About

The Power of Giving began at a small event in Tampa, FL on June 9, 2009 when Ryan Nece provided approximately 50 Tampa Bay leaders and friends of the Ryan Nece Foundation with $55 each and challenged them to use that money to have a positive effect on someone in need. This event launched a campaign to encourage individuals to make a powerful impact on their community. Since that date, the Power of Giving has spread across the country as people discovered the ripple effect that giving can create.

Ryan created the Power of Giving concept out of the belief that we can’t rely solely on charities, non-profit organizations and a few wealthy philanthropists and corporations to make a difference in the community…it takes individuals as well. If we all want to see a more positive society, then we must each take advantage of the opportunities we have to do good by giving of our time, treasures or talents. The Power of Giving works to spread the message that the smallest act of giving can have the largest impact in someone’s life.

The Power of Giving is evident throughout all of the Ryan Nece Foundation programs. All program recipients are encouraged to “pay it forward” to someone else, thereby perpetuating the idea that small acts lead to large ripples that create positive change.

If not you, then who?