#givingpledge

[lady13willow]

https://www.wsj.com/business/melinda-french-gates-is-resigning-from-the-gates-foundation-76b0fcd7

[theothermovember]

"The only way that I can see to deploy this much financial resource is by converting my Amazon winnings into space travel." This is how Jeff Bezos, the richest man alive, owner of Amazon and a sociopath, comments on his wealth. "180 billion dollars isn't anybody's winnings. It is a computer error in capitalism," John Oliver reacted in his Last Week Tonight show. There is no better example than Jeff Bezos that capitalism is nothing but a big computer error altogether. Amazon is an exquisite exhibit of how vast is the space between the super-rich and the poor. Bezos grows his wealth by billions per day while his employees hardly make enough to cover their basic needs. Bezos grows his wealth even in the pandemic, Amazon stock grew by 25%. 26 millions lost their jobs over the same period. These figures are connected. The competitive advantage of Bezos lays in cost effectiveness that comes from low wages and poor working conditions. The value of his companies grows even in crisis as the markets project that they will survive the crisis - unlike small businesses and households that go bankrupt - and the corporations then buy the businesses or former family homes cheap. Amazon is also famous for Orwell-like surveillance of its employees, the management restricts breaks and contact between employees, also, their private social media presence is monitored in order to prevent them from organizing and unionizing. It is also forbidden to speak publicly about the company without management approval. Jeff Bezos is one of the billionaires who didn't sign the Giving Pledge - the pledge to donate most of their wealth to charity. His ex-wife Mackenzie Scott pledged and already started to donating the money she got with the divorce. Sociopaths like Bezos prove how dangerous it is for entire societies when too much wealth ends up in one pocket. What to do about it? For starters, we need to start to empathize with people working low-paying jobs, see them as our equals and support their struggles to organize.

Text: Barbora Votavová

https://www.facebook.com/bara.ink

CZ:

"Kdybych chtěl utratit tu spoustu peněz, kterou jsem získal díky Amazonu, musel bych začít létat do vesmíru." Tak svůj majetek komentuje Jeff Bezos, nejbohatší muž na světě, majitel Amazonu a sociopat. "180 miliard dolarů, to nejsou ničí zisky, ale chyba v počítači kapitalismu," komentoval to John Oliver v pořadu Last Week Tonight. Asi neexistuje lepší příklad toho, že současný kapitalismus je jednou velkou počítačovou chybou. Amazon je dokonalou ukázkou toho, jak moc vzrostly sociální rozdíly. Zatímco Bezosův majetek roste denně o miliardy dolarů, jeho zaměstnanci si sotva vydělají na základní potřeby. Bezos výrazně profituje na pandemii, akcie Amazonu letos vzrostly o čtvrtinu. 26 milionů lidí v USA přišlo ve stejné době o práci. Tato čísla jsou provázaná. Konkurenční výhoda Bezosova impéria je především v minimálních nákladech, tedy nízkých mzdách a špatných pracovních podmínkách. Hodnota jeho firem stoupá i v krizi právě proto, že trhy věří, že díky jejich velikosti a efektivitě krizi překonají. To zajistí, že se tak skutečně stane - malé firmy a jednotlivci naopak o peníze přicházejí a krachují, aby je pak korporace výhodně koupily nebo investovaly třeba do majetku, o který v krizi přicházejí rodiny. Amazon je proslulý také orwellovským dohledem nad pracujícími, omezuje pracovní pauzy i komunikaci s ostatními zaměstnanci. To pomáhá i bránit pracujícím se organizovat - monitorovány jsou dokonce i jejich soukromé aktivity na sociálních sítích a skupiny, ve kterých se pokouší spojovat, aby mohli vyžadovat lepší podmínky. Pracující mají také zákaz se bez souhlasu managementu o firmě veřejně vyjadřovat. Jeff Bezos je jedním z mála miliardářů, který se nezavázal ke Giving Pledge, tedy k tomu, že většinu svého majetku věnuje na dobročinné účely. Jeho bývalá žena Mackenzie Scott udělala s penězi, které získala při rozvodu, právě tohle. Asociálové jako Jeff Bezos dokazují, že kumulace majetku v malém počtu rukou má katastrofální důsledky i pro celou společnost. Co s tím? Začít můžeme třeba tak, že se přestaneme dívat skrz prsty na lidi ve špatně placených profesích, protože k nim máme tisíckrát blíž než k Bezosovi, a budeme podporovat jejich snahy se organizovat.

