Dreaming Of Cooperstown

Tom Bagamane is a social entrepreneur, philanthropist and educator with an impressive track record of successes in both the for-profit and nonprofit spaces. Tom founded the Giving Spirit in 1999. Twice each year the Giving Spirit delivers acute aide to our Los Angeles homeless population in the form of backpacks that contain essential items to survival. Since their founding over 15,000 volunteers have joined Tom and The Giving Spirit in their mission making it one of our nation’s largest all-volunteer organizations and together they have helped well over 50,000 souls. Tom and The Giving Spirit emphasize education and learning experiences as important pathways to making a meaningful impact. In 2016, he launched an educational platform grounded in understanding, acknowledgement and perspective – to provide insight around the process of confronting the community crisis that is homelessness in America. This is an opportunity to empower dialogue and learning for a long-term solution while continuing to provide ess