PHILANTHROPY & THE GHETTO Project Proposal Integrative Seminar 2 Laura Funai

MY QUESTIONS o 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?

PHILANTHROPY o (n) goodwill to fellow members of the human race; especially: active effort to promote human welfare o The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes o Greek: “love for humanity” MERRIAM WEBSTER’S DICTIONARY

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) 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 o Where 40% or more of the residents are poor (regardless of ethnicity or race) o Not simply defined for the large number of ethnic minorities o Poverty makes migrating from the ghetto harder o Developed as a result of postindustrial political, economic, and social changes FORBES

HOW GHETTOS ARE FORMED: o Minorities (especially immigrant minorities) voluntarily choose to live together. o The majority uses techniques such as violence, hostility, or legal barriers to force those minorities into certain areas. o The majority chooses to pay more than the minority in order to with their own kind. FEDERAL RESERVE

PROBLEMS: o Gangs, violence, crime, killings o “Segregated” areas/discrimination o Lack of playgrounds/public spaces o Existing public spaces are unsafe and not well kept o Overpopulation/crowding of schools o Dropping/failing out of school o No continuing education o Poor housing/building conditions o Political disempowerment