Your Invitation to Disrupt Philanthropy | Sara Lomelin | TED

翻译人员: Yip Yan Yeung 校对人员: Yanyan Hong

I want to invite you over for dinner at my house.

我想请你来我家吃晚饭。

When you walk in,

如果你走进我家，

there are chairs cramped everywhere,

会发现到处都是椅子，

smells delicious,

闻起来很香，

you hear people laughing,

你会听见人们谈笑风生，

you see friends hugging and telling stories.

朋友们聚在一起，说着故事。

There are more than 20 of us here tonight.

今晚我们 20 多人相聚于此。

Teachers, tech leaders, lawyers, moms.

教师、科技领袖、律师、母亲。

It’s loud, and it’s chaotic.

门庭若市，熙熙攘攘。

But even if this is your first time,

就算这是你第一次来，

it feels like home.

你也会感觉宾至如归。

And then we'll sit down to work.

然后，我们就要坐下来开始工作了。

Because tonight is not a regular dinner.

因为今晚并不是普通的晚宴。

Tonight is the culmination of months of conversations

今晚是我客厅里长达几月的

对话与学习的成果。

and learning in my living room.

At the end of this night,

今晚结束之时，

30,000 dollars will go out to a local grassroots nonprofit

三万美元将会被捐赠给 当地一家基层非营利组织，

that is doing amazing work in our community.

那些为我们的社区 做出卓越贡献的组织。

And that money came from everyone in the room.

捐款将来自于在座的各位。

And the decision of where that money is going

捐款的去向也将

included all of our voices.

由我们所有人的意见决定。

This is a giving circle:

这就是“捐赠圈”（giving circle）：

a group of people with shared values

拥有同样价值观的一群人

that comes together to create change.

聚在一起，做出改变。

My giving circle,

我的捐赠圈——

the Peninsula Latina Giving Circle,

拉丁半岛捐赠圈 （Peninsula Latina Giving Circle），

is what I know philanthropy to be.

就是我认为慈善该有的样子。

It's joyful.

它充满乐趣。

And transformative

革新、

and collaborative and intentional.

合作、目的性明确。

Most people don't see us as philanthropists

很多人不觉得我们是慈善家，

or this process

或者认为这个过程

when they think of philanthropy.

与他们所想的“慈善”有出入。

But I'm here to show you the powerful possibility

但是，我在此想告诉你，

that exists in all of us to be philanthropists,

我们每个人都有 成为慈善家的无限可能，

no matter your age or your wealth,

无论你的年龄、财富、

no matter where you live or where you come from.

住在哪里、来自哪里。

I am originally from Mexico City,

我来自墨西哥城，

moved to the US 25 years ago,

25 年前搬到了美国，

and in 2007, when I started my first giving circle,

2007 年， 我创建了我的第一个捐赠圈，

I didn't even know the concept had a name.

当时我都不知道这个概念还有名字。

This is not new.

这不是个新奇玩意。

Collective giving has been going on for centuries.

集体捐赠已经持续了几百年。

Just in the past two decades,

仅在过去的 20 年里，

thousands of giving circles got started all over the world,

世界各地就涌现出几千个捐赠圈，

collectively giving more than 1.3 billion dollars.

合计捐赠超过 13 亿美元。

(Applause)

（掌声）

I have dedicated my life to this work.

我毕生致力于这项事业。

And now I lead an organization called Philanthropy Together

我现在领导着一个组织，名为“共同慈善” （Philanthropy Together），

to democratize and diversify the power of philanthropy

通过捐赠圈的力量，

把慈善的力量传递到每个人、 每个不同的人手中。

through the power of giving circles.

There are giving circles with five members or 500,

捐赠圈可以只有 5 个人， 可以有 500 人，

each person giving five dollars or 250,000,

每个人可以捐 5 美元， 也可以捐 25 万，

iIncluding any generation, identity or geography.

人们有着不同的年纪、 身份和地理位置。

We give to nonprofits,

我们捐赠给非营利组织，

we give to individuals

捐赠给个人，

or to new projects just getting off the ground.

也捐赠给刚刚开始的新项目。

There are women's giving circles

有女性捐赠圈，

and Black giving circles,

黑人捐赠圈，

Jewish, Muslim and interfaith.

