Building a more compassionate and generous world requires a focus on fostering generosity. Part of that is asking generous folks to open up about where they think their generosity comes from.
Zach Carter
I am someone who believes in sharing information/knowledge and that a rising tide lifts all boats. I’m fortunate to work in an industry where my competition is always my best referral source. It may be that I’m located in Austin, TX, but I think it speaks more to the nature of film production as a collaborative process. Generosity is a quality instilled in me from a young age, and a quality I’ve admired in others. The ability to see outside yourself is powerful and impactful. It’s what propelled me to teach with Teach For America and participate in Big Brothers and Big Sisters for the past nine years. Professionally, and personally, I believe generosity creates real connections that foster trust and attracts the types of people I want to surround myself with. Read more>>
Owen Hill
My generosity comes from the concept of Mutual Aid, as laid out by the Russian Anarchist Peter Kropotkin, who said (I’m not a philosophy scholar, but this is how I interpret him) that humanity can only evolve through cooperation and sharing. This concept can be illustrated in small ways (tip generously, always say thank you, support all forms of worker organizing) that ripple through society, and, hopefully, make the world more livable. Read more>>
Tina Garrett
In 2012, I started to look for a way to study painting in oil, but so many of the programs required one to move abroad to Italy or elsewhere and follow programs that lasted months or years. My kids were in grade school and my family was happily settled in Missouri, in the house I still share with my husband, so moving anywhere—especially abroad—was not an option. Read more>>
