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How to Ask for the Gifts You Really Want This Holiday Season
Blog | by Edna Rienzi | November 23, 2015
Do you feel overwhelmed with your family's holiday gift-giving traditions? Check out three ideas for a more meaningful celebration. Here's to more fun and less stuff!
ACTION KIT: Alternative Gift Fairs 101
Resources | by New Dream | April 14, 2017
Alternative Gift Fairs are a way to promote the gift-giving tradition of the holiday season without the wastefulness and commercialization of conventional shopping. Our resources include a step-by-step guide (including a timeline) to hosting a meaningful event that celebrates your values and supports important charities this holiday season.
Holidays & Celebrations
Topics | June 26, 2017
Skip the Goody Bags and Embrace Creativity Instead
Blog | by Rinny Yourman | December 13, 2017
New Dreamer Rinny Yourman describes how her family ditched goody bags in favor of giving guests at her daughter's birthday and Bat Mitzvah parties a more meaningful experience.
TIPS: Reader Submissions: How I Simplify the Holidays
Resources | by New Dream | December 20, 2011
We asked our readers for their ideas for simplifying the holidays, and the response was overwhelming! Here are some of our favorite tips.
How to Host an Alternative Gift Fair
Blog | by New Dream | September 4, 2014
Want to build community? Tired of the commercialization of the holidays? Learn how to organize an Alternative Gift Fair in your town!
Simplifying Another Holiday
Blog | by Kim | June 13, 2008
New Dream Honored with Social Marketing Award
Blog | July 19, 2018
In June 2018, New Dream won an award from the social marketing community for research on holiday waste reduction conducted by New Dream's Behavior and Social Change Fellow Kelley Dennings.
My Holidays, Simplified: More Connection, Less Stuff
Blog | by Holly Minch | December 4, 2013
New Dream board member Holly Minch shares her path toward more connection and less stuff during the holidays.
Freecycling: Don’t Throw It Away, Give It Away
Blog | by Dale S. Brown | August 13, 2012
How can you assure that your unwanted items get to people who would find them helpful? Try Freecycling.
VIDEO: SoKind Registry – our popular online tool to help you celebrate with more love and less waste (5 min.)
Videos | January 3, 2018
New Dream's SoKind Registry is designed to help you plan a more joyful and meaningful celebration. Watch the video to learn more.
WEBINAR: How to Organize an Alternative Gift Fair
Webinars | October 23, 2013
Want to build community? Tired of the commercialization of the holidays? Organize an Alternative Gift Fair in your community.
Michelle & Jedd's Peace Corps Homecoming
Blog | by Edna Rienzi | October 27, 2014
In the Real Celebrations series, SoKind asks registry users to share a bit about their celebrations. Read about how Michelle and Jedd have used SoKind to reach out to their loved ones during an important time of transition in their lives.