Why we give - The need to connect and belong | Eileen Ellsworth | TEDxTysons скачать в хорошем качестве

Why we give - The need to connect and belong | Eileen Ellsworth | TEDxTysons

Why do people give? We often tell ourselves it is because we want to help – to meet the need of others. In her gripping talk, Eileen Ellsworth shares a collection of eye-opening stories that reveal a new insight — that perhaps our desire to give comes from a primal need to connect and be a part of something bigger than ourselves. Since becoming the President and CEO of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia in 2005, Eileen has helped reinvent and reimagine the Community Foundation’s work and purpose. Today, it is an influential social and civic voice that helps grow local philanthropy and lead and convene the community. Last year, the Community Foundation awarded $7.1 million in grants and scholarships, a record level of impact, and currently reports $66 million in charitable assets. Under Eileen’s leadership, the Community Foundation launched the Community Investment Funds, the Innovation Fund, the Business Women’s Giving Circle, the Loudoun Impact Fund, the Environment Fund, the Healthy Kids Grants, the Permanent Fund, and the Opportunity Index for Northern Virginia, a data rich dashboard of 29 data indicators reflecting the region’s health and well being which will be updated annually to illustrate emerging trends. In 2017, the Community Foundation hosted the inaugural Shape of the Region Conference that welcomed the entire community to a dialogue about opportunity, inequality, and mobility from poverty. Eileen currently serves on the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Board, the Northern Virginia Regional Board for GO Virginia, and the Advisory Board for George Mason University’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx