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Featured Impact Campaigns and Days of Service
Days of Service, Campaigns, and Special Events
Earth Day 2025: Be the Spark for a Better Planet
This Earth Day, Activate Good invites you to take action for a cleaner, greener Triangle. Whether you’re passionate about protecting local parks, reducing waste, or making a difference in your community, there are ways for you to get involved.
National Volunteer Week
National Volunteer Week is our local call to action as part of Points of Light’s larger nationwide campaign. Since 1974, this annual celebration has recognized the power of volunteers to create meaningful change through service, events, and recognition.
Here in the Triangle, we invite individuals, groups, and companies of all sizes to step up and make a difference through a variety of impactful volunteer projects throughout the week! Every April, thousands of volunteers across the Triangle take action, connect with others, and become part of something bigger.
Triangle Businesses for Good Summit 2025
The Activate Good Triangle Businesses for Good Summit brings together purpose-driven professionals to explore how businesses can drive positive social impact without sacrificing success. This year’s theme, “Beyond the Bottom Line—A Workforce for Good,” explores how companies can create meaningful employee engagement and community impact.
20th Anniversary Event – Play It Forward
We’ve spent two decades sparking change across the Triangle—now, it’s time to celebrate! 🎉 Join us for Play It Forward, our 20th Anniversary event, on June 27, 2025.
Civic 50 Greater Triangle
In 2023, we launched The Civic 50 Greater Triangle, an initiative in partnership with Points of Light, aimed to recognize and celebrate the 50 most community-minded companies in the region. The Civic 50 Greater Triangle Self-Assessment allows businesses to benchmark...
9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance
Since 2010, Activate Good has coordinated a Triangle-wide 9/11 Service and Remembrance event. The 9/11 Day of Service is rooted in honoring the memory of those we lost on September 11, 2001. By transforming this day of tragedy into a day of service, we celebrate the...
Activate Good Presents: Dignity Week 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is more than a federal holiday—it’s a call to action. While MLK Day is officially observed on the third Monday of January, Activate Good amplifies this day of service into Dignity Week: a week-long opportunity to honor Dr. King’s legacy by...
Family Volunteer Day
Held annually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving Day, Family Volunteer Day gathers families from across the Triangle to serve their community together. Family Volunteer Day was founded by Points of Light to demonstrate the power of volunteering as a family. Locally,...