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GivingTuesday Capital Region

The Connections Campaign

Two partners,
one table

Designed together by the Connect Center for Youth and The Generosity Spectrum. We learn in Cohoes, put it to work in our own community, and share it with a national peer learning network.

The hosts

The Connect Center brings

Our home base in Cohoes

  • A welcoming space at 49 Johnston Avenue
  • A community that already shows up
  • Programs where generosity happens every week
  • Fiscal sponsorship for the work
Headshot of Ben Williams

Led by Ben Williams.

The Generosity Spectrum brings

The experience, and the network

  • The Generosity Roundtable, an educational gaming system designed to explore generosity identities
  • Facilitation and new event formats
  • The livestream and digital tools
  • A national peer learning network
Headshot of Tim Sarrantonio

Led by Tim Sarrantonio.

Headshot of Julia Campbell

Joining as special co-host on Dec 1

Julia Campbell

Nonprofit digital marketing strategist, author and speaker, founder of the Nonprofit Social Media Summit, and named one of the 25 most influential nonprofit thought leaders by BizTech Magazine. Julia joins as special co-host of Generosity Roundtable Direct with Tim Sarrantonio.

Ben Williams and nonprofit leaders playing the Generosity Roundtable card game around a table at National Harbor

From Cohoes to National Harbor

A local table, a national network

We brought Ben to National Harbor to play the Generosity Roundtable with leaders from across the country. That table is how Ben was invited into the GivingTuesday community network, and how this work now connects to national initiatives like the Technology Association of Grantmakers.

How it works

What happens when you show up

It's more than a game night. It's an evening where people find their community and discover why they give. Here's how one table leads to the next.

Step 1 of 6

You show up

You come for an evening. No pitch, no guilt trip, no ask waiting at the door. There's an empty chair at every table, and it's an invitation.

↻ Then it starts again, with a better table every time.

Local stories

Small acts, named out loud

Volunteers stocking a table with juice boxes, pasta and pantry staples at the Connect Center food pantry

The pantry that keeps the shelf full

Every week, volunteers restock bags with pasta, juice and household staples. One full bag can turn a hard week into a quiet one.

A smiling student holding a new black backpack at the Connect Center, with bins of supplies behind her

A backpack that fits

Every fall, the backpack program hands packed bags to local kids. One student checked every pocket and walked out ready for day one.

Three children playing a board game together around a table at the Connect Center

Kids running the room

While the adults talked, three kids ran a full game of Clue. That is what a community space is for.

Talent is treasure, and we treasure the people who share it.

There's a seat for you

Tue, Dec 1 · 5–9 PM ET · Connect Center for Youth, Cohoes · Free

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