PHILANTHROPY & THE GHETTO

Project ProposalIntegrative Seminar 2Laura Funai

MY QUESTIONSo What are my goals?

o What affects me the most?

o What do I need for my future?

o What stories do I have?

o Who do I hate/love the most?

o What’s different about me/how am I unique?

o What’s the next step/what should I do?

o What are my interests?

o What inspires me?

o What is my style?

o Why do I keep changing tastes?

o What can I remember?

o How can I change?

o Should I be concerned?

o What are some things to look forward to?

o What happened in the beginning?

o Am I boring?

o What do I need to plan?

o What am I benefitting from by being here?

o What is expected of me?

o What do I want to do?

o Who should I trust?

PHILANTHROPYo(n) goodwill to fellow members of the human race; especially: active effort to promote human welfare

oThe desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes

oGreek: “love for humanity”

MERRIAM WEBSTER’S DICTIONARYHTTP://WWW.MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM/DICTIONARY/PHILANTHROPY

SOME OF THE TOP 50 DONORS OF 2013

#1 Bill & Melinda Gates ($2.65 B)

#2 Warren Buffett ($2.63 B)

#3 Leonard Lauder ($1.1 B)

#4 Mark Zuckerburg ($991 M)

#5 George Soros ($734 M)

#17 John Arrillaga ($151 M)

#24 William Barron Hilton ($92 M)

#37 Jeffrey Skoll ($38 M)

#48 Shelby White

#50 Charles Johnson ($19.5 M) FORBESHTTP://WWW.FORBES.COM/SPECIAL-REPORT/2013/PHILANTHROPY/TOP-

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FORBES

GHETTO

(n) legally sanctioned areas that are segregated according to ethnic minorities

o(IN US) poor inner-city area where an alarming percentage of ethnic minorities live

oWhere 40% or more of the residents are poor (regardless of ethnicity or race)

oNot simply defined for the large number of ethnic minorities

oPoverty makes migrating from the ghetto harder

oDeveloped as a result of postindustrial political, economic, and social changes

HOW GHETTOS ARE FORMED:

oMinorities (especially immigrant minorities) voluntarily choose to live together.

oThe majority uses techniques such as violence, hostility, or legal barriers to force those minorities into certain areas.

oThe majority chooses to pay more than the minority in order to with their own kind.

FEDERAL RESERVEHTTP://WWW.BOSTONFED.ORG/ECONOMIC/NERR/RR1997/SPRING/GLSR97_2.HTM

PROBLEMS:oGangs, violence, crime, killings

o“Segregated” areas/discrimination

oLack of playgrounds/public spaces

oExisting public spaces are unsafe and not well kept

oOverpopulation/crowding of schools

oDropping/failing out of school

oNo continuing education

oPoor housing/building conditions

oPolitical disempowerment