Tag Archives: Generosity Day

Generosity and social risk

In addition to all of the beautiful, touching stories I’ve heard about Generosity Day, I’ve also heard some very honest, usually light-hearted stories about people who tried to be generous on Generosity Day and failed.  People reached out to help … Continue reading

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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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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

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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

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Happy Generosity Day 2012

I’m so excited – the day is here and I’m getting wonderful generosity stories from far and wide. One person went to a simple, down-home restaurant and appreciated the service so much that he left a tip “as if it … Continue reading

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One day to go – nothing to lose

Generosity Day is tomorrow, and it’s hard not to stare at the #generosityday twitter search results and feel a little bit excited. At the same time I’m realizing what a tricky thing expectation is.  Last year, when I was hesitating … Continue reading

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Dear Hakiem

Dear Hakiem, I know everything at the Apple Store is designed to be techno-blissful, but you really took things to another level.  Not only did you shake my hand, make me feel welcome, and help me get a Genius Bar … Continue reading

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Generosity Day – in graphs

It’s been more than two years since my original Generosity Experiment. The experiment was an intuitive, gut reaction to an incongruence I felt between my commitment to creating massive social change, my work with philanthropists to support this mission, and … Continue reading

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Generosity Day – the video

When we got our Generosity Day planning group together last summer, there was a strong vote that the principles of generosity needed to pervade all our actions and our execution. At the same time, we wanted a snappy, beautiful video … Continue reading

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Generosity Day is next Tuesday

I can hear the quiet whirr in the background – an email here, a tweet there, a stolen conversation in the hallway.  Folks are getting revved up for Generosity Day next Tuesday, February 14th. Could we really break through this … Continue reading

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