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Dan Pallotta - Author, speaker, reformer
We dream boldly in the dimension of our doing, but set the bar no higher than stability in our emotional lives. It’s time to dream in multiple dimensions at the same time, says AIDSRide Founder Dan Pallotta. He aims to transform the way society thinks about giving, and being.

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"The nonprofit sector is critical to our dream of changing the world. Yet there is no greater injustice than the double standard that exists between the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. One gets to feast on marketing, risk-taking, capital and financial incentive, the other is sentenced to begging,” Dan Pallotta says in discussing his book Charity Case. This economic starvation of our nonprofits is why he believes we are not moving the needle on great social problems. “My goal … is to fundamentally transform the way the public thinks about charity within 10 years.”

Pallotta is best known for creating the multi-day charitable event industry, and a new generation of philanthropists with the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Day events, which raised $582 million in nine years. He is president of Advertising for Humanity, which helps foundations and philanthropists transform the growth potential of their favorite grantees. He is also the founder and President of the Charity Defense Council .

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Dan Pallotta: The dream we haven't dared to dream

丹·帕洛塔: 那些我们还没有勇气追逐的梦想

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你的梦想是什么?或者,你曾经破碎的梦想是什么?丹·帕洛塔梦想有一天我们能把对人性的探索和对科技的探索以同样的热情,同样的好奇,和同样科学的方法来发展我们的人性。“最可怕的是我们自己放弃了我们与生俱来的可以真正实现我们潜力的梦想”丹·帕洛塔说,“想像一下在世界上尽管我们意识到那深深存在的恐惧,仍然勇敢地深爱着彼此,因为我们知道要得到人生的真谛,必须学会与这种恐惧共存。”
- Author, speaker, reformer
We dream boldly in the dimension of our doing, but set the bar no higher than stability in our emotional lives. It’s time to dream in multiple dimensions at the same time, says AIDSRide Founder Dan Pallotta. He aims to transform the way society thinks about giving, and being. Full bio

