Week 41: Ask & Listen

This month, we’ll be hearing from our friends at Liverpool SOUP. Liverpool SOUP is a micro-funding event which brings local people together to learn about and support local, grassroots projects. The SOUP concept is a global one with groups of volunteers putting their own spin on it from town-to-town and city to-city - the aspects that tie SOUPs together are the support for Doers in local communities, raising money from the community for these community-focused projects and eating together, enjoying one another’s company. Since June 2019, Liverpool SOUP has showcased 57 projects and facilitated £23,981 of donations to those projects, not to mention all the wonderful connections, collaborations and additional direct donations that have happened as a result of these events.

Ask & Listen

Our lives are busy and it can be really easy to get lost in the day-to-day of work and life admin but connecting with people feels good and helps us to feel part of something. Who knows…connections may lead to collaborations and that feels even better!

This week why don’t you make the time to grab a brew and listen to someone else’s story? You could…

Invite a friend that you’ve not seen for a while out for some coffee and cake - Ask them about the big things that are happening in their life at the moment and how it’s making them feel?

Have lunch with a colleague - Ask them what keeps life interesting for them at the moment? Is there anything they want to do more of?

Attend a community event and start a conversation with a stranger - Ask what they enjoy doing on rainy Sundays? Where do they like to go when the sun is shining?