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Katherine Fulton - New philanthropist
President of Monitor Institute, Katherine Fulton is also a strategist, author, teacher and speaker working for social change.

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Billions of dollars are spent on philanthropy each year, but the way they are spent is changing rapidly. Katherine Fulton's team at Monitor Group has been tracking these changes, and she has become an eloquent advocate for the “New Philanthropy,” surprising audiences with her insights on an underreported phenomenon of momentous significance.

As president of Monitor Institute, she works with today's most imaginative, entrepreneurial leaders (not just in philanthropy, but also in business and government) to pioneer breakthrough next practices in how complex social problems are framed, confronted, funded and ultimately solved.

As a result of her efforts, she has been awarded both a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University and a Lyndhurst Foundation prize for community service. Her innovative course design at Duke University was featured in Time magazine and her work on the future of journalism in Columbia Journalism Review. She is also co-author of several books, among them Investing for Social and Environmental Impact: A Blueprint for Catalyzing an Emerging Industry, Looking Out for the Future: An Orientation for Twenty-First Century Philanthropists and What If? The Art of Scenario Thinking for Nonprofits.

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Katherine Fulton: You are the future of philanthropy

凯瑟琳·富顿:你就是慈善的未来

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凯瑟琳·富顿在这篇演讲里描绘了慈善的未来——合作与创新将使得普通人可以去做大事,即使他们没有足够的金钱。她举了五个汇聚草根力量而兴起的慈善行为的例子,并且希望下一代的公民领袖能够逐步走向前台。
- New philanthropist
President of Monitor Institute, Katherine Fulton is also a strategist, author, teacher and speaker working for social change. Full bio

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I want to help you re-perceive重新感知 what philanthropy慈善事业 is,
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我希望可以帮助大家重新理解什么是慈善
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what it could be,
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以及慈善可以怎么做
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and what your relationship关系 to it is.
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还有是你们可以跟 慈善发生什么关系
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And in doing that, I want to offer提供 you a vision视力,
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为了达到那样的目的,我希望可以给大家带来一个视界
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an imagined想象 future未来, if you will,
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一个想象中的未来
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of how, as the poet诗人 Seamus西莫 Heaney希尼 has put it,
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就如诗人Seamus Heaney所说的
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"Once一旦 in a lifetime一生
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“人生中总会有那么一次
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the longed-for渴望 tidal潮汐 wave of justice正义 can rise上升 up,
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人们期待已久的正义的浪潮会卷起,
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and hope希望 and history历史 rhyme."
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希望与历史也与之呼应。”
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I want to start开始 with these word pairs here.
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我想先是由这些词语的配对开始
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We all know which哪一个 side of these we'd星期三 like to be on.
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我希望大家可以知道我们到底是站在那一边
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When philanthropy慈善事业 was reinvented改造 a century世纪 ago,
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一百年前,当人们重新发明慈善的时候
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when the foundation基础 form形成 was actually其实 invented发明,
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基金会的形式被发明出来了
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they didn't think of themselves他们自己 on the wrong错误 side of these either.
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那时候的人们也不会想到他们是站在了错误的一边。
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In fact事实 they would never have thought of themselves他们自己
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事实上,他们根本也不会想到
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as closed关闭 and set in their ways方法,
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那时候的慈善做法是非常封闭、保守
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as slow to respond响应 to new challenges挑战,
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反应迟钝
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as small and risk-averse规避风险.
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规模小、并且常常规避风险的
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And in fact事实 they weren't. They were reinventing重塑 charity慈善机构 in those times,
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但事实上那不是。在那个时代,我们的前辈事实上是在重新发明慈善
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what Rockefeller洛克菲勒 called "the business商业 of benevolence."
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洛克菲勒称之为“仁慈的事业”
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But by the end结束 of the 20th century世纪,
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到了20世纪的末期
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a new generation of critics批评者 and reformers改革者
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新一代的批评家以及改革家
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had come to see philanthropy慈善事业 just this way.