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When I think about dreams,
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like many许多 of you,
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与很多人一样,
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I think about this picture图片.
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我会想到这张图片。
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I was eight when I watched看着 Neil尼尔 Armstrong阿姆斯特朗
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八岁时我看见尼尔·阿姆斯特朗
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step off the Lunar太阴 Module
onto the surface表面 of the Moon月亮.
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从登月舱中走出踏上月球表面。
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I had never seen看到 anything like it before,
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前无古人
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and I've never seen看到
anything like it since以来.
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后亦无来者。
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We got to the Moon月亮 for one simple简单 reason原因:
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我们登月的原因很简单:
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John约翰 Kennedy肯尼迪 committed提交 us to a deadline截止日期.
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肯尼迪总统向大家承诺了死限。
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And in the absence缺席 of that deadline截止日期,
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如果没有这个死限,
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we would still be dreaming做梦 about it.
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也许这件事还只是一个梦想。
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Leonard伦纳德 Bernstein伯恩斯坦 said two things
are necessary必要 for great achievement成就:
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伦纳德·伯恩斯坦说过
伟大的成就有两个必要条件
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a plan计划 and not quite相当 enough足够 time.
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一个计划和不太够的时间。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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Deadlines截止日期 and commitments承诺
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死限和承诺
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are the great and fading衰退
lessons教训 of Apollo阿波罗.
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是阿波罗计划留给我们深刻
却渐渐淡化的一堂课。
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And they are what give the word
"moonshot大胆创新计划" its meaning含义.
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是他们定义了什么叫“射月思维”。
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And our world世界 is in desperate殊死 need
of political政治 leaders领导者
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现在世界上急需伟大的政治领导
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willing愿意 to set bold胆大 deadlines最后期限
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设立像阿波罗那样大胆的有死限的计划
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for the achievement成就 of daring大胆 dreams
on the scale规模 of Apollo阿波罗 again.
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来再次地成就伟大的梦想。
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When I think about dreams,
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当我想到梦想,
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I think about the drag拖动 queens皇后
of LALA and Stonewall石墙
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我会想到洛杉矶和斯通沃尔的异装女皇,
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and millions百万 of other people
risking冒着 everything
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和那些数以百万, 不顾一切危险
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to come out when that
was really dangerous危险,
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勇敢站出来的人们。
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and of this picture图片 of the White白色 House
lit发光的 up in rainbow彩虹 colors颜色,
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也会想到最终美国白宫
也装扮上了彩虹色。
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yes --
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是的
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(Applause掌声) --
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(掌声)
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celebrating庆祝 America's美国 gay同性恋者 and lesbian女同性恋
citizens'公民 right to marry结婚.
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这是为了庆祝美国
同性恋公民有权利结婚。
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It is a picture图片 that in my wildest最疯狂 dreams
I could never have imagined想象
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我从没想过有一天,
我梦寐以求的梦想可以实现。
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when I was 18
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当时我18岁,发现自己是一个男同性恋,
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and figuring盘算 out that I was gay同性恋者
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and feeling感觉 estranged疏远 from my country国家
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感觉被自己的国家遗弃,
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and my dreams because of it.
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同时也因此感觉自己
离梦想越来越远。
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I think about this picture图片 of my family家庭
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我从没想过我可以有
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that I never dreamed梦见 I could ever have --
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这样一张梦想裡的家庭照。
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(Applause掌声) --
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(掌声)
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and of our children孩子 holding保持 this headline标题
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我们的孩子可以拿着这样的报纸头条,
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I never dreamed梦见 could ever be printed印刷的
about the Supreme最高 Court法庭 ruling裁决.
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我从没想过最高法院会立法支持我们。
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We need more of the courage勇气
of drag拖动 queens皇后 and astronauts宇航员.
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我们需要更多异装皇后
和宇航员那样的勇气。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
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But I want to talk
about the need for us to dream梦想
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但是我想以不同的角度,
讨论我们需要梦想的必要性。
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in more than one dimension尺寸,
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because there was something about Apollo阿波罗
that I didn't know when I was 8,
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因为八岁时我并不知晓
阿波罗计划的事情,
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and something about organizing组织
that the rainbow彩虹 colors颜色 over.
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也不知道彩虹色标志背后的艰辛。
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Of the 30 astronauts宇航员 in the original原版的
Mercury, Gemini双子座 and Apollo阿波罗 programs程式,
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30位“水星”“双子星”和
