How and where would you dispense $10,000; $100,000; $1,000,000; and $10,000,000 to have maximum impact for public history?

$10,000

• $3,000 grants to three people of color from low-income neighborhoods.

• These individuals collect the stories of their neighbors, to be uploaded to a shared and collaboratively moderated site/database.

• The remaining $1,000 would fund a community exhibition and event.

$100,000

• $30,000 grants to three grassroots organizations (cultural and social service).

• The organizations collect the stories of their constituents, to be uploaded to a shared and collaboratively moderated site/database.

• The remaining $10,000 would fund a community exhibition and event.

$1,000,000

• $200,000 endowments to five grassroots organizations (cultural and social service).

• The organizations engage in the ongoing collection of the stories of their constituents, to be uploaded to a shared and collaboratively moderated site/database.

• $200,000 would generate $10,000 of general operating support per year (given a 5% return rate).

• This amount would be enough to provide some continued stability and cash flow for small nonprofits.

$10,000,000

• Start a foundation.

• Ten million dollars would generate $500,000 of general operating support per year (given a 5% return rate).

• Grant five $50,000 scholarships for low-income, first generation public history students of color.

• Grant five $50,000 fellowships for faculty of color.

• This guarantees infiltration of the white, middle-class "profession" is both bottom-up and top-down.

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