Brands for Better Community Meetup with Heather Boersma "The Giving Well"
About this Event
The Giving Well
How to Give Generously Without Running Dry
Giving can be one of the most meaningful parts of our lives. Giving our time, energy, care, ideas, money, attention, and leadership can create incredible impact.
But what happens when we give so much that there is nothing left in the tank?
Join us on November 10 for an evening with Heather Boersma as we explore what it means to live and lead generously without burning ourselves out in the process.
This conversation is for anyone who cares deeply about people, purpose, community, and making a difference, but who also knows that generosity is only sustainable when we learn how to replenish ourselves along the way.
Heather will explore how we can build lives of meaningful contribution while protecting our energy, well-being, and capacity to keep showing up for the people and causes we care about.
What we'll explore
- How to recognize when generosity starts becoming depletion
- The difference between healthy sacrifice and unsustainable giving
- How boundaries can actually make us more generous, not less
- How to build rhythms that help us give from a place of strength
- What neuroscience, psychology, and leadership can teach us about sustainable impact
- How to create meaningful success without sacrificing our well-being
This won't be about giving less.
It will be about learning how to give well.
About Heather Boersma
Heather Boersma is a speaker, three-time published author, business and leadership coach, and future therapist. She's also a Brands for Better volunteer!
Since launching her speaking career in 2006, Heather has inspired audiences to lead and live with greater purpose, confidence, and intention.
She combines 20 years of speaking experience with insights from neuroscience, psychology, and leadership to help people create meaningful success without sacrificing their well-being.
About Brands for Better
Brands for Better is a Vancouver-based community of people who want to make the world better, one community at a time.
We connect, inspire, and activate local changemakers through events, conversations, and experiences designed to bring good people together and turn good intentions into meaningful action.
Our monthly gatherings bring together founders, creatives, leaders, nonprofit builders, professionals, and people who simply want to contribute to a stronger, more connected city.
Come for the conversation. Stay for the people you meet.
These meet-ups have been selling out quickly, so grab your spot today!
Tickets are by donation, and free for BFB Volunteers. Donations are appreciated, and will help with the costs associated with hosting this event and Brands for Better's ongoing good work as a not-for-profits in Vancouver.
Want to make a "How can we help?" pitch?
At each Meetup, we feature short 3-minute How Can We Help? pitches from individuals or organizations doing meaningful work in the community. It’s a chance to share your initiative and let the audience and the Brands for Better network know how they can support you.
Our goal is to raise awareness, connect volunteers and resources, and help amplify great local initiatives.
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Why Attend
As the digital world grows noisier and we increasingly question what’s real, what’s human or AI, true or fabricated, what we’ll crave most are things that are tangible and trustworthy. That’s why in-person communities are becoming more vital than ever: spaces where real people gather, connect, and act together.
About us Brands for Better
The Brands for Better Foundation is a volunteer-driven not-for-profit initiative. Our mission is to connect, inspire, and activate change-makers to make the world better one community at a time. Learn more at brandsforbetter.ca.
Brands for Better believes that the biggest and most impactful change is created when people and brands unite their power; their resources, ideas, strategies, experience, and their people. We connect brands and individuals who want to create positive change, with opportunities to tackle pressing environmental and social issues in our shared community.
Accessibility needs.
Accessibility needs, as requested at time of sign up, will be accommodated to the best of our ability. Upon request, we can help with wheelchair access and accomodate requests for unobstructed views, and keep volunteers on hand to support in whatever way we can. This in-person event will be available in English only.
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Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 0.00 to CAD 100.00
