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.

Transcript

1. GIVING Thursday, December 15, 2011
2. Thursday, December 15, 2011
3. RELEVANCE Thursday, December 15, 2011
4. AFRICA RELEVANCE Thursday, December 15, 2011
5. AFRICA RELEVANCE EXPERIENCE Thursday, December 15, 2011
6. AFRICA RELEVANCE EXPERIENCE Giving Thursday, December 15, 2011
7. MY GIVING STORY Thursday, December 15, 2011
8. Thursday, December 15, 2011
9. Thursday, December 15, 2011
10. Thursday, December 15, 2011
11. Where’s Swaziland? Thursday, December 15, 2011
12. Thursday, December 15, 2011
13. Yay programming! Thursday, December 15, 2011
14. Whut happun? Thursday, December 15, 2011
15. Peter and Magda Radtke of JustNeem http://justneem.com Thursday, December 15, 2011
16. Peter Thursday, December 15, 2011
17. Thursday, December 15, 2011
18. “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” - Matthew 6:21 Thursday, December 15, 2011
19. Giving changed me Thursday, December 15, 2011
20. Africa Revolution 2011 Interns Thursday, December 15, 2011
21. Giving changes the giver Thursday, December 15, 2011
22. Thursday, December 15, 2011
23. It’s better to give than receive. - Acts 20:35 Thursday, December 15, 2011
24. It’s better to give than receive. - Acts 20:35 You reap what you sow. - Galatians 6:7 Thursday, December 15, 2011
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 Thursday, December 15, 2011
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 Thursday, December 15, 2011
27. “Art is a personal gift that changes the recipient.” “The act of the gift is in itself a reward.” Thursday, December 15, 2011
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 Thursday, December 15, 2011
29. Relevance gives. Thursday, December 15, 2011
30. Relevance gives. 20% time Thursday, December 15, 2011
31. Relevance gives. 20% time books Thursday, December 15, 2011
32. Relevance gives. 20% time conferences books Thursday, December 15, 2011
33. Relevance gives. 20% time conferences books open source Thursday, December 15, 2011
34. Challenge YOU as individuals Give radically. It’s good for you! Thursday, December 15, 2011
35. Give of your... Intellectual resources Thursday, December 15, 2011
36. Give of your... Intellectual resources knowledge books, talks, blog posts Thursday, December 15, 2011
37. Give of your... Intellectual resources knowledge books, talks, blog posts tools languages, libraries Thursday, December 15, 2011
38. Give of your... Intellectual resources knowledge books, talks, blog posts tools languages, libraries advice mentor, pair, connect Thursday, December 15, 2011
39. Give of your... Money Thursday, December 15, 2011
40. You are rich. Top 1% in the world!1 [1] $47,500/year is top 1% according to http://globalrichlist.com Thursday, December 15, 2011
41. Feel guilty? Thursday, December 15, 2011
42. Feel guilty? Thursday, December 15, 2011
43. It’s friggin’ exciting! Thursday, December 15, 2011
44. Rule #1: Giving should be fun! Thursday, December 15, 2011
45. Microfinance Thursday, December 15, 2011
46. http://www.mixmarket.org/ Thursday, December 15, 2011
47. Set a giving goal. Thursday, December 15, 2011
48. Set a giving goal. 1% Thursday, December 15, 2011
49. Set a giving goal. 1% 10%? Thursday, December 15, 2011
50. Set a giving goal. 1% 10%? reverse tithe? Thursday, December 15, 2011
51. Give of your... Self Thursday, December 15, 2011
52. Practice Presence & Listening Thursday, December 15, 2011
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.” Thursday, December 15, 2011
54. A challenge... pick one: Thursday, December 15, 2011
55. Intellectual resources A challenge... pick one: Thursday, December 15, 2011
56. Money Intellectual resources A challenge... pick one: Thursday, December 15, 2011
57. Self Money Intellectual resources A challenge... pick one: Thursday, December 15, 2011
58. Thanks!!! Follow along at: http://jessandelizabeth.com Thursday, December 15, 2011
59. Thanks!!! Follow along at: http://jessandelizabeth.com The gift is to the giver, and comes back to him... - Walt Whitman Thursday, December 15, 2011