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就是以这样的方式来看待慈善的
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The thing to watch for
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而当一个全球性的慈善事业
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as a global全球 philanthropy慈善事业 industry行业 comes about --
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发展起来之后
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and that's exactly究竟 what is happening事件 --
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——这恰恰是正在发生的事情
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is how the aspiration心愿 is to flip翻动
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——我们需要的是重新评估老的法则
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these old assumptions假设,
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甚至是颠覆以往对慈善的假定。
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for philanthropy慈善事业 to become成为 open打开 and big
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要使得慈善成为一个可以长期延续的、开放的
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and fast快速 and connected连接的, in service服务 of the long term术语.
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迅速发展、相互关联的体系。
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This entrepreneurial创业 energy能源
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这样一种创业的精神
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is emerging新兴 from many许多 quarters住处.
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现在正是从各个方面展现出来
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And it's driven驱动 and propelled推进的 forward前锋 by new leaders领导者, like many许多 of the people here,
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很多新的领袖,像这里的很多人正在推进促使它的发展
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by new tools工具, like the ones那些 we've我们已经 seen看到 here,
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新的工具,比如我们在这里所看到的这些
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and by new pressures压力.
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新的压力也同样起着推进作用
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I've been following以下 this change更改 for quite相当 a while now, and participating参与 in it.
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我很久以前就在跟踪这一动态,并且参与其中。
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This report报告 is our main主要 public上市 report报告.
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这是我们制作的最主要的公开报告
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What it tells告诉 is the story故事 of how today今天
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它所讲述的就是
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actually其实 could be as historic历史性
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为何今天会成为跟100年前同样有历史意义
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as 100 years年份 ago.
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的故事。
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What I want to do is share分享 some of the coolest最酷 things
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我希望可以与大家分享一些最有趣的故事
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that are going on with you.
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这些故事也许就发生在你们的身上
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And as I do that, I'm not going to dwell much
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需要指出的是,我不打算谈大的慈善
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on the very large philanthropy慈善事业 that everybody每个人 already已经 knows知道 about --
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这里很多人都已经讲过了
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the Gates盖茨 or the Soros索罗斯 or the Google谷歌.
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那也是盖茨、索罗斯和Google在做的事情
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Instead代替, what I want to do
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我今天想说的,是我们所有人的
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is talk about the philanthropy慈善事业 of all of us:
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慈善
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the democratization民主化 of philanthropy慈善事业.
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或曰慈善的民主化
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This is a moment时刻 in history历史 when the average平均 person
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这也是普通人
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has more power功率 than at any time.
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也能比历史上的人拥有更多力量的时代
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What I'm going to do is look at five categories类别 of experiments实验,
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我想给大家看看五个方面的实验
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each of which哪一个 challenges挑战 an old assumption假设 of philanthropy慈善事业.
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他们每一个都挑战着我们对于慈善的传统看法
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The first is mass collaboration合作, represented代表 here by Wikipedia维基百科.
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首先是大规模协作,其代表就是维基百科
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Now, this may可能 surprise you.
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这也许真的会让你感到吃惊
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But remember记得, philanthropy慈善事业 is about giving of time and talent天赋, not just money.
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但你必须记住,慈善本来就是一种付出时间与精力的行为,而不是金钱
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Clay粘土 Shirky舍基, that great chronicler编年史 of everything networked联网,
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Clay Shirky这位著名的网络记录者,
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has captured捕获 the assumption假设 that this challenges挑战
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就非常漂亮的记录了时代变化所带来的新契机
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in such这样 a beautiful美丽 way.
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写得非常好
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He said, "We have lived生活 in this world世界
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他说,我们生活的这个世界
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where little things are doneDONE for love
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人们为了爱去做小事
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and big things for money.
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为赚钱去做大事
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Now we have Wikipedia维基百科.
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而现在,我们有维基百科
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Suddenly突然 big things can be doneDONE for love."
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突然,我们也可以因为喜爱而成就大事
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Watch, this spring弹簧, for Paul保罗 Hawken's霍肯的 new book --
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今年春天,保罗·霍肯出了一本新书
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Author作者 and entrepreneur企业家 many许多 of you may可能 know about.