“阿波罗”先遣计划的宇航员中
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only seven marriages婚姻 survived幸存.
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只有七位的婚姻侥幸存活。
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Those iconic标志性的 images图片 of the astronauts宇航员
bouncing蹦蹦 on the Moon月亮
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那些在月球表面弹跳的标誌性画面
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obscure朦胧 the alcoholism酗酒
and depression萧条 on Earth地球.
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掩盖了他们在地球上的酗酒和抑郁。
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Thomas托马斯 Merton默顿, the Trappist特拉普 monk,
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托马斯·默顿
一位特拉比斯特派的僧人
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asked during the time of Apollo阿波罗,
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在阿波罗计划期间题问过,
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"What can we gain获得 by sailing帆船 to the moon月亮
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“如果我们都不能够
填平人与人之间的巨大隔阂
我们通过登月又能获得什么呢?”
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if we are not able能够 to cross交叉 the abyss深渊
that separates中隔离 us from ourselves我们自己?"
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And what can we gain获得 by the right to marry结婚
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如果我们无法跨越
言语的刻薄和情感的距离
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if we are not able能够 to cross交叉 the acrimony恶语相向
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and emotional情绪化 distance距离
that so often经常 separates中隔离 us from our love?
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即使有了结婚的权利
我们得到的是甚么?
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And not just in marriage婚姻.
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不仅仅是婚姻方面。
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I have seen看到 the most hurtful伤人, destructive有害,
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我曾经见过最伤人的
最破坏性的,最惨烈的内讧
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tragic悲惨 infighting内讧 in LGBTLGBT and AIDS艾滋病
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发生在同性恋与艾滋病患者之间,
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and breast乳房 cancer癌症 and non-profit非盈利 activism行动,
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发生在乳癌患者和非盈利组织之中,
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all in the name名称 of love.
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而这些内讧都被冠以爱的名义。
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Thomas托马斯 Merton默顿 also wrote
about wars战争 among其中 saints圣人
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托马斯·默顿
在关于先哲的战争中也写到
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and that "there is a pervasive无处不在 form形成
of contemporary现代的 violence暴力
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“当今让理想主义者
最容易屈服的當代暴力
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to which哪一个 the idealist理想主义者
most easily容易 succumbs屈从:
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有一种普遍的现象:
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activism行动 and overwork工作过度.
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行动主义和过度疲劳。
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The frenzy发狂 of our activism行动
neutralizes中和 our work for peace和平.
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行动主义的狂热
抵消了我们为
促进和平所付出的努力
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It destroys破阵 our own拥有
inner capacity容量 for peace和平."
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并破坏了我们内心
对和平的嚮往。”
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Too often经常 our dreams become成为
these compartmentalized条块 fixations注视
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我们的梦想往往
会变得无疾而终,
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on some future未来
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让我们失去了活在当下的能力。
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that destroy破坏 our ability能力 to be present当下
for our lives生活 right now.
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Our dreams of a better life
for some future未来 humanity人性
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我们的梦想都是关于
人类未来更好的生活
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or some other humanity人性 in another另一个 country国家
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关于其他国家人民更好的生活。
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alienate离间 us from the beautiful美丽
human人的 beings众生 sitting坐在 next下一个 to us
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卻反而让我们疏远了
此时此刻坐在我们身边的美好人们。
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at this very moment时刻.
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Well, that's just the price价钱
of progress进展, we say.
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好吧,我们说这就是进步的代价。
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You can go to the Moon月亮
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你可以去月球
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or you can have stability稳定性
in your family家庭 life.
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或者也可以仅仅维持家庭的稳定。
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And we can't conceive构想 of dreaming做梦
in both dimensions尺寸 at the same相同 time.
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在同一時間,鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
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And we don't set the bar酒吧
much higher更高 than stability稳定性
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而且说到感情生活的时候
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when it comes to our emotional情绪化 life.
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我们也不敢奢望太多,
简单稳定即可。
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Which哪一个 is why our technology技术
for talking to one another另一个
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所以帮助我们与他人交流的科技一直呈
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has gone走了 vertical垂直,
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指数式增长
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our ability能力 to listen
and understand理解 one another另一个
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但是我们倾听和理解别人的能力
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has gone走了 nowhere无处.
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却没有变化。
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Our access访问 to information信息
is through通过 the roof屋顶,
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我们获得了很多很多知识
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our access访问 to joy喜悦, grounded接地.
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却没有获得一点点快乐。
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But this idea理念, that our present当下
and our future未来 are mutually相互 exclusive独家,
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一般认爲,我们的现在
和未来不可兼得,
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that to fulfill履行 our potential潜在 for doing
we have to surrender投降
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如果要实现我们的潜力
就要放弃当下,
