Week 5 :)

This week I interviewed my mom and I learned a lot about her beliefs with the society and how she was raised with money situations. She grew up in Chula Vista, and her dad left when she was 14 years old. He moved back to Samoa so her mom had more to handle because she now had to support and provide for her family by herself. She didnt pay too much attention to how her living style was because of how happy she was, and she didnt expect more or less when it came to christmas, or birthdays. She was very grateful for anything she recieved. Now my mom is a very successful women who makes over 100k a year. She consideres herself a very humble mom and wife. She has donated to one of her co-workers non profit organization which fundraises money to build new houses in Tijuana, Mexico. She is a really busy person who doesn't do too much volunteer work. I learned that my mom loves to give back, although I don't see it with my own eyes the responses I got back from her about why she thinks it is important to get involved with volunteering, her posture changed and she became more tense. She wants me and kids from all around the world to give back, "because there is someone else in the world who has it worse, if you have the time and energy to give time and effort to something that is needed than go ahead and do it." Her words always seem to inspire me in some way. Her thoughts on money are very straight forward. My mom doesn't belive in slacking off when it comes to paying bills. Her advice to me, and other kids growing up is to stay organized, and DONT be in debt. It is the hardest situation to be put through.

Week 4 :)

What I'm learning about  the various ways  to evaluate an investment in a company is acknowledging how the non profit organization uses their money and seeing how their many is spent. You don't want to donate to an organization that does not use the money on the purpose you are seeking. I personally find it easy to find whether or not our investment on our organization would be a good fit because they are so well organized and you can find how, and why people donate to their organization. They don't take the money for granted and they use the investment being given to them for the right reasons, and or to make their organization stronger and more helpful for those who are included in the organization.

WEEK 3 :)

I learned that the Family/Child Youth Services is a big organization with various different issues having to do with kids using drugs, families not having a house to live in, and kids with parents or family members doing drugs in the household. All of the organizations I have looked at or searched through all have programs to help the those having to do with the concerns we have as well. It's important that we see the numbers before making an investment because we want to see if they use their money wisely. I learned that they donate a lot, and receive a lot of funding. 

Week 2 :)

The paper bag activity was very interesting. I learned a lot about myself because of the belongings that I find very important have an actual deep story behind it. Such as my charm bracelet, and how much I enjoy music and my iPhone. My other classmates brought interesting belongings that were surprising to me.
Writing a Vision, Mission, and Purpose statement was the first major step my team and I took to manage our plan toward the organizations that we deeply care about.
Once each of my group members and I contact the organizations, I think will encounter some confidential problems, but then again we will still have success with others. I'm looking forward to it.

My first experience :)

My first experience with the MAD ( make a difference) cards was great. I learned that I care about more than I expected. When Ryan asked us to narrow down the cards to 3, it was a real challenge for me because there was several different cards I had to choose from. Other students in my class room seemed to have the same problem, but I learned that they care about things I never thought they would actually care about, or 

I had no idea they had that sensitivity toward the subject. 

I hope to gain more knowledge toward the process of giving away money to organizations that matter in the community.