Compassionate Action Network and SSCP Team Up
Seattle will become the first city in the world to affirm TED Prize winner Karen Armstrong’s Charter for Compassion on Saturday April, 24th. The charter was designed by none other than our very own WORKSHOP and is all about the idea that, "Born of our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human relationships and to a fulfilled humanity.” Word.
It's no big surprise that when the Seattle folks behind this exciting event heard about the Secret Society for Creative Philanthropy they thought, "Collabos!" A conference call and a few exclamation point-filled emails later, and The Seattle Chapter, led by folks from the Compassion Action Network (get your profile on!), is scheduled to be launched on Friday, April 23rd. Deets to follow.
If you'd like to be part of “Compassionate Seattle: It’s Up to Us!” go here. Speakers include Karen Armstrong, James O'Dea, William Bell, and our very own founder lady.
Financial Times Deutschland
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SSCP takes Germany by storm with a write-up in the Financial Times Deutschland, titled "Gutes Geld," thanks to writer and photographer Karsten Lemm.
SSCP-Athens RECAP
The s'more roasting, river-swing-swinging, campfired-up Athens Chapter made a splash (not in the Oconee river.) at their inaugural chapter meeting. Here's the full story.
SSCP goes old timey on the radio
Listen to Agent 1718 on the Lisa Wexler Show talking about SSCP in all its glory.
Tastee Philanthropy
Check out this great write up on SSCP by Amanda over at Tastee Pudding. An excerpt:
I like the idea of extending people’s thinking about ways to serve their fellow man to include small acts of kindness. It’s like the person who thinks they can’t be a filmmaker because they don’t live in Hollywood, and never thinks to just pick up a FlipCam and start making films with friends (especially in this day and age, making movies is hardly the sole purview of official Hollywood). Translation: If you only have 10 dollars, you can still help someone. If you only have an hour, you can still help someone.
Of course, not all acts of kindness or generosity have the same impact — feeding a starving person serves a deeper need than helping a rain-soaked New Yorker. But this isn’t an either/or proposition, after all.