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our profound深刻 potential潜在 for being存在,
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that the number of transistors晶体管
on a circuit电路 can be doubled翻倍 and doubled翻倍,
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电路版上的晶体管数
可以翻倍再翻倍,
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but our capacity容量 for compassion同情
and humanity人性 and serenity宁静 and love
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但是我们的同情心
人性、平常心和爱卻是有限的,
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is somehow不知何故 limited有限
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這些观点是错误的,
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is a false and suffocating令人窒息 choice选择.
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是自掘坟墓的选择。
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Now, I'm not suggesting提示
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我不是在陈词滥调地建议
06:24
simply只是 the uninspiring平淡 idea理念
of more work-life工作生活 balance平衡.
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保持工作生活平衡。
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What good is it for me to spend
more time with my kids孩子 at home
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如果心不在焉,
那花更多的时间,
待在家陪孩子也没有意义。
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if my mind心神 is always somewhere某处 else其他
while I'm doing it?
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I'm not even talking about mindfulness正念.
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我现在也不是在讲专注。
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Mindfulness正念 is all of a sudden突然 becoming变得
a tool工具 for improving提高 productivity生产率.
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专注突然就变成了
提高效率的工具。
06:45
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
06:48
Right?
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是吧?
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I'm talking about dreaming做梦
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我现在讲的是梦想,
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as boldly大胆 in the dimension尺寸 of our being存在
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一种活在当下,
在工作和科技中进步的梦想。
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as we do about industry行业 and technology技术.
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I'm talking about
an audacious胆大 authenticity真伪
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我在讨论一种无畏的真情
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that allows允许 us to cry with one another另一个,
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让我们可以为彼此流泪,
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a heroic英勇 humility谦逊 that allows允许 us
to remove去掉 our masks面具 and be real真实.
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我在讨论一种伟大的谦逊
让我们摘下面具,真诚相待。
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It is our inability无力
to be with one another另一个,
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正是因为我们缺乏互相沟通的能力
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our fear恐惧 of crying哭了 with one another另一个,
that gives rise上升 to so many许多
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因为我们由于害怕不敢互相哭诉
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of the problems问题 we are frantically疯狂
trying to solve解决 in the first place地点,
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才会出现很多诸如
国会僵局,经济不人道等
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from Congressional国会 gridlock僵局
to economic经济 inhumanity不人道.
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我们一直在疯狂解决的问题。
07:28
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
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I'm talking about what Jonas乔纳斯 Salk索尔克
called an Epoch时代 B,
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我在说乔纳斯·索尔克所谓的 B 时代
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a new epoch时代 in which哪一个 we become成为
as excited兴奋 about and curious好奇 about
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在这个时代的我们
无论是对于科技的进步
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and scientific科学 about
the development发展 of our humanity人性
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还是对于人性的发展
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as we are about the development发展
of our technology技术.
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都无比的激动,
无比的好奇,无比的理性。
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We should not shrink收缩 from this opportunity机会
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我们不能因为不了解
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simply只是 because
we don't really understand理解 it.
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就放弃这样的机会。
07:55
There was a time
when we didn't understand理解 space空间.
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以前我们也不了解太空,
但不能因为我们对于所知的科技
和行动主义比加熟悉就要放弃了解太空。
07:58
Or because we're more used
to technology技术 and activism行动.
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08:02
That is the very definition定义
of being存在 stuck卡住 in a comfort安慰 zone.
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这无疑是画地为牢。
08:05
We are now very comfortable自在 imagining想象
unimaginable不可思议 technological技术性 achievement成就.
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我们现在很舒服地
幻想不可思议的科技进步。
08:11
In 2016, it is the dimension尺寸
of our being存在 itself本身
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在2016年,我们急需我们的人性
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that cries哭声 out for its fair公平 share分享
of our imagination想像力.
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在我们的梦想之中占据一席之地。
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Now, we're all here to dream梦想,
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各位今天来这裡
都是要追逐梦想的,
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but maybe if we're honest诚实 about it,
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如果我们彼此真诚以待
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each of us chasing our own拥有 dream梦想.
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我们都可以追逐自己的梦想。
08:30
You know, looking at the name名称 tags标签
to see who can help me with my dream梦想,
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当我们环顾周围人的名牌,
看看有谁可以帮我完成梦想的时候,
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sometimes有时 looking right through通过
one another's他人的 humanity人性.
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我们有时候会忽略了名牌
背后的那个灵魂,
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I can't be bothered困扰 with you right now.
I have an idea理念 for saving保存 the world世界.
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抱歉,我现在不想被打扰,
我正在思考如何拯救世界。
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Right?
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对吧?
08:42
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
08:45
Years年份 ago, once一旦 upon a time,
I had this beautiful美丽 company公司
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几年前,我曾经设立了
这样一个美好的公司,
08:50
that created创建 these long journeys旅程
for heroic英勇 civic公民 engagement订婚.
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我们让英勇的公民
参与到这趟长程的旅途当中。
