Welcome - Darian Rodriguez Heyman

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Darian Rodriguez Heyman, Executive Director, Craigslist Foundation 
Pick big problems to bring into your life
*what would you do if you knew you could not fail?
*majority of difficulties we bring upon ourselves, we choose them
*bay area is canvas for social change, what are you going to paint on it?
*intention is a very powerful source; be careful where you point that thing
*boot camp can be a transformative event
*open yourselves to the potential, opportunities, connections
*difference between dreamers & visionaries: 
**dreamers – know A & Z, where they're at and see us going
**visionaries go from B to Y
Collaborate Collaborate Collaborate
*it's the work, the cause, the community that's essential – the work and the need in the community
*put service before ego
*80% of those who want to start can change without incorporating your own 501c3 – lots of other alternatives, e.g. fiscal sponsorship
*sometimes the best way to grow the pie is to give away a few slices
*one of the best ways to grow your ideas is to invite new people in
*surround yourself with people smarter than you
*empower them to take components and run with them
*dog eat dog world? "Fear not, dogs don’t eat dogs" (Kevin Danaher)
*get outside of your cause, outside of the reason you're here
*find two people that you can help in some way; watch how quickly that comes back to
*split up from your colleagues
*debrief later network now
Less is more
*we're all compassionate people, involved in service and philanthropy
*have natural tendency to fix things, serve, make the world a better place
*there are so many opportunities to fix things, to create change
*the challenge is not to dilute our efforts
**crystallize – have a crystal clear focus about why you need to exist
**a vision of how different the world will look like when you achieve it
**three things you'll do to get it
*mission creep – the risk you run
*get focus, get buy in