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——相信你们很多人都认识这位作家和企业家
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The book is called "Blessed幸福 Unrest动荡."
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那本书的书名是《看不见的力量》
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And when it comes out, a series系列 of wiki维基 sites网站
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书推出的时候,也推出了系列的基于维基的网站
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under the label标签 WISERWISER, are going to launch发射 at the same相同 time.
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并且都带有WISER这个标志
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WISERWISER stands站立 for World世界 Index指数
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WISER的意思是
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for Social社会 and Environmental环境的 Responsibility责任.
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全球社会与环境责任索引
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WISERWISER sets out to document文件, link链接 and empower授权
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它的使命是记录这一保罗所称的人类历史上最规模大
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what Paul保罗 calls电话 the largest最大 movement运动,
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发展最为迅速的运动
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and fastest-growing增长最快 movement运动 in human人的 history历史:
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连结他们,为他们带来更大的力量
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humanity's人类的 collective集体 immune免疫的 response响应
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整个人类作为一个有机体
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to today's今天的 threats威胁.
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在协力迎对今天的挑战
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Now, all of these big things for love -- experiments实验 --
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当然,并非上述所讲的这些大的追求
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aren't going to take off.
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都会轻易成功。
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But the ones那些 that do
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但是,那些最终走向成功的项目
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are going to be the biggest最大, the most open打开,
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必将成为人类历史上规模最大、最为开放
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the fastest最快的, the most connected连接的 form形成 of philanthropy慈善事业 in human人的 history历史.
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发展最为迅速以及联系最为广泛 的慈善行动
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Second第二 category类别 is online线上 philanthropy慈善事业 marketplaces交易市场.
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第二类是在线的慈善行动
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This is, of course课程, to philanthropy慈善事业
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这就如慈善领域的
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what eBay易趣 and Amazon亚马逊 are to commerce商业.
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eBay以及Amazon
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Think of it as peer-to-peer点对点 philanthropy慈善事业.
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或者你可以将其看作是点对点的慈善
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And this challenges挑战 yet然而 another另一个 assumption假设,
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这又挑战了我们 的另外一个设想
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which哪一个 is that organized有组织的 philanthropy慈善事业 is only for the very wealthy富裕.
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即慈善仅仅是富人才干得起的事情
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Take a look, if you haven't没有, at DonorsChooseDonorsChoose.
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假如你还不知道,请看看 DonorsChoose 这个网站吧
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Omidyar奥米迪亚 Network网络 has made制作 a big investment投资 in DonorsChooseDonorsChoose.
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Omidyar Network 为这个慈善网站投入了大量的钱
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It's one of the best最好 known已知 of these new marketplaces交易市场
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它是最为知名的一个慈善网站之一
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where a donor捐赠者 can go straight直行 into a classroom课堂
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你可以直接通过网站与某个学校的老师取得联系
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and connect with what a teacher老师 says they need.
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然后帮助那位老师解决他的所需
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Take a look at Changing更改 the Present当下,
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下一次你需要婚礼礼品或节日礼品的时候,
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started开始 by a TEDsterTEDster, next下一个 time you need a wedding婚礼 present当下 or a holiday假日 present当下.
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不妨去看看 Changing the Present 这个网站吧。它是由一位TED参加者发起的。
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GiveIndiaGiveIndia is for a whole整个 country国家.
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还有 GiveIndia
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And it goes on and on.
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以及其他很多很多
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The third第三 category类别 is represented代表 by Warren养兔场 Buffet自助餐,
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第三类是由巴菲特所代表的
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which哪一个 I call aggregated汇总 giving.
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汇集性捐助
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It's not just that Warren养兔场 Buffet自助餐 was so amazingly令人惊讶 generous慷慨
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这里要看到的是,不仅仅巴菲特非常慷慨
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in that historic历史性 act法案 last summer夏季.
