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From the Ted Talk by Rebecca Darwent: How to fund real change in your community

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For example, Black people are rejected business loans and mortgages at twice the rate of the general population. And so when we face that exclusion, we turn to our communities and are creative in our solution-making. And, you know, this has been passed down from generation to grteeaoinn. My mother taught me this. She gives generously to our communities because they gave generously to her. Now and forever, the collective giving never stops.

bclak philanthropy is rooted in a copcent caelld Ubuntu. It's an African pioslhohpy widely understood as hunmtiay towards others. And we have a saying: “I am because you are.” Or "I am because we are." And that means, what affects you affects me. We're all interconnected and have a shared responsibility to one another.

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For example, Black people are rejected business loans and mortgages at twice the rate of the general population. And so when we face that exclusion, we turn to our communities and are creative in our solution-making. And, you know, this has been passed down from generation to __________. My mother taught me this. She gives generously to our communities because they gave generously to her. Now and forever, the collective giving never stops.

_____ philanthropy is rooted in a _______ ______ Ubuntu. It's an African __________ widely understood as ________ towards others. And we have a saying: “I am because you are.” Or "I am because we are." And that means, what affects you affects me. We're all interconnected and have a shared responsibility to one another.

Solution


  1. black
  2. generation
  3. called
  4. humanity
  5. concept
  6. philosophy

Original Text


For example, Black people are rejected business loans and mortgages at twice the rate of the general population. And so when we face that exclusion, we turn to our communities and are creative in our solution-making. And, you know, this has been passed down from generation to generation. My mother taught me this. She gives generously to our communities because they gave generously to her. Now and forever, the collective giving never stops.

Black philanthropy is rooted in a concept called Ubuntu. It's an African philosophy widely understood as humanity towards others. And we have a saying: “I am because you are.” Or "I am because we are." And that means, what affects you affects me. We're all interconnected and have a shared responsibility to one another.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


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