您对破坏慈善事业的邀请

慈善事业颠覆者 Sara Lomelin 认为，社区可以通过集体捐赠和“捐赠圈”模式建立力量：具有共同价值观的人群聚集在一起做出改变，加强他们的社会结构，并帮助各种解决方案获得资金。了解在您的社区中开始一个蓬勃发展的捐赠圈的四个步骤 - 并了解全球成千上万的人如何已经成为这一运动的一部分，以开创一个民主的慈善新时代......

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I want to invite you over for dinner at my house. When you walk in, there are chairs cramped everywhere, smells delicious, you hear people laughing, you see friends hugging and telling stories.There are more than 20 of us here tonight. Teachers, tech leaders, lawyers, moms. It’s loud, and it’s chaotic. But even if this is your first time, it feels like home. And then we'll sit down to work. Because tonight is not a regular dinner. Tonight is the culmination of months of conversations and learning in my living room. At the end of this night, 30,000 dollars will go out to a local grassroots nonprofit that is doing amazing work in our community. And that money came from everyone in the room.And the decision of where that money is going included all of our voices.

我想请你到我家吃晚饭。 走进去， 到处都是局促不安的椅子， 闻起来很香， 听到人们的笑声， 看到朋友们拥抱和讲故事。 今晚我们有 20 多人在这里。 教师、技术领导者、律师、妈妈。 声音很大，而且很混乱。 但即使这是您第一次， 也感觉像家一样。 然后我们就坐下来工作。 因为今晚不是普通的晚餐。 今晚是我客厅里几个月的谈话和学习的高潮。 今晚结束时，30,000 美元将捐给当地的草根非营利组织 这在我们的社区中发挥了惊人的作用。 这笔钱来自房间里的每个人。 这笔钱的去向决定 包括我们所有的声音。

This is a giving circle: a group of people with shared values that comes together to create change. My giving circle, the Peninsula Latina Giving Circle, is what I know philanthropy to be. It's joyful.And transformative and collaborative and intentional. Most people don't see us as philanthropists or this process when they think of philanthropy. But I'm here to show you the powerful possibility that exists in all of us to be philanthropists, no matter your age or your wealth, no matter where you live or where you come from.

这是一个给予循环： 一群具有共同价值观的人 聚集在一起创造变革。 我的捐赠圈， 拉丁半岛捐赠圈， 是我所知道的慈善事业。 这很快乐。 并且具有变革性 、协作性和故意性。 大多数人在想到慈善事业时并不认为我们是慈善家 或这个过程 。 但我在这里向您展示 我们所有人都存在成为慈善家的强大可能性， 无论您的年龄或财富如何， 无论您住在哪里或来自哪里。

I am originally from Mexico City, moved to the US 25 years ago,and in 2007, when I started my first giving circle, I didn't even know the concept had a name. This is not new. Collective giving has been going on for centuries. Just in the past two decades,thousands of giving circles got started all over the world,collectively giving more than 1.3 billion dollars.

我来自墨西哥城， 25 年前移居美国 ，2007 年，当我开始我的第一个捐赠圈时， 我什至不知道这个概念有名字。 这并不新鲜。 集体捐赠已经持续了几个世纪。 仅仅在过去的二十年里， 全世界就启动了数千个捐赠圈， 总共捐赠了超过 13 亿美元。

I have dedicated my life to this work. And now I lead an organization called Philanthropy Together to democratize and diversify the power of philanthropy through the power of giving circles. There are giving circles with five members or 500, each person giving five dollars or 250,000, iIncluding any generation, identity or geography. We give to nonprofits, we give to individuals or to new projects just getting off the ground. There are women's giving circles and Black giving circles, Jewish, Muslim and interfaith. Giving circles that focus on climate changeand civic engagement. Cross-class and cross-race giving circles.Asian Pacific Islanders and Latinx LGBTQ. Giving circles inside companies. And social clubs and virtual. There are giving circles in Malawi and China and Germany.

我把我的一生都献给了这项工作。 现在，我领导了一个名为 Philanthropy Together 的组织， 通过捐赠圈的力量使慈善事业的力量民主化和多样化。 有五个成员或 500 个捐赠的圈子，每个人捐赠 5 美元或 250,000 美元，包括任何世代、身份或地理。我们捐赠给非营利组织，我们捐赠给个人或刚刚起步的新项目。有妇女捐赠圈和黑人捐赠圈，犹太人，穆斯林和宗教间。提供关注气候变化和公民参与的圈子。跨阶级和跨种族的圈子。 亚太岛民和拉丁裔 LGBTQ。 在公司内部圈子。 还有社交俱乐部和虚拟的。 马拉维、中国和德国都有捐赠圈。

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.

所以这些团体年复一年地聚在一起， 因为集体捐赠是强大的。 我们一起可以产生比我们单独产生更大的影响。

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

那么秘诀是什么？ 我在这里向您展示开始一个蓬勃发展的捐赠圈的四个步骤。

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.