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特别是当你看到他把大部分财产捐给盖茨基金会的时候
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It's that he challenged挑战 another另一个 assumption假设,
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而且他的行为也挑战了另外一个传统观念
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that every一切 giver赠与者 should have his or her own拥有
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即每一位捐助者都应当设立一个基金
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fund基金 or foundation基础.
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或基金会
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There are now, today今天, so many许多 new funds资金
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这个社会涌现出了大量新的基金
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that are aggregating聚集 giving and investing投资,
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它们正慢慢的汇集起来,被用来投资
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bringing使 together一起 people
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让关心同样问题 的人
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around a common共同 goal目标, to think bigger.
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得以走到一块,去想象一个更宽广的未来
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One of the best最好 known已知 is Acumen敏锐 Fund基金, led by Jacqueline杰奎琳 Novogratz诺沃格拉茨,
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其中一个很好的例子就是 Acumen Fund,它是由 Jacqueline Novogratz 主管的
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a TEDsterTEDster who got a big boost促进 here at TEDTED.
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她也多次在TED的舞台上谈及这样的经历
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But there are many许多 others其他: New Profit利润 in Cambridge剑桥,
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这样的例子还有很多。比如 New Profit,它是位于剑桥的
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New School's学校的 Venture冒险 Fund基金 in Silicon Valley,
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位于硅谷的 New School's Venture Fund
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Venture冒险 Philanthropy慈善事业 Partners伙伴 in Washington华盛顿,
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位于华盛顿的 Venture Philanthropy Partners
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Global全球 Fund基金 for Women妇女 in San Francisco弗朗西斯科.
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位于旧金山的 Global Fund for Women
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Take a look at these.
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看看这些例子吧
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These funds资金 are to philanthropy慈善事业
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这些基金对于慈善行业的意义
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what venture冒险 capital首都, private私人的 equity公平, and eventually终于 mutual相互 funds资金
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就有如投资基金、私人投资以及共同资金
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are to investing投资,
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对投资行业的意义
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but with a twist --
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但这里有一个非常巧妙的地方
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because often经常 a community社区 forms形式 around these funds资金,
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因为很多时候社区就是围绕着这些基金形成的
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as it has at Acumen敏锐 and other places地方.
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这样的事情已经在 Acumen以及其他地方发生了
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Now, imagine想像 for a second第二
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好吧,现在大家设想一下
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these first three types类型 of experiments实验:
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这三样的实验
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mass collaboration合作, online线上 marketplaces交易市场, aggregated汇总 giving.
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大规模协作、在线慈善以及汇聚性的捐助
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And understand理解 how they help us re-perceive重新感知
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想一想这些对于我们重新想象
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what organized有组织的 philanthropy慈善事业 is.
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慈善这一概念的意义
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It's not about foundations基金会 necessarily一定; it's about the rest休息 of us.
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慈善早已不仅仅是基金会的事情,它已经成为了我们每一个人可以做的事情
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And imagine想像 the mash-up混搭, if you will, of these things, in the future未来,
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再设想一下,未来几样东西的大融合
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when these things come together一起 in the experiments实验 of the future未来 --
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在实验中慢慢走向融合
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imagine想像 that somebody puts看跌期权 up, say,
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设想有人要拿出
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100 million百万 dollars美元
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1亿美金
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for an inspiring鼓舞人心 goal目标 --
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来解决某个大问题
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there were 21 gifts礼品 of 100 million百万 dollars美元 or more in the US last year,
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美国去年就有21份礼物的价值超过了1亿
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not out of the question --
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所以这不是没有可能的
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but only puts看跌期权 it up if it's matched匹配
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但这个一亿唯有在
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by millions百万 of small gifts礼品 from around the globe地球,
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来自全球的小额的捐助与参与下才会兑现
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thereby从而 engaging lots of people,
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通过这样的方式来让许许多多人参与进来
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and building建造 visibility能见度 and engaging people
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构建出一种透明度以及调动人们的参与
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in the goal目标 that's stated声明.
