Are Handouts For Celebrities?

Capitol C takes a compelling look at the pheoneneom of crowdfunding. It's hard to not to receive an ask to support a Kickstarter or Indiegogo project on a daily bases anymore. Personally, I have only backed one crowdfunding project, it was a documentary about kids with autism. Why haven't I backed more? It's Not because I don't trust the process or believe in the product or ideas, it's just

Finally every single Scripts and Dip performance, no matter where or when, will function as a fundraiser on its own. Donations will always be accepted and the actor may even have the chance to point to and mention the donation box while improving a line in a show.

As you can see, celebrity activism helps out a big variety of problems and issues.

To those who have a negative opinion to such sites as GoFundMe, I understand why. The story of Elza was empowering, and the next examples I have are disappointing at best. One of the most inappropriate campaigns was that of Victoria Byers. The twenty-six year old woman was tired of men trying to hit on her over Facebook, she made a campaign for those men to pay for her bills and beautification is exchange for pleasure. GoFundMe tried taking it down as to say it was against their policies but Victoria got a lawyer and ended up keeping her post and all the money she raised. After sixteen days, she raised sixty dollars and took the campaign down. GoFundMe is infamous for fans trying to raise money for their celebrity idols. In this particular instance, Seattle Seahawk fans saw Ciara – singer and partner of Russell Wilson – as a jinx on Wilson’s career. Their goal was to raise $50,000 in order to coax Wilson to kick her to the curb. As their logic may have been flawless, $50,000 isn’t even a dent to what Wilson makes per game. It most likely wouldn’t have changed a thing.

As the United States sled into a great economic depression in the early 2000’s, the people of this country grew desperate and in need of government assistance. As with any economic downfall the unemployment rate grew to a staggering high. Most families were despondent to stay afloat the poverty line on whatever means possible. But what are the effects of continuously throwing money at people even when the economy bounces back? In an editorial recognizing these effects, “Welfare Dependency Destroying America,” John Mariotti, an advisor to and president of many successful companies explains why giving handouts aren’t always a positive matter.

`With being a celebrity, comes money. In California, where most celebs reside, some facilities have a pay-to-stay program. In this program, celebs pay anywhere from $50 to $175 a day in order to stay in a cell away from the brutality they may get from dangerous criminals, because of their celebrity status. According to prisonlegalnews.org normal prisoners are charged around $20 per day depending on their income, and are sent a bill after they complete their sentence. If they don't pay the bill, it is sent to a collection agency. PrisonFacts.org states, prisons costs taxpayers more than $32billion a year, the cost of someone’s life term costs us a total of $1.5 million. Heartsandminds.org implies that we actually benefit from celebrities being

As human beings the vast majority of us wish we could change the world, whether that be helping humans, animals, the environment, it is helping those that cannot help themselves. However, we also realize to help with these causes it takes money and for the most part a great deal of it. But, some people are fortunate enough and can help change the lives of many. That is what Ellen DeGeneres has done with her leadership skills, guidance, celebrity status and wealth. Through her kind heart and passion for the social good she does everything she can to make the world a better place. It is true that money can certainly help in spanning social good, however, multiple pennies can also impact those in need. Social good is something that anyone can do. It is not about celebrity status or being a millionaire. Social good is about feeling good about helping others when they are in need. It is about creating a sense of connectedness to humanity and being humble all the while influencing those that follow you. This is what Ellen DeGeneres is all about. This paper will discuss, Ellen 's foundations and charities, how these reflect her personal values and leadership integrity, how her giving enhances her celebrity image and whether her integrity is compatible with her image.

Crowdfunding has become commonplace in the art world, but the Jewish Museum launched its first Kickstarter campaign for a number of reasons, of course, in order to fabricate the thousands upon thousands of artworks needed to keep the show fully-stocked throughout its run. Also through

In summary, equity crowdfunding ushers in a fresh and enhanced way to aid entrepreneurs and investors achieve their objectives. The challenge is weighing the influence and dynamics of crowdfunding, evolving market trends, dormant regulatory and ethical concerns, stakeholder considerations, and accomplishing the goals of both parties while balancing integrity and tenets. Investors and entrepreneur believe crowdfunding is an exemplary method of raising capital. It represents an opportunity to increase revenue, cultivate an entrepreneurial ecosystem, enter an emerging industry, and create jobs. Vigilance and education play a significant role if equity crowdfunding is to remain sustainable for many years to

Our main goal is to encourage these investors; therefore, we needed to plan an event that could motivate them to donate higher amounts. We have decided to plan

1. I see a woman who loves what she does but at the same time she doesn’t seem very serious about her jobs/professions because she’s asking for money from random fans and asking if she can sleep on random peoples couches for the night while in town. I understand she needs help with certain things but she doesn’t need to start a kick starter to self fund herself, which is too overboard in my opinion. Even though she said her music is free, I still think it’s not that responsible of her. This is my opinion, but I think if a person truly was a hard worker and cared about what they did, they wouldn’t need to be asking people for money unless they really needed it and were poor.

Growing up in America, many people are unaware of what is really occurring around them. People are so into their televisions, and their jobs that they fail to recognize the amount of work that is put into making this country as wonderful as it is. However, many people complain about the wages they receive hourly at work, or the salary they earn every month. Some complain that it is too low, and others complain about the taxes that are deducted, and how they do not have money to spend for occasions like Christmas, or even vacations. Then those same people sit at home, watch television, whether it is a basketball game, a game show, or even a soap opera, and complain about why those actors, athletes, and

Historically, there have been countless numbers of celebrities that have run for public office. Some, such as Fred Thompson and Ronald Reagan, were favorable by the majority of voters, while others, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Donald Trump, tended to be split fifty-fifty or less. The repetition of celebrities running for office poses the same questions every election term: should celebrities put themselves into politics? What implications will this have on the American government, whether national or state level? Some would claim that it is their constitutional right to involve themselves, while others scoff at the mere idea of a celebrity president or senator, claiming that there is no way that someone with such a large fan base is able to run fairly and make decisions for the benefit of their country and not themselves, thus being perfect recipe for a dictatorship-like government. These statements and questions have been posed for decades, nearly every election term. Although celebrities do have the constitutional right to run for office, be elected into office, and give their opinions and endorsements to politicians, they should be carefully considered by electoral colleges, party leaders, and, more importantly, voters as to whether they are qualified to run, have the intent to lead with integrity, and if their political opinions have any merit, based solely on their academic and career background in politics.

Crowdfunding is one way that businesses can seek money to startup their businesses, finance a new product, or expand their operations. Crowdfunding raises funds or capital by using online and social media networks to get a large number of people to contribute money towards a project in exchange for a good, service or equity. Generally money is raised through a fundraising website such as kickstarter. Another way to describe the meaning of crowdfunding is by the use of small amounts of capital from a large number of individuals to

Crowdfunding creates funds for new projects by using internet and social media. This can benefit small business projects to obtain their required funds. A project receives small investments from wide range of individuals through web advertising and social media. The individuals (investors) who have invested in the project may receive incentives such as discounts on the products, early opportunity to purchase their products, inclusion of their name in the list of contributing founders etc., so, they are not purchasing the share of the company. Crowdfunding avoids going to the banks, friends and family to get funds. It also avoids giving up partial ownership of their company. The websites like www.rockethub.com, www.peerfunding.com,