第一步是建立归属感。 人们联合起来创造变化的概念 与人类本身一样古老。 集体捐赠植根于世界各地的文化。 但是今天我们甚至不再和我们的邻居说话了。 但是，通过属于比我们自己更大的东西 以及我们的梦想和声音的集体力量， 这就是创造对彼此和改变的持久承诺的原因。 现在 [with] 给圈子，你从一个小组开始。 朋友、邻居、同事。 你花时间加深这些关系。 那些回到我客厅的人，我们基本上是从陌生人开始的。 但是因为我们一起吃饭，一起欢笑，一起分享故事 ，并决定了我们共同的价值观， 我们最终创建了一个 年复一年聚集在一起的持久社区。 赠送圈子让您有宾至如归的感觉。

The second step is to hold space for discourse. It can be completely, completely overwhelming to know how to make an impact as an individual. But in a giving circle, you have the opportunity to learn together. Dozens of people engaging in challenging conversations, getting new perspectives about the issues in their communities. We work across differences and ideologies and viewpoints. But because everyone has an equal voice, we always walk in with something to share and walk away with something learned. And back in my living room, we’re tackling the hardest part: to decide where are we giving together. So we'll learn and then we'll vote, and we'll discuss, and we'll change our minds. And then we'll change our minds again.But beyond fail, we always come to an agreement at the endbecause we come with an open heart and an open mind. Now giving circle, is not about me or you. It's about us together.

第二步是为话语留出空间。 知道如何以个人的身份产生影响可能是完全、完全压倒性的。 但是在一个捐赠的圈子里，你们有机会一起学习。数十人参与具有挑战性的对话，获得关于社区问题的新观点。我们跨越差异、意识形态和观点开展工作。但是因为每个人都有平等的发言权，所以我们总是带着一些东西来分享，带着学到的东西走开。回到我的客厅，我们正在处理最困难的部分：决定我们在哪里一起捐赠。所以我们会学习，然后我们会投票， 我们会讨论，我们会改变主意。 然后我们会再次改变主意。 但除了失败之外， 我们总是在最后达成一致， 因为我们带着开放的心 和开放的心态而来。 现在给圈子， 不是关于我或你。 这是关于我们在一起的。

And once we have shared and discussed, the third step is to give with trust. Because in a giving circle, we give altogether to a shared pot of funding before even knowing where that money is going to go. We trust each other, and that trust extends to the groups that we're funding. Tonight we're deciding to give to a small nonprofit with a tiny, tiny budget. These numbers may shock you, but in the US, 88 percent of funding goes to just the top five percent of nonprofits. And groups led by Black and Latino leaders get far less funding than similar groups led by white leaders. My giving circle, we give as you would to a loved one, looking them in the eyes. And unlike most of traditional philanthropy, we give with no strings attached, literally shifting the power into the hands of the leaders on the ground, so they can decide how to best use the money.

一旦我们分享和讨论过， 第三步就是信任地给予。 因为在一个捐赠圈子里，我们 甚至在不知道这笔钱要去哪里之前就完全捐赠给了一个共享的资金池。 我们彼此信任，这种信任延伸到我们资助的团体。今晚，我们决定向一个预算极少的小型非营利组织捐款。这些数字可能会让您感到震惊，但在美国，88% 的资金仅流向了前 5% 的非营利组织。由黑人和拉丁裔领导人领导的团体获得的资金远远少于由白人领导人领导的类似团体。我的奉献圈，我们像你一样奉献给所爱的人， 看着他们的眼睛。 与大多数传统慈善事业不同，我们不附加任何条件 地给予，将权力转移 到当地领导人手中， 这样他们就可以决定如何最好地使用这笔钱。

Because community knows what community needs. For any philanthropist, it should never be about parachuting into a community to “save” it. Just acting alongside in partnership. They don't need to be saved. They need to be trusted.

因为社区知道社区需要什么。 对于任何慈善家来说， 绝不应该是跳伞进入一个社区来“拯救”它。 只是在伙伴关系中并肩作战。 他们不需要被拯救。 他们需要被信任。

And the last step is just to act in abundance. When people think of philanthropy, they usually just think of big money. And of course, you know, money is a big part of a giving circle, too.Because of the multiplying effect, my 100 dollars can turn into 10,000 or 100,000. You know, I even can make my kids look outside of their phones for two minutes and pay attention when I'm telling them that I just gave 50,000 dollars. But philanthropy literally is love of humanity. Giving with an abundance of heart and of spirit. We can all be radically generous in so many ways,beyond just money.

最后一步就是大量行动。 当人们想到慈善事业时， 他们通常只会想到大笔资金。 当然，你知道， 金钱也是捐赠圈的重要组成部分。因为乘数效应， 我的 100 美元可以变成 10,000 或 100,000。 你知道，我什至可以让我的孩子们在手机外面看两分钟 ，然后当我告诉他们我刚给了 50,000 美元时注意他们。 但慈善事业从字面上看就是对人类的爱。 以丰富的心灵和精神给予。 除了金钱之外，我们都可以在很多方面都非常慷慨。

So after tonight, we all are going to go and volunteer and advocate and open doors and share in social media. We call this, in giving circles, giving your five Ts: time, talent, treasure,testimony and ties.

