Live Conversations.
For those who believe the future is in our hands.
Born from Mindful Mornings, Many Hands gathers community around what matters most:
the bold work being done, the people doing it, and the shared future we’re shaping together.
Join us. On the first Friday of every month. At locations around Richmond. Over coffee and kombucha. Alongside inspirational speakers and one another. With an eye toward the urgent present and many possible futures.
Everybody is one of a kind. Here, you’re one of many.
Join our email list to receive an invitation to the next event. Registration opens two weeks prior.
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Our forums are recorded for all to experience.
Many hands make light work. For more than 500 years this simple phrase has been active in the West. In cultures from Africa to Asia, it’s circulated for even longer. From ancient Jewish communities to modern Chinese farmers, wherever it’s found, the meaning rhymes: when people work together on a task, it becomes easier to accomplish.
These days, we need more from our proverbs. At The Giving Wall, another program powered by The Giving Foundation, we use a slightly different iteration. One that captures the requirement of community to create lives of thriving and abundance:
Many Hands Make Life Work.
A tagline that signals a simple truth: We need each other. At various times, for various reasons. Now, for sure.
The MANY HANDS Experience
If we only show up for what we already know, we’ll miss what matters. That’s why we don’t announce speakers in advance. Curiosity, not confirmation bias, is the engine here.
Surprise over siloes.
We live in an age of fragmentation—political, economic, digital. Gathering in person, with people we don’t already know, around work that matters, is a countercultural act.
Togetherness is a radical act.
Change is made by many hands. Yours included. That’s why every session spotlights real, local work—and ends with concrete ways you can help. After all, the future is a group project.
The arc of history doesn’t bend itself.
Compassion needs accomplices.
Sometimes progress looks like a game plan. Sometimes it looks like a heist. Either way, you're needed.
Reach out
with questions, comments, or recommendations.
Becky@TheGivingWall.org