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Originally posted by The Cushite
Very interesting perspectives. A few questions,
1. What exactly do you mean by a "what it takes to make the world go round" perspective? are you insinuating that things like Voting rights, education, and health awareness aren't as intergral to the uplift of humanity as economic/ wealth development? (By the way, the frat does sponsor a semi-annual economic development conference, keep your ears open for it).
2. What about the legal ramifications of the non-profit status of many local chapters if they were to enter into venture capitalism?To be more capitalistically inclined would go against the "non-profit status" that many of the chapters have worked hard to establish to help with fund-raising efforts in local communities. It would be illegal to take those funds and enter into capital investment for profit. So it would be hard to, as a frat, enter into profit making enterprises (though individual brothers could do so at anytime, with anyone, but in official frat involvment could be detrimental).
3. If profit becomes the goal, what then of the non-profitable initiatives of the frat? The goal of uplift most times is non profitable. If brothers are solely motivatied by profit, they will find that many of the initiatives associated with the Jewels' philosophy of uplift are wanting. Though freedom is not free, the freedom fight calls for people to be willing to sacrifice time, talent, and treasure in order to see the desired results, which, most of the time isn't profitable.
Now, does this mean that brothers should be fiscally ignorant? Not at all, we should conduct Alpha business with a keen sense of fiscal responsibility and shrewdness. But, the overall goal of Alpha should not be fiscal prosperity, but uplift and brotherhood with fiscal soundness.
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Hey Frat:
I was aware of the economic development seminar the Frat hosted a few years ago in the Bahamas (I believe). I am also aware the frat was advertising franchise opportunites for Golden Bird Chicken (or Church's, not sure). All forward steps; but not quite was I was getting at. And, wealth have these initiatives produced?
I'm not insinuating voting rights, education, and health awareness aren't as integral to the uplift of humanity as economic/ wealth development. I think I'm just flat saying it at this point. Again, as I mentioned in my opening message. These things have value, they were a stepping stone towards, I suppose, the Black Power that manifested itself into the “begging game.” I don't believe that was the most beneficial road to take. In all of the concept initiatives, Alpha was ASKING for something. I don't like that approach. Even in Project Alpha and Go To High School Go To College, I think our message is antiquated.
I’m off track. To my point. I don't like the idea of delivering a business plan to venture capitalists or angel investment firms if there are alternative money sources. I am of the belief that you "breed" wealth. Alpha can breed wealth and success similar to Skull and Bones, etc.
I am not even talking about doing it under the name of Alpha Phi Alpha. Keep the non prof doing what it does. I'm talking simply about success breeding success. WE DO NOT DO THAT!
Having said that. If you study what the Japanese did after the bombing, what the Jews in Germany did after Nazism; they did not ASK. They simply put their heads down and went to work. They did and continue to build wealth upon wealth.
When have Black folk done that? Without superficial advertising , not begging pardons, not advertising the building of public alliances.... Just building wealth on wealth through Alpha means.
As far as "from a what makes the world go round perspective..." What makes the world go round in a capitalistic environment?
My question to you: what is "But, the overall goal of Alpha should not be fiscal prosperity, but uplift and brotherhood with fiscal soundness."
What does that look like in the grand scheme of things?