犹太人、穆斯林、 跨宗教的捐赠圈。

Giving circles that focus on climate change

关注气候变化的捐赠圈，

and civic engagement.

关注公民参与的捐赠圈。

Cross-class and cross-race giving circles.

跨阶级、跨人种的捐赠圈。

Asian Pacific Islanders and Latinx LGBTQ.

亚太岛民、 拉美性少数群体的捐赠圈。

Giving circles inside companies.

公司内部的捐赠圈。

And social clubs and virtual.

社交俱乐部、线上的捐赠圈。

There are giving circles in Malawi

马拉维、中国、德国

and China and Germany.

都有捐赠圈。

So these groups keep getting together year over year

这些人年复一年地聚在一起，

because collective giving is powerful.

因为集体捐赠太强大了。

We can have a much bigger impact together than we can alone.

比起孤军奋战，大家的力量 能带来的影响要大得多。

So what is the secret?

有什么秘诀呢？

I'm here to show you the four steps to start a thriving giving circle.

我要教给大家四步，告诉你 如何创建一个蓬勃发展的捐赠圈。

The first step is to create belonging.

第一步，创造归属感。

The concept of people banding together to create change

大家联合起来 做出改变的这个概念

is as old as humanity itself.

自人类诞生之日起就为人所知。

And collective giving has roots in cultures all around the world.

集体捐赠的行为 扎根在世界各地的文化当中。

But today we don't even talk to our neighbors anymore.

但是，我们现在都不会和邻居聊天。

But by belonging to something that is bigger than ourselves

但是如果人们的归属感 不再局限于自己一个人，

and the collective power of our dreams and voices,

我们的理想与想法的集体力量，

that is what creates that lasting commitment to each other and to change.

可以创造出 互相之间做出改变的承诺。

Now [with] giving circles, you start with a group.

要创建一个捐赠圈， 你要从一群人开始。

Friends, neighbors, colleagues.

朋友、邻居、同事。

And you take the time to deepen those relationships.

你得花点时间巩固这些关系。

Those folks back in my living room, we basically started as strangers.

刚说的我客厅里的这些人， 我们就是从陌生人做起的。

But because we ate together and laughed together and shared stories

但是我们一起吃饭，一起欢笑， 分享故事，

and decided on our shared set of values,

决定我们共同的价值观，

we ended up creating a lasting community

让我们建立了一个持久的社群，

that gets together year over year.

年复一年地聚在一起。

Giving circles make you feel at home.

捐赠圈给了你家的感觉。

The second step is to hold space for discourse.

第二步，给大家发表见解的空间。

It can be completely, completely overwhelming

大家可能很难接受

to know how to make an impact as an individual.

就靠一个人要怎样创造影响。

But in a giving circle,

但是在捐赠圈里，

you have the opportunity to learn together.

你有与大家一起学习的机会。

Dozens of people engaging in challenging conversations,

一群人进行有挑战性的对话，

getting new perspectives about the issues in their communities.

对社区里的问题产生新见解。

We work across differences and ideologies and viewpoints.

我们有着差异、分歧和异见。

But because everyone has an equal voice,

但是大家的意见都同等重要，

we always walk in with something to share

我们通常带着想要分享的内容去，

and walk away with something learned.

带着学到的东西走。

And back in my living room,

在我的客厅里，

we’re tackling the hardest part:

我们在讨论最难的一部分：

to decide where are we giving together.

决定捐款的去向。

So we'll learn and then we'll vote,

所以我们学习、投票、

and we'll discuss, and we'll change our minds.

讨论、改变意见，

And then we'll change our minds again.

然后再次调整意见。

But beyond fail,

但是我们不会谈崩，

we always come to an agreement at the end

我们最终总是会达成一致，

because we come with an open heart

因为我们带着豁达的心态、

and an open mind.

自由的思想而来。

Now giving circle,

捐赠圈

is not about me or you.

不是你或者我，

It's about us together.

而是我们一起。

And once we have shared and discussed,

我们分享了，讨论了，

the third step is to give with trust.

