The Activate Good Team 
“I am motivated by service. I believe that people are good and want to be successful.” -Patrick Shearon- Patrick shared with us his account of how he found a way to use his talents and passion to give back to the community with the help of Activate Good. Read on to find out …
A few weeks ago, Activate Good was contacted by Gayle, a supporter of a neighborhood youth service group. She shared that the teens in the group loved our Signs for Good and wanted to share this message of kindness and service throughout their whole neighborhood. Read on for more about this volunteerism story! The Junior …
Read moreSpreading Good with the Junior Youth Group of Tryon Pines
NC State University student and Activate Good intern, Shawn Fredericks, recalls the events of September 11 and reflects on the power of coming together to serve years later. During the tragic event that was 9/11, I was six years old living with my parents in Brooklyn, New York. I remember that day like it was …
Some of our favorite stories to tell are those of unique and rewarding experiences had by volunteers and the nonprofits hosting them. Activate Good volunteer, Ken Dean, didn’t know what the day would bring when he signed up to photograph volunteers during Activate Good’s 9/11 Day of Service. Read on to find out the unexpected way …
Guest blog by Volunteer Warrior If you were given 5 extra hours this week how would you spend them? Sleeping? Getting caught up on yard work? Spending time with your family? What if you were given 10 or 20 extra hours? How about some “me” time? Or getting in an extra couple of workouts? Getting through that long …
Hi Reader, Welcome to my corner of the internet polygon. I’m Julia McLean and, like you, I am one of the restless people that David Bornstein calls “social entrepreneurs”. I know that you and I share this title because, if you are reading this, you are just as passionate as me about investigating the many …
Guest blog by Abbie Cooke, VP of Chariot Creative, a North Carolina marketing and web design firm. Nonprofit marketing needs your attention. A little strategy can go a long way, and an entire team of volunteers can carry it further. From grassroots teams to multi- million dollar organizations, effective marketing is the top of the …
Read more3 Steps to Turn your Volunteers into a Marketing Army
Activate Good volunteer extraordinaire and professional astrologer, Randy Wasserstrom, shares his insights in this fun guest blog on the Astrology of Activating Good in 2017! Read on for some inspiration for the New Year. ‘Activating Good’ is a two part process – inner kindness to oneself and outer service to others. This process is reflected …
Read moreActivating Good: A 2017 Volunteering Astrological Forecast!
“New Year, New You”, is a common saying, heard mostly between the end of December and the beginning of January. There’s no doubt we’ll see all different types of variations of it on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram posts. But what if you could set a New Year’s resolution to be more giving, more kind, perhaps to …
Read moreNew Year, New You – Give Back in 2016 by Volunteering!
Activate Good is excited to join other organizations across the country in participating in Frontline Families, an AmeriCorps program implemented by Points of Light, to engage service members, veterans and their families in volunteer leader training. About Frontline Families Frontline Families is a military and veteran reintegration program that inspires Military Families to serve on the …
Read moreFrontline Families: Engaging Service Members and Military Families in Volunteer Leadership
