Clare Ainsworth Herschell

Spend 10 minutes with our Paradigm Shifters, the people who are shaping the ideas that will take us into the future. Meet philanthropist, climate changemaker and co-founder of Groundswell Giving, Clare Ainsworth Herschell.

Interview KATE HOLLAND

Clare Ainsworth Herschell is the co-founder of Groundswell Giving, a giving platform for climate action that has raised and distributed over $1.7 million in just three short years. What does it mean to be a philanthropist? The word philanthropy means “love of humankind” in its Greek origins. Most people are practising philanthropy in some way, whether they’re giving time, talent or treasure to causes that matter to them. Too often people imagine a “philanthropist” to be the stereotypical old rich white guy, but there are so many people giving in a multitude of ways in their everyday lives, and there are so many ways to give. A $20 donation, volunteering your time at a nursing home or helping out by using a skill like photography to support a non-profit makes you just…

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