Republicans in Congress certainly talk a good game about helping the poor and middle class, arguing, however unconvincingly, that their rewrite of the tax code will amount to more than just a giveaway to the rich. But all their shameless maneuvering is really doing is making once-crazy, semi-socialistic economic ideas, such as universal basic income, seem sane.

Forget the GOP Tax Plan. Stockton Has a Real Solution for Poverty – Free Money

A $1 million “basic income” experiment in Stockton has received an additional $250,000 contribution, Mayor Michael Tubbs’ office announced Thursday afternoon. The Goldhirsh Foundation announced it will match up to $250,000 in donations to Stockton’s recently revealed basic income program, which has been dubbed the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED).

Foundation Provides Additional $250,000 to Stockton Basic Income Program

A consortium of policy experts, researchers and academics has awarded $1 million to Stockton to fund an experiment that aims to assess the social benefits of providing a guaranteed monthly income for one or more years to a tiny segment of the city’s residents, Mayor Michael Tubbs announced Wednesday.

Stockton to Pilot ‘Basic Income’ Experiment

Stockton, California is expected to become the first US city to launch an experiment in universal basic income, a system of wealth distribution in which people receive a set amount of money just for being alive. Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs said that by August 2018 he hopes to enroll an undisclosed number of Stockton’s 315,000 residents in the program.

A California City is Launching the First US Experiment in Basic Income — and Residents Will Get $6,000 a Year

Ben Goldhirsh, CEO of Good Worldwide, reiterates the importance of optimism in accomplishing goals. When discussing optimism, your “expectations kind of dictate outcomes,” he says. “People are hungry to see their expectations elevated.”

Why You Should Be Highly Optimistic If You Want To Be Successful

AnnenbergTech introduces those in the industry to the concept of local citizenship, and—when they strike it really rich—to philanthropy.

How Annenberg Tech turns LA Geeks into Philanthropists

PVBLIC Foundation works strategically to pair media space with non-profits at local, national and global levels, using emerging technologies to amplify non-profits and their messages. As described in this case study, LA2050 collaborated with PVBLIC to produce My LA2050 winner bus benches across the city.

LA2050 and PVBLIC Foundation

PhilanTopic addresses important issues and challenges in philanthropy and impact. In this piece, Tara Roth, president of the Goldhirsh Foundation, weighs in on early-stage investing, donor-advised funds, and social entrepreneurs.

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