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Category Archives: Generosity Day
Generosity Day – is it about the money?
Our stories hold truths for us. One of my truths is that my journey into generosity began with an encounter with a person on the NYC subway asking for money (FOR homeless people, he was not himself homeless as far … Continue reading
Spread Generosity, and share your story
I’m a very visual person, but I’ve never learned how do to any proper design, so I’ve always been a bit bummed that we’ve not been able to visually represent the beauty and spirit of Generosity Day…until now. I mentioned … Continue reading
Snowbound – and feeling lucky
I write this post looking out at 21 inches of newly-fallen snow outside my house, slowly recovering from a bout of the flu (I believe) that has more or less floored me for the last 72 hours. In the meantime, … Continue reading
How generosity spreads
One thing I’ve noticed about generous action is that it can be hard to talk about. More specifically, doing something generous and then telling folks about it doesn’t necessarily feel natural. The interesting part is to watch what happens when … Continue reading
Generosity Day 2013 – Rally the Troops
One of the highlights of this time of year for me is that people start reaching out to me more regularly to talk about their plans for Generosity Day – which is coming up on February 14th. I love the … Continue reading
Teach for India and Generosity Day
Every time Generosity Day comes full circle, I know I’m the lucky one. So many actions, great and small, will go unregistered by all but those who take part in them, but every so often we get a glimpse of … Continue reading
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How Many Ways Can We Be Generous in a Single Day?
Note: this post first appeared on the Huffington Post. A lot of you know the background, but many have asked how this year’s Generosity Day compared to 2011, so I wanted to share that. Thank you for making it happen! … Continue reading
Why Generosity Day spreads
The good folks at Say100 Media asked me to answer some questions about Generosity Day. Here’s the text or the original interview is here. We asked Sasha to tell us about Generosity Day 2012, why generosity is contagious, and how … Continue reading
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Tagged Generosity, Generosity Day, marketing, Say100, viral marketing
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Joy is
Watching an idea grow, seeing someone else take it places you didn’t know it could go. I’ve already shared the wonderful Jubilee Project video for Generosity Day, which magically captured how Generosity Day is fundamentally about reconnecting to love and … Continue reading
What would be great
…is if yesterday was the beginning of seeing how we could act the other 364 days of the year. Not necessarily each and every action, totally unfiltered, but an orientation to the world. Happy day-after Generosity Day. (and give us … Continue reading