08:54
And we had this mantra口头禅:
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我们的座右铭是:
08:56
"Human人的. Kind. Be Both."
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“与人为善 于己为善“
09:01
And we encouraged鼓励 people to experiment实验
outrageously悍然 with kindness善良.
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我们鼓励大家积极行善,
09:07
Like, "Go help everybody每个人
set up their tents帐篷."
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比如“帮助大家支起他们的帐篷”
09:11
And there were a lot of tents帐篷.
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然后很多帐篷就支起来了。
09:13
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
09:16
"Go buy购买 everybody每个人 Popsicles冰棒."
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“给大家买冰棍。”
09:17
"Go help people fix固定 their flat平面 tires轮胎
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“帮助需要的人补胎
09:19
even though虽然 you know
the dinner晚餐 line线 is going to get longer."
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哪怕要花更多时间排队等晚饭。“
09:22
And people really took us up on this,
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人们真的开始这样积极地帮忙
09:25
so much so that if you got
a flat平面 tire on the AIDS艾滋病 ride,
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以至于如果你在
为艾滋病骑行的过程中爆胎了
09:27
you had trouble麻烦 fixing定影 it, because there
were so many许多 people there asking you
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你很难去修好它,
因为太多的人在询问你
是否需要帮忙。
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if you needed需要 help.
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09:33
For a few少数 days,
for tens of thousands数千 of people,
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几天中,我们为上万人
09:37
we created创建 these worlds世界
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创造了这样的世界
09:39
that everybody每个人 said were the way
they wish希望 the world世界 could always be.
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所有人都希望这样的世界
可否一直这样美好下去。
09:46
What if we experimented试验
with creating创建 that kind of world世界
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如果我们可以在接下来的日子
一直创造这样的世界,
09:50
these next下一个 few少数 days?
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我们会得到什么结果呢?
09:54
And instead代替 of going up to someone有人
and asking them, "What do you do?"
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与其找到别人问他:“你是做什么的?”
09:59
ask them, "So what are your dreams?"
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不如问他们:“你有什么梦想?”
10:02
or "What are your broken破碎 dreams?"
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或者:“你未能实现的梦想是什么?”
10:05
You know, "TEDTED."
Tend趋向 to Each other's其他 Dreams.
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“TED”就是
关心每一个人的梦想。
10:10
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
10:15
Maybe it's "I want to stay sober清醒"
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也许梦想就是“我想要戒酒”
10:18
or "I want to build建立
a tree house with my kid孩子."
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或者“我想和我的孩子
建造一个树屋”。
10:21
You know, instead代替 of going up
to the person everybody每个人 wants to meet遇到,
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与其去趋炎附势,
10:24
go up to the person who is all alone单独
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不如雪中送炭,
10:26
and ask them if they want
to grab a cup杯子 of coffee咖啡.
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问问那些孤独的人
是否需要一杯咖啡。
10:30
I think what we fear恐惧 most
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我想我们最害怕的是,
10:33
is that we will be denied否认 the opportunity机会
to fulfill履行 our true真正 potential潜在,
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我们自己放弃了我们与生俱来
10:37
that we are born天生 to dream梦想
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可以真正实现我们潜力的梦想,
10:40
and we might威力 die
without ever having the chance机会.
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害怕我们至死都不曾一试。
10:45
Imagine想像 living活的 in a world世界
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想像一下在一个世界中,
10:47
where we simply只是 recognize认识
that deep, existential存在 fear恐惧 in one another另一个
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尽管我们意识到了
那深深存在的恐惧,
我们仍然勇敢地深爱着彼此
10:53
and love one another另一个 boldly大胆
because we know
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10:56
that to be human人的
is to live生活 with that fear恐惧.
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因为我们知道要得到人生的真谛,
必须学会与这种恐惧共存。
11:01
It's time for us to dream梦想
in multiple dimensions尺寸 simultaneously同时,
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是时候让我们同时
从不同的方向一起梦想,
11:08
and somewhere某处 that transcends超越
all of the wondrous奇妙 things
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在我们尽我们所能不停地追寻
并实现我们远大的梦想之后,
11:12
we can and will and must必须 do
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11:16
lies the domain of all
the unbelievable难以置信的 things we could be.
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我们会得到人生的真谛。
11:23
It's time we set foot脚丫子 into that dimension尺寸
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是时候让我们朝新的方向探索
11:27
and came来了 out about the fact事实
that we have dreams there, too.
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并开始实现我们的梦想了。
11:33
If the Moon月亮 could dream梦想,
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如果月亮能梦想
11:38
I think that would be its dream梦想 for us.
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我想它的梦想会跟我们一样。
11:43
It's an honor荣誉 to be with you.
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与各位相聚是一种荣幸。
11:45
Thank you very much.
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非常感谢
11:47
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Gu Yu
Reviewed by Yi-Fan Yu

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dan Pallotta - Author, speaker, reformer
We dream boldly in the dimension of our doing, but set the bar no higher than stability in our emotional lives. It’s time to dream in multiple dimensions at the same time, says AIDSRide Founder Dan Pallotta. He aims to transform the way society thinks about giving, and being.

Why you should listen

"The nonprofit sector is critical to our dream of changing the world. Yet there is no greater injustice than the double standard that exists between the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. One gets to feast on marketing, risk-taking, capital and financial incentive, the other is sentenced to begging,” Dan Pallotta says in discussing his book Charity Case. This economic starvation of our nonprofits is why he believes we are not moving the needle on great social problems. “My goal … is to fundamentally transform the way the public thinks about charity within 10 years.”

Pallotta is best known for creating the multi-day charitable event industry, and a new generation of philanthropists with the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Day events, which raised $582 million in nine years. He is president of Advertising for Humanity, which helps foundations and philanthropists transform the growth potential of their favorite grantees. He is also the founder and President of the Charity Defense Council .

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Dan Pallotta | Speaker | TED.com