Pay It Forward: Creating Positive Change through Kindness & Civility
One small, selfless act of kindness can create a massive chain reaction of positive change in our world. Will you be that change? This session expresses the altruistic concept of Pay It Forward, doing good deeds for others without expecting anything in return. Participants will journey on an emotional rollercoaster and depart the session inspired to spread kindness and civility in their community.
Engage their
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Audience participation and capitivating dialogue keeps everyone engaged in this interactive program.
Pay It Forward sessions include:
Original guitar music and singing
Activities that get the audience out of their seats
Interactive dialog & audience participation
Self-reflection
Mental health information
Ideal Audiences
High school and college students
Student organizations (sororities, fraternities, leadership, service, etc.)
Community service organizations and associations
Businesses with a service-orientated mission
Religious and spiritual organizations
Residence Life
Learning Outcomes
Audience members will:
Become more aware of opportunities to be altruistic
Gain usable ideas of how to Pay It Forward
Be inspired to take action and positively change your campus, community, and the world
Formats
Keynote
Workshop
Virtual
Marketing video for Pay It Forward Speaker Donovan Nichols. Displays information about the Pay It Forward session, video from the sessions, and audience testimonials.
Donovan’s History with Pay It Forward
During his freshman year of college, Donovan dreamed of becoming an inspirational speaker to help people create a better world. In 2005, Donovan held his first Pay It Forward inspirational session with a group of Service Learning students at The University of Toledo. After finishing the session, he was asked to present the altruistic concept to 100 Resident Advisors for their mid-year training. Later that year, Donovan was asked to hold a session for a freshman leadership class. After completing these uplifting sessions, he realized that students were yearning to learn how to better themselves and our world.
In 2006, Donovan contacted Catherine Ryan Hyde, author of Pay It Forward, and began a great friendship with her and the Pay It Forward Foundation. Donovan served on the Pay It Forward Foundation Board of Directors for two years (2009-2011). Together they continue to inspire more people to become involved in the Pay It Forward movement.
In 2009, Donovan became the United States National Coordinator of International Pay It Forward Day and later became the International Co-Coordinator with founder Blake Beattie. Pay It Forward Day is one day devoted to promoting the concept of selfless giving and kindness.
