About Dan
Dan Pallotta invented the multi-day charitable event industry with the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Days. These events altered the landscape of options for ordinary individuals seeking to make an extraordinary difference. Dan's work brought the practice of four-figure philanthropy within the reach of the average citizen who had never raised money for charity before in their lives. 182,000 people of all shapes, sizes and backgrounds participated in these inspiring, often grueling, long-distance events that raised $582 million in nine years--more money raised more quickly for these causes than any private event operation in history. Three million people donated to these events.
He is the founder and Chief Humanity Officer of Advertising for Humanity, a full-service brand and inspiration agency for the humanitarian sector. He is also founder and President of the Charity Defense Council, a new national leadership movement dedicated to transforming the way the donating public thinks about charity and change.
His iconic TED Talk,
The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong, is one of the top 100 most-viewed TED Talks of all time. He is a featured weekly contributor to the Harvard Business Review online.
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