接下来的第三步就是 带着信任去捐赠。

Because in a giving circle,

因为在捐赠圈里，

we give altogether to a shared pot of funding

我们都把钱投入 一个公共的资金池，

before even knowing where that money is going to go.

甚至早于知晓钱款去向。

We trust each other,

我们互相信任，

and that trust extends to the groups that we're funding.

也将信任给予了 我们要资助的对象。

Tonight we're deciding to give to a small nonprofit

今晚，我们决定要为一个 小型非营利组织

with a tiny, tiny budget.

捐赠很小一笔钱。

These numbers may shock you,

这数目可能会让你很吃惊，

but in the US,

但是在美国，

88 percent of funding

88% 的捐款

goes to just the top five percent of nonprofits.

都会流向最顶层 5% 的非营利组织。

And groups led by Black and Latino leaders

黑人和拉美人领导的组织

get far less funding than similar groups led by white leaders.

远比白人领导的组织 获得的资金少得多。

My giving circle,

在我的捐赠圈里，

we give as you would to a loved one,

我们的捐赠就如同捐给挚爱之人，

looking them in the eyes.

注视着他们的眼睛。

And unlike most of traditional philanthropy,

与大多数的传统慈善行为不同，

we give with no strings attached,

我们没有约束和限制，

literally shifting the power

我们把钱款的使用权直接

into the hands of the leaders on the ground,

交到实际的领导人手中，

so they can decide how to best use the money.

这样他们可以决定如何最好地 利用这笔钱。

(Applause)

（掌声）

Because community knows what community needs.

因为只有社区本身 知道社区最需要什么。

For any philanthropist,

对于任何一个慈善家来说，

it should never be about parachuting into a community to “save” it.

都不应该空降到一个社区， 企图“拯救”它。

Just acting alongside in partnership.

我们应该以合作伙伴的 身份配合他们。

They don't need to be saved.

他们不需要被拯救，

They need to be trusted.

他们需要被信任。

(Applause)

（掌声）

And the last step is just to act in abundance.

最后一步，善举多多益善。

When people think of philanthropy,

提到“慈善”，

they usually just think of big money.

人们通常只会想到一大笔钱。

And of course, you know,

当然你也懂的，

money is a big part of a giving circle, too.

钱是捐赠圈中很大的一部分。

Because of the multiplying effect,

由于乘数效应，

my 100 dollars can turn into 10,000 or 100,000.

我的一百块可能会变成 一万块、十万块。

You know, I even can make my kids look outside of their phones for two minutes

要是我告诉我的孩子们， 我刚捐了五万美元，

and pay attention when I'm telling them that I just gave 50,000 dollars.

他们甚至会暂停玩手机， 认真听我在说什么。

But philanthropy literally is love of humanity.

但是慈善应该出于对人类的爱心，

Giving with an abundance of heart and of spirit.

满怀爱心和意志去捐赠吧。

We can all be radically generous in so many ways,

我们可以通过很多形式 体现出我们的慷慨，

beyond just money.

不仅仅是通过金钱。

So after tonight,

今晚过后，

we all are going to go and volunteer and advocate

我们都要自发去倡议，

and open doors and share in social media.

敞开大门，在社交媒体上分享。

We call this, in giving circles, giving your five Ts:

在捐赠圈里， 我们称之为五个 “T”：

time,

时间（time）、

talent,

人才（talent）、

treasure,

财富（treasure）、

testimony

证言（testimony）

and ties.

和联结（ties）。

One of my favorite stories of abundance

关于多多益善， 我最喜欢的一个故事

is that of Martin Vargas Vega.

来自马丁·瓦尔加斯·维嘉 （Martin Vargas-Vega）。

The son of migrant farm workers whose dream was to become a coder.

他的父母是农业移民， 他的梦想是成为一名程序员。

Martin got trained by a small tech-skills nonprofit in his community.

马丁在他社区里的科技技能 小型非营利组织接受了培训。

That nonprofit was supported by the Latinos in Tech Giving Circle.

这个非营利组织 由“科技界的拉美人捐赠圈”赞助。

And for Martin, it was incredibly powerful to see a group of people

对马丁来说，遇到一群与他同样的人

that looked like him,

非常震撼，

supporting and fueling the work of the nonprofit

这些人支持、资助这个 为他提供训练的

that was training him.

