Dave doesn't just "believe" that ordinary people can change the world, he KNOWS it. As co-founder and COO of The Generosity Series, he has helped 140+ Charity Partners raise more than $15M for mission. Dave's Gratitude Works(hops) highlight the importance and benefits of gratitude and teach the lasting techniques that build the habits that transform lives and organizational cultures. Dave recently conceived and executed Gratitude All Day, a 24 hour global live stream of gratitude. He crafted Gratitude Rising as a platform to combine peer-to-peer support for nonprofits with personal gratitude growth.
A husband, father, grandfather, educator, nonprofit board member, creator, purveyor & recycler of corny-jokes, and a beer & coffee snob, Dave is a Certified Facilitator of the 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, a Certified Trainer & Coach of EQometer Emotional Intelligence, a Certified Trainer and Coach of the 4 Stages of Psychological Safety, and holds Professional Certificates in: The Science of Happiness and The Foundations of Happiness at Work both from UC Berkeley, and Psychological First Aid from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Follow #gratitudedude #gratituesday and #threeforthursday on Linkedin.