The TEDActive Giving Project will investigate ways that we might transform acts of charity from one-time donations to regular habits. We’ll examine successful giving practices and explore easy models for routine giving.
Project question
How do we get individuals, businesses, and communities more engaged in the act of giving?
Project Vitals
- Project Partner
- Twitter Hashtag: #ActiveGiving
- Facebook Group: TEDActive Giving
- Project Players:
Fred Dust
Facilitator
Grant Gittlin
Storyteller
Mike Radparvar
Amplifier
The journey so far
Active Givers, Today we thought about how three different types of communities can help transforms their respective memberships into ones that engage in habitual giving. Many of the ideas below came out of brainstorming session – a huge thank you to all who participated! Organizations (both formal and informal) Brand Loyalists Enthusiasts Engaging communities built ... more »...
The day’s events have informed our exploration of active giving. Formal and informal conversations amongst TED Active attendees, online dialogue and the TED talks have helped us create a framework for thinking about Active Giving. We see these as the human insights on giving that have emerged on the topic, and are relevant lenses to ... more »...
The giving group the chance to catch breakfast this morning with a few folks deeply engaged with the topic of giving. The conversation was fairly wide ranging but a few themes and questions emerged that we think are intriguing to explore. Halfway through the conversation one of the participants asked a simple and powerful question: ... more »...
Active Giving Hey everyone! We’ll be posting some of the core questions and findings we’ll be exploring over the next couple days. Our first questions center on your behavior when you give. To set context: Think of giving as providing your time, money, thought, etc… to an organization or cause. So…How do you give? Do you give? If so, What ... more »...
Welcome! Many of us might remember growing up with Shel Silverstein’s classic “The Giving Tree,” a children’s book about a tree that gives unselfishly and un-selflessly until there literally isn’t anything else to give. With the TedActive Giving project we want to to embrace the joy of giving BUT explore ways to make giving a ... more »...
This year, we’re inviting you to follow the TEDActive Projects at every step — whether you’re attending the conference or not. On the the night of Wednesday, February 29, we’ll hold three dinner parties to celebrate the six projects and spark bold new conversations, and we want to give you all the tools you need ... more »...
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