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From the Ted Talk by Sara Lomelin: Your invitation to disrupt philanthropy

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So these groups keep getting together year over year because collective giving is powerful. We can have a much bigger impact together than we can alone.

So what is the secret? I'm here to show you the four steps to start a thriving giving circle.

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So these groups keep getting together year over year because collective giving is powerful. We can have a much bigger impact together than we can alone.

So what is the secret? I'm here to show you the four steps to start a thriving giving circle.

The first step is to create _________. The _______ of people banding together to create change is as old as humanity itself. And collective giving has roots in cultures all around the world. But today we don't even talk to our _________ anymore. But by belonging to something that is ______ than ourselves and the __________ power of our dreams and ______, that is what _______ that lasting commitment to each other and to change. Now [with] giving circles, you _____ with a group. Friends, neighbors, colleagues. And you take the time to deepen those relationships. Those folks back in my living room, we basically started as _________. But because we ate together and _______ together and ______ stories and decided on our shared set of values, we ended up creating a lasting community that gets together year over year. ______ circles make you feel at home.

Solution


  1. bigger
  2. belonging
  3. concept
  4. voices
  5. neighbors
  6. shared
  7. collective
  8. creates
  9. strangers
  10. laughed
  11. giving
  12. start

Original Text


So these groups keep getting together year over year because collective giving is powerful. We can have a much bigger impact together than we can alone.

So what is the secret? I'm here to show you the four steps to start a thriving giving circle.

The first step is to create belonging. The concept of people banding together to create change is as old as humanity itself. And collective giving has roots in cultures all around the world. But today we don't even talk to our neighbors anymore. But by belonging to something that is bigger than ourselves and the collective power of our dreams and voices, that is what creates that lasting commitment to each other and to change. Now [with] giving circles, you start with a group. Friends, neighbors, colleagues. And you take the time to deepen those relationships. Those folks back in my living room, we basically started as strangers. But because we ate together and laughed together and shared stories and decided on our shared set of values, we ended up creating a lasting community that gets together year over year. Giving circles make you feel at home.

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