所以今晚之后， 我们都将去做志愿者、倡导 、敞开大门并在社交媒体上分享。 我们称之为，在圈子里，给你的五个T： 时间、 才能、财富、 见证 和纽带。

One of my favorite stories of abundance is that of Martin Vargas Vega. The son of migrant farm workers whose dream was to become a coder. Martin got trained by a small tech-skills nonprofit in his community. That nonprofit was supported by the Latinos in Tech Giving Circle. And for Martin, it was incredibly powerful to see a group of people that looked like him,supporting and fueling the work of the nonprofit that was training him. So after his training, Martin landed this high-profile internship in Silicon Valley. And the very first thing he did was give 50 percent, half of his signing bonus, to that nonprofit.

我最喜欢的富足故事之一 是 Martin Vargas Vega 的故事。 农民工的儿子，梦想成为一名程序员。 马丁在他的社区接受了一个小型技术技能非营利组织的培训。 该非营利组织得到了技术捐赠圈中拉丁裔的支持。 对于马丁来说，看到一群 长得像他的人， 支持和推动正在培训他的非营利组织的工作，这是非常强大的。 因此，在接受培训后， 马丁在硅谷获得了这份备受瞩目的实习机会。 他做的第一件事 就是把 50%，也 就是他签约奖金的一半，捐给那个非营利组织。

And wait. And the other half to join the Latinos in Tech Giving Circle, because he is a philanthropist. Martin is -- thank you.Martin is actively using his voice and his power to bring more STEM programs for kids that look like him. That is abundance.Life changing things happen when we look at philanthropy beyond the money, because all the money in the world is not going to save us. But beloved communities will.

等等。 另一半 加入技术捐赠圈的拉丁裔， 因为他是慈善家。 马丁是——谢谢。 马丁正在积极利用他的声音和他的力量 为看起来像他的孩子带来更多的 STEM 课程。 那就是丰富。 当我们看到金钱之外的慈善事业时，改变生活的事情就会发生， 因为世界上所有的钱都不会拯救我们。但心爱的社区会。

For a long time, philanthropy has been just a select few ... that decide on the impact on many who should and shouldn't get funding, what is and what is not considered impactful. Again, in the US, communities of color receive eight percent of philanthropy. For women and girl's issues, it's just 1.9 percent.Not even one third of one percent goes to the LGBTQ community. We have to change that. When we shift the power of philanthropy into all of our voices, we change who gives, how we give, and ultimately, what gets funded. Giving by, for and with the communities we represent is the future of philanthropy. And each and every one of us belong in this movement.

长期以来， 慈善事业一直只是其中的一小部分 ……它决定了对许多应该和不应该获得资金的人的影响， 什么是有影响的，什么不被认为是有影响的。 同样，在美国， 有色人种社区接受了 8% 的慈善事业。 对于妇女和女孩的问题， 只有 1.9%。 甚至百分之一的三分之一 都没有流向 LGBTQ 社区。 我们必须改变这一点。 当我们将慈善事业的力量转变为我们所有的声音时， 我们就会改变捐赠者、捐赠方式 以及最终的资助对象。 为我们所代表的社区捐款、为他们和与我们一起捐款 是慈善事业的未来。 我们每个人都 属于这一运动。

Just think. What if every town, every issue, every community had a giving circle with passionate philanthropists like you?

想一想。 如果每个城镇、每个问题、 每个社区 都有一个像您这样充满热情的慈善家的捐赠圈会怎样？

So if you're looking for impact and connection and purpose and joy, join or start a giving circle, no matter if you have five dollars to give or 50 million. No matter if you are a teacher or a tech leader or a lawyer or a mom. And if you do have millions or billions to give, join us in this movement. Match a hundredfold or invest alongside a local giving circle.

因此，如果您正在寻找影响力、联系 、目的 和快乐，请 加入或开始一个捐赠圈， 无论您有 5 美元或 5000 万美元要捐赠。 无论您是教师 、技术领导者、律师还是妈妈。 如果您确实有数百万 或数十亿的捐款，请 加入我们的运动。 匹配一百倍或与当地的捐赠圈一起投资。

Thank you so much for coming to my giving circle tonight. In a world that feels heavy, doing philanthropy together fills me with so much joy and hope for the future. Maybe when we startedyou thought you were only coming for dinner. But actually, you just got an invitation to change a world. Let's meet at your house next time.

非常感谢你今晚来到我的捐赠圈。 在一个感觉很沉重的世界里， 一起做慈善让我充满了快乐和对未来的希望。 也许当我们开始时， 你以为你只是来吃晚饭。 但实际上，你只是收到了改变世界的邀请。下次我们在你家见面吧。