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来实现这个共同的目标
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I'm going to look quickly很快 at the fourth第四 and fifth第五 categories类别,
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好了,接下来我要带大家看看第四第五个范畴
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which哪一个 are innovation革新, competitions比赛 and social社会 investing投资.
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即创新、竞争以及社会投资
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They're betting博彩 a visible可见 competition竞争, a prize,
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有些人认为,假如能够设立一个竞赛和一个奖
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can attract吸引 talent天赋 and money to some of the most difficult issues问题,
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那应该可以吸引大量的人参与解决某些非常复杂的问题
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and thereby从而 speed速度 the solution.
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并且最终寻找到解决问题的答案
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This tackles铲球 yet然而 another另一个 assumption假设,
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这就打破了另外一个假设
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that the giver赠与者 and the organization组织 is at the center中央,
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即慈善必须是以人(捐赠者以及受助者)为中心的
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as opposed反对 to putting the problem问题 at the center中央.
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实际上问题也可以成为慈善的中心
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You can look to these innovators创新
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你可以期待这些创新者
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to help us especially特别 with things that require要求
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用特殊的科技手段和科学方法
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technological技术性 or scientific科学 solution.
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为我们提供帮助
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That leaves树叶 the final最后 category类别, social社会 investing投资,
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最后一个范畴,即社会投资
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which哪一个 is really, anyway无论如何, the biggest最大 of them all,
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恰恰也是最大的一个
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represented代表 here by XigiXigi.net.
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大家可以看看这方面最好的范例,即 Xigi.net
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And this, of course课程, tackles铲球 the biggest最大 assumption假设 of all,
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它又一次打破了我们的传统思维
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that business商业 is business商业,
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即商业就是商业
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and philanthropy慈善事业 is the vehicle车辆 of people who want to create创建 change更改 in the world世界.
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而慈善则是那些希望改变世界的人的事情
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XigiXigi is a new community社区 site现场
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Xigi 是一个全新的社会网站
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that's built内置 by the community社区,
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完全由社区驱动
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linking链接 and mapping制图 this new social社会 capital首都 market市场.
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它联系并记录了社会投资市场的成长
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It lists名单 already已经 1,000 entities实体
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上面有1000家机构
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that are offering debt债务 and equity公平 for social社会 enterprise企业.
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正在为社会企业提供贷款或资助
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So we can look to these innovators创新
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我们回头看看这些创新者
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to help us remember记得
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无非是让我们明白
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that if we can leverage杠杆作用 even a small amount of the capital首都
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即使我们只能拉动很小一部分的资本
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that seeks寻求 a return返回,
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而这笔资本是期待回报的
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the good that can be driven驱动 could be astonishing惊人.
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那么它所能带动的社会价值是巨大的
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Now, what's really interesting有趣 here
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这里边有趣的是
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is that we're not thinking思维 our way
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我们不是要启发我们自身
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into a new way of acting演戏;
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去以别的方式去行动
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we're acting演戏 our way into a new way of thinking思维.
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而是我们在通过行动去达到一种新的思维
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Philanthropy慈善事业 is reorganizing改组 itself本身
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慈善改变了自身的定义
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before our very eyes眼睛.
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出现在我们眼前
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And even though虽然 all of the experiments实验 and all of the big givers度外
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即使那些巨额捐赠者的
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don't yet然而 fulfill履行 this aspiration心愿,
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实验都没有全都成功
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I think this is the new zeitgeist时代精神:
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我还是会认为我们已经进入了新的时代
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open打开, big, fast快速, connected连接的,
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一个开放的、大规模的、快速发展的、相互联系的时代
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and, let us also hope希望, long.
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让我们同样希望
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We have got to realize实现 that it is going to take a long time to do these things.
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我们需要一个长期的过程来做这些事情
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If we don't develop发展 the stamina耐力 to stick with things --
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假如我们没有一种韧性去坚持做这些事情
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whatever随你 it is you pick, stick with it --
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不管是做什么事,都需要坚持去做
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all of this stuff东东 is just going to be, you know, a fad时尚.
