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DOING GOOD MADE EASY

Channel your passion into action with these featured opportunities.

FEATURED

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Uncensored: The Best Banned Books of 2024

Jumpstart your 2025 reading list with DoSomething members' top banned book picks from 2024!

Scholarship: $500

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The Greenprint

Envision yourself in a green career that will enable your generation to tackle the climate crisis, and learn more about the STEM skills needed to shape a sustainable future. Your vision could be featured in The Greenprint magazine.

Scholarship: $2,500

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FEATURED

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Offline Mode

Take the Offline Mode pledge to commit to making behind-the-wheel a no phone zone. By taking and sharing the pledge, you could earn a $1,500 scholarship!

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FEATURED

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50 Bottles, 1 Goal

Do your part to keep plastic bottles out of landfills and in recycling bins.

Scholarship: $1,000 Volunteer Credit

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FEATURED

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Talking Trash

Test your knowledge of basic recycling facts, and learn how to reduce waste in your community.

Scholarship: $1,000

ACTION

A colorful collage of young people volunteering their time for doing good in their communities: cleaning up cigarette butts from the streets; feeding those in need; gardening; cleaning up and recycling cans

DoSomething For Others

Join in the movement and help build connected, healthy, and sustainable communities.

Earn Volunteer Credits

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Soundoff! Storybooth

Share a story about what matters to you and your community, and ensure that your voice is heard.

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Power to the Period - Collect and donate period products to local shelters

Power to the Period

Collect unopened packages of period products and donate them to a local homeless shelter.

Earn Volunteer Credits

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A colorful collage of young people volunteering their time for doing good in their communities: cleaning up cigarette butts from the streets; feeding those in need; gardening; cleaning up and recycling cans

Choose Your Own (Service) Adventure

Find your unique way to give back to your community and earn volunteer credit hours!

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Tackle Hunger

Collect and donate food items to your local food bank.

Earn Volunteer Credits

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We've Got Your Back!

DoSomething is a platform for young people who care about building a better world. Whether you’re just finding your voice or already a seasoned doer, we're here to help you take the next step to impact. We help you learn about the issues shaping our world, then we help you build skills, and confidence to take action.

FIND YOUR PEOPLE

Learn from other young people and DoSomething members about how they are turning their passion into action, and get the download on what’s happening with the issues impacting you.

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Article: Uncensored: The Best Banned Books of 2024 Reading List

Here are the banned books our members read the most!

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Volunteer of the Month - Shiraz Aftab

The New Rules of Volunteering | October 2024

DoSomething member Shiraz Aftab got his community involved in his volunteering efforts.

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20 Essential Skills for Green Careers in a Changing Climate​​​​‌ ‍ ​‍​‍‌‍ ‌ ​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌ ‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌ ​ ‌‍​‌‌‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌​‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌‍ ​‍​‍​‍ ​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌ ​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌ ‌​‌ ‌​‌ ​​‌ ​ ​ ‍‍​‍ ​‍ ‌ ​‍‌‍‍‌‌ ​ ‌‍‌‌​‍ ‌‌ ​ ‌‍​‌‌‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌​‍ ‍‌‍‌​‌‍ ‌ ​ ‌‍ ‌‍ ‌‌‍‌‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍‌‍‌ ​‍ ‍‌‍ ‌ ​‍‌‍‌ ​‍ ‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍‌ ‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍ ‍‌ ‌​​‍ ‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​​‍ ‌‍ ‌‌‍ ‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​ ‌‌ ​​‌ ​‍‌‍‌‌‌ ​ ‌‍‌‌‌‍ ‍‌ ‌​‌‍​‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‌‍ ‍​ ‍ ‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​ ‌​ ‌‍​ ​ ‌‍‌‍​ ​‍​ ‌‌​ ‍‌‌‍​‍​ ‌ ​‍ ‌​ ​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​ ‍‌​‍ ‌​ ‌​​ ​ ‌‍​ ​ ​ ​‍ ‌​ ‍​​ ‍​‌‍​ ​ ​​​‍ ‌​ ‌​​ ​​​ ‍‌​ ​​​ ‍​​ ​​‌‍​‍​ ​​‌‍​‌​ ‍​​ ​‌​ ‌‍​ ‍ ‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌‌ ​​‌‍‌‌​ ‌‌‍​‌‌ ​‍‌ ‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​ ‌‍ ​‌‍‌‌​ ‍ ‌ ​​‌‍​‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍​​ ‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌‍ ​‌‍‌‌​ ‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌ ​ ‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌ ​‍‌‍ ​​ ‌‌‍‍​‌ ‌​‌ ‌​‌ ​​‌ ​ ​‍‌‌​ ​ ‌​​‌​‍‌‌​ ​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​ ​‍‌​‌‍‌ ​‍‌‍‍‌‌ ​ ‌‍‌‌​‍ ‌‌ ​ ‌‍​‌‌‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌​‍ ‍‌‍‌​‌‍ ‌ ​ ‌‍ ‌‍ ‌‌‍‌‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍‌‍‌ ​‍ ‍‌‍ ‌ ​‍‌‍‌ ​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​ ‌​ ‌‍​ ​ ‌‍‌‍​ ​‍​ ‌‌​ ‍‌‌‍​‍​ ‌ ​‍ ‌​ ​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​ ‍‌​‍ ‌​ ‌​​ ​ ‌‍​ ​ ​ ​‍ ‌​ ‍​​ ‍​‌‍​ ​ ​​​‍ ‌​ ‌​​ ​​​ ‍‌​ ​​​ ‍​​ ​​‌‍​‍​ ​​‌‍​‌​ ‍​​ ​‌​ ‌‍​‍‌‍‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌‌ ​​‌‍‌‌​ ‌‌‍​‌‌ ​‍‌ ‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​ ‌‍ ​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌ ​​‌‍​‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍​​ ‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌‍ ​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌ ​ ‌​‌​‌ ​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌ ‌​​ ‌​‍​‍‌ ‌

Green Skills are amongst the most in-demand skills in the job market. Here are a few examples of roles in the green workforce.

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5 Red Flags That Show You May Be “The Distracted Driver”

DoSomething’s list of the different types of distracted driving and ways to prevent it.

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7 Ways Social Media Puts Teen Drivers at Risk

DoSomething member Hannah Messaye talks about social media distractions she’s seen and various safety strategies she prioritizes behind the wheel.

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How to Use ‘Offline Mode’ While Driving: An Inclusive Guide to DND

Learn how to use your phone's Do Not Disturb mode to minimize all distractions while driving.

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September 2024 Volunteer of the Month - Delayla Nguyen

The New Rules of Volunteering | September 2024

DoSomething member Delayla Nguyễnn breaks down the special ways she volunteers in her community

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August 2024 Volunteer of the Month - Arman Dhillon

The New Rules of Volunteering | August 2024

DoSomething member Arman Dhillon breaks down the special ways he volunteers in his community

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Hollywood Actor Eric Ways Unpacks Black Queerness & Mental Health

“...theater saved my life.”

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We Are Stronger Together

A crowdsourced LGBTQIA+ allyship guide that's for young people, by young people.

Soundoff! Storybooth Series

Amplifying the voices of students at Union Square Academy

A Citizen's Guide to Preserving Democracy

Featuring interviews with DoSomething.org's CEO, DeNora Getachew, and Community Outreach Manager, Elena Callahan.

TOGETHER, WE'RE UNSTOPPABLE

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