非营利组织。

So after his training,

培训之后，

Martin landed this high-profile internship in Silicon Valley.

马丁在硅谷得到了 一份非常体面的实习工作。

And the very first thing he did

他做的第一件事就是

was give 50 percent,

将 50%，

half of his signing bonus, to that nonprofit.

也就是一半的签约奖金 捐给这家非营利组织。

(Applause)

（掌声）

And wait.

而且不止于此，

And the other half

他将另一半

to join the Latinos in Tech Giving Circle,

投入了科技界的拉美人捐赠圈，

because he is a philanthropist.

因为他是一名慈善家。

Martin is -- thank you.

这就是马丁——谢谢大家。

Martin is actively using his voice and his power

马丁积极地发声且发挥影响力，

to bring more STEM programs for kids that look like him.

为像他这样的孩子带来 参与科学、技术和工程项目机会。

That is abundance.

这就是多多益善。

Life changing things happen

如果我们看待慈善的眼光 不局限于金钱，

when we look at philanthropy beyond the money,

那么就会带来天翻地覆的改变，

because all the money in the world is not going to save us.

因为世界上所有的钱 本身并不能拯救我们，

But beloved communities will.

而是有爱的团体可以。

For a long time,

长久以来，

philanthropy has been just a select few

慈善意味着就那么几个人

... that decide on the impact on many

决定那些应该 或者不应该受到资助的人

who should and shouldn't get funding,

会受到什么影响，

what is and what is not considered impactful.

怎样算是卓有成效， 怎样算是无济于事。

Again, in the US,

同样，在美国，

communities of color receive eight percent of philanthropy.

有色人种社区 只会收到慈善捐款的 8%。

For women and girl's issues,

女性和女孩相关的项目

it's just 1.9 percent.

只能收到 1.9%。

Not even one third of one percent

仅有不足 0.34% 的捐款

goes to the LGBTQ community.

会流向非异性恋少数者群体。

We have to change that.

我们必须改变这个局面。

When we shift the power of philanthropy into all of our voices,

如果我们都为慈善的力量发声，

we change who gives,

我们就能改变谁来捐赠，

how we give,

如何捐赠，

and ultimately, what gets funded.

而最后，还有受赠方。

Giving by, for and with the communities we represent

捐赠受之于我们的社区， 用之于社区，并能共同分享，

is the future of philanthropy.

这就是慈善的未来。

And each and every one of us

而我们每一个人

belong in this movement.

都在这场变革之中。

(Applause)

（掌声）

Just think.

想一想。

What if every town, every issue,

如果每一个城镇、每一个问题、

every community

每一个社区，

had a giving circle with passionate philanthropists like you?

都存在由你这样热忱的慈善家 所组成的捐赠圈，会怎么样呢？

So if you're looking for impact and connection

如果你想追求影响力、联结、

and purpose

使命感

and joy,

和喜悦，

join or start a giving circle,

加入或者创建一个捐赠圈吧，

no matter if you have five dollars to give or 50 million.

无论你捐得起 5 美元， 还是 5000 万美元。

No matter if you are a teacher

无论你是一名教师、

or a tech leader or a lawyer or a mom.

一名科技领袖、一名律师， 还是一位母亲。

And if you do have millions

如果你真的有万贯家财愿意捐赠，

or billions to give,

join us in this movement.

加入我们的行动吧。

Match a hundredfold or invest alongside a local giving circle.

连结成百上千的好意或投资， 与当地的捐赠圈一起行动。

Thank you so much for coming to my giving circle tonight.

谢谢大家今晚加入我的捐赠圈。

In a world that feels heavy,

在这负担很重的世界上，

doing philanthropy together fills me with so much joy and hope for the future.

一起做慈善给我带来了 对未来无比的喜悦和希望。

Maybe when we started

也许刚开始的时候，

you thought you were only coming for dinner.

你会以为你是晚宴唯一的来宾。

But actually, you just got an invitation to change a world.

但其实，你刚收到了 改变世界的邀请。

Let's meet at your house next time.

下次我们在你家聚聚吧。

(Spanish) Gracias.

（西班牙语）谢谢。

(Applause and cheers)

（掌声与欢呼）