2014-03-03T10:51:03-06:00 2013-12-31 ALAN S GLACKMAN CPA PC 32 MAHAIWE ST SUITE 2 GREAT BARRINGTON MA 012301961 990 2013-01-01 461421645 SCHUMACHER CENTER FOR A NEW ECONOMICS INC SCHU 4135281737 140 JUG END ROAD GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 DAN LEVINSON PRESIDENT 4135281737 2014-03-03 true ALAN S GLACKMAN P00004273 4135286804 2014-03-03 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z SUSAN WITT 140 JUG END ROAD GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 774097 false X HTTP://CENTERFORNEWECONOMICS.ORG X 2012 MA EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ECONOMICS THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. 10 9 8 0 1000 759201 13308 609 184 1000 773302 0 0 161147 0 29486 936 218170 936 379317 64 393985 64 588763 194714 64 394049 X EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ECONOMICS THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. false false 104760 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, STRATEGIZED FUTURE EVELOPMENT AND HOSTED REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITIES IN OTHER REGIONS AND STUDYING THE PROGRAM. PBS, ALJAZEERA AMERICA, MSNBC AND REGIONAL TV STATIONS CARRIED STORIES ABOUT BERKSHARES AND THEIR ROLE IN BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY. THE BERKSHARES PROGRAM SERVES 10,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND THROUGH MEDIA AND INTERNET REACHES OVER 10 MILLION PERSONS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. 64068 LECTURES & EDUCATIONAL EVENTS - THE THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL SCHUMACHER LECTURES WERE HELD IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE AUDIENCE OF OVER 150 ATTENDEES HEARD ADDRESS ON "AMERICA EMERGING: CULTURE AND ECONOMICS" BY JUDY WICKS, FOUNDER OF WHITE DOG CAFE AND BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOR LOCAL LIVING ECONOMIES, BY VAN JONES, FOUNDER OF REBUILD THE DREAM AND BY OTTO SCHARMER, MIT PROFESSOR AND AUTHOR OF "THEORY U". VIDEOS OF THE TALKS WERE PLACED ON THE CENTER'S WEBSITE AND AT THE END OF 2013 HAD BEEN VIEWED BY OVER 1,500 PEOPLE. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER ALSO CO-SPONSORED A TALK BY GREG WATSON, COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS WHICH DREW A CROWD OF 300. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE VIDEO OF GREG WATSON'S TALK WAS VIEWED BY ANOTHER 250 PERSONS. GAR ALPEROVITZ, PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL ECONOMY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AND A CO-FOUNDER OF THE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT PRESENTED A LECTURE AT SEARLES CASTLE IN GREAT BARRINGTON FOR THE SCHUMACHER CENTER IN OCTOBER TO A SOLD-OUT AUDIENCE OF 125. THE VIDEO OF THE LECTURE HAD BEEN WATCHED BY 1,200 PERSONS BY THE END OF 2013. THE DAY FOLLOWING HIS TALK, PROFESSOR ALPEROVITZ GAVE A SEMINAR TO 20 STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES FROM HARVARD, MIDDLEBURY, PRATT, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, BERKELEY, WESLEYAN, PRINCETON, MCGILL AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY AT THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S LIBRARY. THE TOPIC WAS PRACTICAL STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTING AN ECONOMICS THAT WAS BOTH FAIR AND SUSTAINABLE. THAT DISCUSSION WAS VIDEOTAPED AND IS BEING EDITED FOR DISTRIBUTION. THE COMBINES REACH OF THESE PROGRAMS WAS TO 3,400 PERSONS. 20640 THE AGRARIAN TRUST PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE NATIONAL PROBLEM OF AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO FARMLAND FOR A NEW GENERATION OF FARMERS. IT GREW OUT OF A JANUARY 2013 MEETING OF FARM ADVOCACY GROUPS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, SOCIAL INVESTORS AND FARMERS. ITS DYNAMIC WEBSITE HAS INFO FOR FARMERS ON LAND TRANSFER OPTIONS WITH STORIES AND RESOURCE MATERIAL. IN PLANNING ARE SEVERAL CONFERENCES FOR 2014. 38864 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 ORGANIZATIONS'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 YEARS 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. DOWNLOADS FROM ITS ARCHIVE.ORG AUDIO SITE OF LECTURE MATERIAL AND LINDISFARNE TAPES TOTALED OVER 6,500. 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 3,000 IN VISITS TO MATERIAL ONLINE. CONFERENCES ARE IN PLANNING FOR 2014. LIBRARY OPERATIONS - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER CONTINUED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS LIBRARY BUILDING. INTERNS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF STAFF ADDED NEW MATERIAL TO THE COLLECTION AND CATALOGUE, WITH OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS CONTINUING TO ACCESS THE LIBRARY'S COMPUTER INDEX OF OVER 15,000 BOOKS AND THE ARCHIVES VIA THE INTERNET. STUDENTS FROM UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST HAVE USED THE LIBRARY FOR RESEARCH, AS HAVE OTHER VISITORS TO THE BUILDING. IN ADDITION TO THE COMPUTER CATALOGUE, STAFF MAINTAIN A PHYSICAL CARD CATALOGUE FOR THE COLLECTION. 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GAR ALPEROVITZ, PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL ECONOMY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AND A CO-FOUNDER OF THE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT PRESENTED A LECTURE AT SEARLES CASTLE IN GREAT BARRINGTON FOR THE SCHUMACHER CENTER IN OCTOBER TO A SOLD-OUT AUDIENCE OF 125. THE VIDEO OF THE LECTURE HAD BEEN WATCHED BY 1,200 PERSONS BY THE END OF 2013. THE DAY FOLLOWING HIS TALK, PROFESSOR ALPEROVITZ GAVE A SEMINAR TO 20 STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES FROM HARVARD, MIDDLEBURY, PRATT, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, BERKELEY, WESLEYAN, PRINCETON, MCGILL AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY AT THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S LIBRARY. THE TOPIC WAS PRACTICAL STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTING AN ECONOMICS THAT WAS BOTH FAIR AND SUSTAINABLE. THAT DISCUSSION WAS VIDEOTAPED AND IS BEING EDITED FOR DISTRIBUTION. THE COMBINES REACH OF THESE PROGRAMS WAS TO 3,400 PERSONS. 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 ORGANIZATIONS'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 YEARS 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. DOWNLOADS FROM ITS ARCHIVE.ORG AUDIO SITE OF LECTURE MATERIAL AND LINDISFARNE TAPES TOTALED OVER 6,500. 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 3,000 IN VISITS TO MATERIAL ONLINE. CONFERENCES ARE IN PLANNING FOR 2014. LIBRARY OPERATIONS - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER CONTINUED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS LIBRARY BUILDING. INTERNS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF STAFF ADDED NEW MATERIAL TO THE COLLECTION AND CATALOGUE, WITH OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS CONTINUING TO ACCESS THE LIBRARY'S COMPUTER INDEX OF OVER 15,000 BOOKS AND THE ARCHIVES VIA THE INTERNET. STUDENTS FROM UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST HAVE USED THE LIBRARY FOR RESEARCH, AS HAVE OTHER VISITORS TO THE BUILDING. IN ADDITION TO THE COMPUTER CATALOGUE, STAFF MAINTAIN A PHYSICAL CARD CATALOGUE FOR THE COLLECTION. THE LIBRARY OPERATIONS SERVE OVER 1,000 PERSONS ANNUALLY. 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 PUBLIC THROUGH THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS WEBSITE AND IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UPON REQUEST. 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