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On Giving

Jess Martin
November 23, 2011
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On Giving

My final talk at Relevance, sharing a key lesson that I had learned about giving and where that lesson took me. It is far better to give, than receive.

Jess Martin

November 23, 2011
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  1. GIVING
    Thursday, December 15, 2011

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  2. Thursday, December 15, 2011

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  3. RELEVANCE
    Thursday, December 15, 2011

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  4. AFRICA
    RELEVANCE
    Thursday, December 15, 2011

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  5. AFRICA
    RELEVANCE
    EXPERIENCE
    Thursday, December 15, 2011

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  6. AFRICA
    RELEVANCE
    EXPERIENCE
    Giving
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  7. MY GIVING STORY
    Thursday, December 15, 2011

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  11. Where’s
    Swaziland?
    Thursday, December 15, 2011

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  12. Thursday, December 15, 2011

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  13. Yay programming!
    Thursday, December 15, 2011

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  14. Whut happun?
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  15. Peter and Magda Radtke of JustNeem
    http://justneem.com
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  16. Peter
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  18. “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
    - Matthew 6:21
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  19. Giving changed me
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  20. Africa Revolution 2011 Interns
    Thursday, December 15, 2011

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  21. Giving changes the giver
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  23. It’s better to give than receive.
    - Acts 20:35
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  24. It’s better to give than receive.
    - Acts 20:35
    You reap what you sow.
    - Galatians 6:7
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  25. It’s better to give than receive.
    - Acts 20:35
    You reap what you sow.
    - Galatians 6:7
    The gift is to the giver, and comes back to him...
    - Walt Whitman
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  26. It’s better to give than receive.
    - Acts 20:35
    You reap what you sow.
    - Galatians 6:7
    The gift is to the giver, and comes back to him...
    - Walt Whitman
    What goes around, comes around.
    - Justin Timberlake
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  27. “Art is a personal gift that changes the recipient.”
    “The act of the gift is in itself a reward.”
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  28. Science.
    The path to happiness: it is better to give than receive
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/mar/21/medicalresearch.usa
    Do Good, Feel Good
    http://health.msn.com/health-topics/depression/do-good-feel-good
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  29. Relevance gives.
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  30. Relevance gives.
    20% time
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  31. Relevance gives.
    20% time
    books
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  32. Relevance gives.
    20% time
    conferences
    books
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  33. Relevance gives.
    20% time
    conferences
    books
    open source
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  34. Challenge YOU as individuals
    Give radically.
    It’s good for you!
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  35. Give of your...
    Intellectual resources
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  36. Give of your...
    Intellectual resources
    knowledge
    books, talks, blog posts
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  37. Give of your...
    Intellectual resources
    knowledge
    books, talks, blog posts
    tools
    languages, libraries
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  38. Give of your...
    Intellectual resources
    knowledge
    books, talks, blog posts
    tools
    languages, libraries
    advice
    mentor, pair, connect
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  39. Give of your...
    Money
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  40. You are rich.
    Top 1% in the world!1
    [1] $47,500/year is top 1% according to http://globalrichlist.com
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  41. Feel guilty?
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  42. Feel guilty?
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  43. It’s friggin’ exciting!
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  44. Rule #1: Giving should be fun!
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  45. Microfinance
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  46. http://www.mixmarket.org/
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  47. Set a giving goal.
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  48. Set a giving goal.
    1%
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  49. Set a giving goal.
    1%
    10%?
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  50. Set a giving goal.
    1%
    10%?
    reverse tithe?
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  51. Give of your...
    Self
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  52. Practice Presence & Listening
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  53. “Often the most loving thing we can do when a friend is in pain is to
    share the pain to be there even when we have nothing to offer except our
    presence and even when being there is painful to ourselves.”
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  54. A challenge... pick one:
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  55. Intellectual resources
    A challenge... pick one:
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  56. Money
    Intellectual resources
    A challenge... pick one:
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  57. Self
    Money
    Intellectual resources
    A challenge... pick one:
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  58. Thanks!!!
    Follow along at: http://jessandelizabeth.com
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  59. Thanks!!!
    Follow along at: http://jessandelizabeth.com
    The gift is to the giver, and comes back to him...
    - Walt Whitman
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