Stop saying “No” and start opening yourself to generosity. Philanthropy needs to start with opportunity for ourselves and others, so that we can create a long-term future for society. Sasha Dichter’s Ted Talk allowed him to talk about his Generosity Experiment where he said “Yes” to every request for one month. Instead of thinking about only the profitability of a project, Acumen Fund has looked at the details and the potential, and has provided hope for more dreams and helped to raise someone’s life just a little bit higher. Risk is always involved in anything, but the outcome can be so much more than you thought, if the project has everything lined up perfectly for success and you took that leap of faith in another’s dreams and hard work.
