LIBRARY'S COMPUTER INDEX OF OVER 17,000 BOOKS AND THE ARCHIVES VIA THE INTERNET. THE LIBRARY HOSTED RESEARCHERS FROM ITALY AND SPAIN AND OTHER VISITORS TO THE LIBRARY. THE LIBRARY OPERATIONS SERVE OVER 1,000 PERSONS ANNUALLY. CUBA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM - IN OCTOBER 2014, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER TOOK A DELEGATION OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM NEW ECONOMY NON PROFITS, OF FARM ADVOCACY GROUPS, AND OF STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONS ON AN EDUCATIONAL TOUR OF CUBA TO STUDY THE COUNTRY'S SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS. OUT OF THAT TRIP GREW THE CUBA - U.S. AGROEOLOGY NETWORK, AN EDUCATIONAL PROJECT TO DEVELOP AN EXCHANGE BETWEEN CUBA AND THE U.S. REGARDING ISSUES OF LAND TENURE, LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COOP STRUCTURE, RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEMS, AND CULTIVATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER HIRED GREG WATSON, FORMER MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE TO LEAD THE INITATIVE. THE NETWORK OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED MAY 2015 AND TOOK DELEGATIONS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER TO BUILD RELATIONS WITH THEIR CUBAN COUNTERPARTS AND ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGROECOLOGY, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATIVES. THE NETWORK HAS MORE THAN 50 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS AND ITS WEBSITE RECEIVED MORE THAN 10,000 VIEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZED THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. A FORM 8879-EO WAS THEN SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION AUTHORIZING THE ELECTRONIC FILING OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REQUIRES AN ANNUAL DECLARATION FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS TO THE EXISTANCE AND DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT AN ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS CAME ABOUT THROUGH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND REVISIONS. THIS IS THE SAME FOR THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS WEBSITE, THROUGH THE WEBSITE OF THE SCHUMACHER CENTER FOR A NEW ECONOMICS,THROUGH GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. 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