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那么我们之前讲到的都不过是空谈
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But I'm really hopeful有希望.
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但我依然是十分充满希望
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And I'm hopeful有希望 because it's not only philanthropy慈善事业
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原因是不单慈善事业里头的人
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that's reorganizing改组 itself本身,
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在重塑自身
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it's also whole整个 other portions of the social社会 sector扇形,
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社会其他领域的人也在重塑自身
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and of business商业,
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包括商业也是
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that are busy challenging具有挑战性的 "business商业 as usual通常."
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他们都在挑战“延续旧思维”的做法
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And everywhere到处 I go, including包含 here at TEDTED,
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另外,不管我去到哪里,包括在TED这里
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I feel that there is a new moral道德 hunger饥饿
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我都能感受到一种道德上的渴望
09:04
that is growing生长.
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这种渴望正在增长
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What we're seeing眼看 is people really wrestling摔角
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我们看到的是很多人都在
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to describe描述 what is this new thing that's happening事件.
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努力去理解正在发生的这些事情
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Words like "philanthrocapitalismphilanthrocapitalism,"
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并且出现了像“慈善资本主义”、
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and "natural自然 capitalism资本主义," and "philanthroentrepreneurphilanthroentrepreneur,"
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“自然资本主义”、“慈善资本家”
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and "venture冒险 philanthropy慈善事业."
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以及“慈善投资”这样的名词
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We don't have a language语言 for it yet然而.
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我们至今还没有能够找到一种合适的语言去描绘这一现象
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Whatever随你 we call it,
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且不管我们对此的讲法
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it's new, it's beginning开始,
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它是一个崭新的、正在开始起步的东西
09:23
and I think it's gong to quite相当 significant重大.
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并且发展得相当迅速
09:27
And that's where my imagined想象 future未来 comes in,
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这也正是我想象中的未来之所在
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which哪一个 I am going to call the social社会 singularity奇点.
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姑且将此称为“社会奇点”吧
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Many许多 of you will realize实现 that I'm ripping翻录 a bit off of the science科学 fiction小说 writer作家
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也许有些人已经听懂了,就是我在借用科幻小说的话语
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Vernor弗农· Vinge's维格的 notion概念 of a technological技术性 singularity奇点,
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技术奇点这个说法最初就是由科幻小说作家Vernor Vinge提出来的
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where a number of trends趋势 accelerate加速 and converge汇集
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当一系列的趋势在加速并且汇聚的时候
09:41
and come together一起 to create创建, really, a shockingly令人吃惊 new reality现实.
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将会创造出一个让人惊讶的全新的未来
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It may可能 be that the social社会 singularity奇点
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也许我们面前的这一社会奇点是
09:48
ahead is the one that we fear恐惧 the most:
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我们最应当感到恐惧的
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a convergence收敛 of catastrophes灾难,
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它伴随着系列的灾难
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of environmental环境的 degradation降解,
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环境的恶化
09:56
of weapons武器 of mass destruction毁坏, of pandemics流行病,
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大规模杀伤性武器以及传染病的扩散
09:58
of poverty贫穷.
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还有贫困
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That's because
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因为
10:02
our ability能力 to confront面对 the problems问题 that we face面对
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我们应对这些危机的能力
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has not kept不停 pace步伐 with our ability能力 to create创建 them.
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跟不上我们创造这些危机的速度
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And as we've我们已经 heard听说 here,
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正如我们先前听到的
10:11
it is no exaggeration夸张 to say
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未来就掌握在我们的手上
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that we hold保持 the future未来 of our civilization文明 in our hands
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这不是随便说的
10:16
as never before.
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这一事实比以往任何时候都更为真切
10:19
The question is, is there a positive social社会 singularity奇点?
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问题是,是否有可能出现一个积极的社会奇点?
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Is there a frontier边境 for us
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是否有一种未来
10:24
of how we live生活 together一起?
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我们可以彼此友善相处?
10:27
Our future未来 doesn't have to be imagined想象.
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我们不需想象我们的未来
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We can create创建 a future未来 where hope希望 and history历史 rhyme.
