Resist the pull to read another depressing headline or angry comment. It’s not going to make you feel better about the world and it won’t change anything. But there’s something that just might …
What if you did One Good Thing today? And what if it inspired another and another, until millions (or heck, billions) of people are doing Good Things? A simple small act of kindness, a $5 donation, a shorter shower to conserve water or 30 minutes spent volunteering — that’s all it takes to start a movement! There are 7.9 billion powerful armies of one on the planet. Imagine the impact if a tiny fraction of them committed to One Good Thing. So consider this our challenge to you.
What’s your One Good Thing going to be?
Keep checking back to see our progress!
Together with you, our goal is to reach 12 million Good Things by Dec. 31.
Here’s where we are so far!
Ready to engage your people in Goodness?
Get your people excited to join in and create massive collective action — One Good Thing at a time! Access ready-to-use assets, resources and messaging by downloading the One Good Thing Campaign Kit.
In it, you’ll find One Good Thing themed:
- Volunteer opportunity template — in-person and virtual!
- Giving opportunity template
- Campaign cover story and thumbnail images for your Spark site and templates for your Community Impact Portal
- A news article template
Plus, leverage these ready-to-go tools to further maximize results:
- A Terms of Use kit to activate first-time users
- A marketing calendar to help you plan campaign communications
- Copy templates so you can “cut and paste” campaign messaging for emails and other promotions
Here are some other good things your people can do! (If you’re already running a different giving or volunteering campaign between now and Dec. 31, all those Acts of Goodness will count toward our goal too!)
Missions
Your Missions activities help your people take positive action on personal, social and business issues. Challenge them to complete Missions ranging from reducing energy consumption to learning about racial equity.
Peer Matching
Remind your people they can amplify the Goodness by adding a peer match to any giving opportunity they create. They can also make a coworker’s day by donating to their peer match!
Giving
Encourage your people to donate to the nonprofits closest to their hearts through your program. Whether it’s $5 or $50, any amount is a Good Thing!
Volunteering
Giving the gift of time could mean taking a shift at a local food bank, virtually mapping areas of disaster to help first responders or doing small acts of kindness, like dropping off food for an elderly neighbor. Be sure your people track their volunteer hours. The Spark app makes it easy to track hours right after the event.
Multiply the Good!
Every action adds up and it all starts with One Good Thing! For example, if a new participant logs in, accepts the Spark terms of use, creates a giving opportunity and adds a peer match that 10 of their coworkers donate to, each of those small actions would add up to 13 Acts of Goodness!
Let the Good Times Roll
Check back to see our collective progress toward 12 million Good Things, and encourage your friends, family and coworkers to do One Good Thing too! Just share this page.