What if charity could be transformed from a gesture to an answer— to solving the world’s greatest problems? What if everything we’ve been taught about charitable giving is wrong? What if it’s undermining the very causes, we love the most? “Uncharitable” is a one-of-a-kind movie that shows how our charitable traditions and prejudices have suffocated the charitable sector and prevented it from leading the charge to truly change the world.
Based on the book, “Uncharitable,” by Dan Pallotta, which became one of the most talked-about TED talks of all time—changing everything from charity watchdog standards to the giving practices of America’s biggest foundations — Uncharitable follows the stories of four iconic American charitable efforts that were crippled or destroyed by old ideas. Step-by-step, and with a chorus of leading voices in the field, the movie shows how charity’s real power has been misunderstood and undermined by anachronistic ideas about frugality and deprivation and takes the viewer on a journey from sach-cloth and ashes to a place where unleashed, charities can play the leading role in creating an unimaginably beautiful world that works for everyone.
No topic is more crucial or timelier as we confront a world with increasingly complex problems, with the least of us left behind, and with the growing revelation that we are all interconnected and that our fate lies in our willingness to turn away from old ideas that have not worked and embraced radically new ones that can.
Join the Association of Fundraising Professionals - Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter as we bring this movie to Avalon Atmospheric Theater on Wednesday, October 11 at 3:00 PM. Immediately following, we will host a "talkback" session with local philanthropic leaders. You do not want to miss this opportunity to be part of forwarding the conversation to prompt real change throughout Milwaukee and beyond!
Avalon Atmospheric Theater is located at 2473 South Kinnickinnic Avenue in Milwaukee, WI. Doors will open at 2:45 PM and the movie will start promptly at 3:15 PM.
Association of Fundraising Professionals - Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter is grateful to our event sponsors; allowing us to keep expenses low which provides increased access for all who are interested in attending.
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities and inclusions, please email amyjrowell@gmail.com.
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