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我们可以创造一个充满希望,让后辈引以为傲的未来
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But we have a problem问题.
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但我们也遇到了难题
10:36
Our experience经验 to date日期, both individually个别地 and collectively,
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我们现今的经验,包括个人的以及集体的
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hasn't有没有 prepared准备 us for what we're going to need to do,
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都不能保证我们未来可以应对诸多的挑战
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or who we're going to need to be.
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也不能保证我们会成为怎样一个群体
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We are going to need
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我们需要的是
10:48
a new generation of citizen公民 leaders领导者
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新一代的公民领袖
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willing愿意 to commit承诺 ourselves我们自己 to growing生长 and changing改变 and learning学习
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他们乐见成长、变化以及热爱学习
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as rapidly急速 as possible可能.
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并且能够跟随变化的步伐
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That's why I have one last thing I want to show显示 you.
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这是我希望给大家展示的最后一页
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This is a photograph照片 taken采取 about 100 years年份 ago
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这是一张一百年前拍下来的照片
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of my grandfather祖父 and great-grandfather曾祖父.
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照片上的是我的祖父以及增祖父
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This is a newspaper报纸 publisher出版者 and a banker银行家.
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他们分别是保证出版商以及银行家
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And they were great community社区 leaders领导者.
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他们都是优秀的社区领袖
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And, yes, they were great philanthropists慈善家.
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他们也都是很优秀的慈善家
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I keep this photograph照片 close by to me --
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我将这张照片留在我身边。
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it's in my office办公室 --
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这是我的办公室
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because I've always felt a mystical神秘 connection连接 to these two men男人,
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我总能够感受到跟他们的一种神秘的亲近感
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both of whom I never knew知道.
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虽然我从来没有跟他们接触过
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And so, in their honor荣誉,
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为了纪念他们
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I want to offer提供 you this blank空白 slide滑动.
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我希望带给大家这张空白的幻灯片
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And I want you to imagine想像
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我希望大家可以想象一下
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that this a photograph照片 of you.
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这张照片上的人就是你
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And I want you to think about the community社区
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我希望你们可以想象一下你们希望
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that you want to be part部分 of creating创建.
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构建的一个社群
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Whatever随你 that means手段 to you.
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不管那对于你的意义是什么
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And I want you to imagine想像
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我还希望大家想象一下
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that it's 100 years年份 from now,
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一百年之后
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and your grandchild孙子, or great-grandchild曾孙子女,
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你的孙子或者你的曾孙
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or niece侄女 or nephew外甥 or god-child神的孩子,
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或者儿媳或小小孙子
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is looking at this photograph照片 of you.
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在看着这照片上的你
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What is the story故事 you most want for them to tell?
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你希望他们会想起怎样一个故事?
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Thank you very much.
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谢谢大家。
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Tony Yet
Reviewed by Jenny Yang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Katherine Fulton - New philanthropist
President of Monitor Institute, Katherine Fulton is also a strategist, author, teacher and speaker working for social change.

Why you should listen

Billions of dollars are spent on philanthropy each year, but the way they are spent is changing rapidly. Katherine Fulton's team at Monitor Group has been tracking these changes, and she has become an eloquent advocate for the “New Philanthropy,” surprising audiences with her insights on an underreported phenomenon of momentous significance.

As president of Monitor Institute, she works with today's most imaginative, entrepreneurial leaders (not just in philanthropy, but also in business and government) to pioneer breakthrough next practices in how complex social problems are framed, confronted, funded and ultimately solved.

As a result of her efforts, she has been awarded both a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University and a Lyndhurst Foundation prize for community service. Her innovative course design at Duke University was featured in Time magazine and her work on the future of journalism in Columbia Journalism Review. She is also co-author of several books, among them Investing for Social and Environmental Impact: A Blueprint for Catalyzing an Emerging Industry, Looking Out for the Future: An Orientation for Twenty-First Century Philanthropists and What If? The Art of Scenario Thinking for Nonprofits.

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