Text: Barbora Votavová

https://www.facebook.com/bara.ink

[ukratkoapp]

MacKenzie Bezos će donirati polovinu svog bogatstva od $37 milijardi nakon razvoda http://tinyurl.com/y5ofj2tb

[sukecambodia]

Most powerful passionate students in Cambodia~ Small giving pledge BLOG No.3 ~

Hello world!

Finally, the temperature here reached to 40 degrees.

40 degrees?? How crazy it is!!!!!

To tell the truth, when it comes to only summer temperature, Nagoya or Gifu is the worst place to live..

I know, there are so many other great benefits, so it's not fear to judge cities with the only temperature though.

Today I want to introduce the amazing organization and social enterprise, CRST and Project Y.

100% guarantee, if you go to SiemReap and wanna find the best smile ever in this world, just drop by Project Y to grab your ice cream!!

OK, please just let me explain about CRST and ProjectY briefly.

WHO ARE CRST?

Founded in 2011 by the Palti family from Melbourne, Australia, the Cambodia Rural Students Trust (CRST) is a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) registered with the Cambodian Interior Ministry. The NGO is managed on the ground in Cambodia by their senior students, who are mentored in managing an organization by a group of Australian business volunteers.

WHO ARE Project Y?

Project Y Frozen Yogurt is an Education Social Enterprise set up by the Cambodia Rural School Trust (CRST) in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

This store is owned by CRST and operated by the students of CRST - a not-for-profit NGO with the mission of Breaking the Poverty Cycle Through Education. All profits remain in the NGO to sponsor their students High School & University education, as well as community projects.

You already know how unique they are.

Yes, this NGO and social enterprise are run by local students from the Rural area in Cambodia!!!

This point is truly what makes them so unique.

What else more …

- 100% of donations are used for education, mentoring and community projects.

- NGO sponsors their student's education, health and dental care, life skill courses and monthly living allowances

- All students contribute back to the community with regular volunteer commitment for up to 2 hours daily. The entire NGO student family also volunteers once a month on a rural community project.

How I met them

Back in winter of 2015, when I just moved to Cambodia, I just happened to meet a Cambodia nice guy Visith.

He invited me to join their community service, and that was my first touch point to encounter them.

What I was most amazed was all of them were really enjoying their community service.

All of them came from poor families, and actually to enter this NGO, they need to pass the exam and interview which means that not everyone can join this NGO.

They knew that they were lucky, of course, they divorced their selves and got c chance by themselves, so they have hearts to help their community.

I was so impressed by them because they run NGO, manage social enterprise and coordinate volunteer program regularly.

Could I do that when I was a university student?

Hell no!!

I was just a "student" who went to uni just to practice dance.lol

(Just in case, my major was marketing)

What I most like is they have good hearts.

They know that if they work and study hard, they can pass another chance for next generations which is super great.

From the bottom of the heart,  I really look up to them.

Oh, I need to tell one more thing.

You know why they are so nice and passionate and helpful??

The answer is the founder, Aviv.

This Austrian guy is so so so passionate.

To describe him, I don't think here is not enough, so maybe next time.

Of course, students of CRST themselves are passionate, but the most passionate person is him.

He leads Cambodian students in a good way.

Luckily, I became a coach to teach soccer to them.

We spent a lot of time together, so it was so sad to say goodbye to them.

I donated 5% of my last February’s salary.

So excited to come back to SiemReap next year with my parents and see them.

Cheers!!

[michelle-cpnet-blog]

Hello , I am Michelle and I am looking for people to participate. Unfortunately, I do not have access to someone I know personally to aid me in this area associated with the giving pledge but I am glad to find you who is a supporter of those in need. I would appreciate if you could do me the favor and take a look of my project at https://fundrazr.com/d1BKU9?ref=ab_96Ali7 Thanks for your time. Regards Michelle

[micdousmi]

Mark Zuckerberg will donate 99 percent of his Facebook shares

Mark Zuckerberg will donate 99 percent of his Facebook shares

While birth announcements are common on Facebook, founder Mark Zuckerberg's post is a little different than most of the new parent pics in your newsfeed. That's because he and his wife Priscilla Chan announced their commitment to give away 99 percent..

Read More

View On WordPress

[twcpoetry]

The Giving Pledge