VIDEO: How to Host a Clothing Swap – a fun way to declutter, refresh, socialize, and support a worthy cause (5 min.)

Videos | January 2, 2018

Suzanne Agasi of ClothingSwap.com shows how to host a clothing swap at your home.

VIDEO: The Berkeley Tool Lending Library – thousands of tools that community members can borrow for free (5 min.)

Videos | June 21, 2012

Tool lending specialist Adam Broner gives us a tour of the library, discusses its benefits to the community, and explains why he loves his job.

Young Leaders: We Need You!

Custom Pages | June 13, 2018

ACTION KIT: Step-by-Step: How to Hold an Alternative Gift Fair in Your Community

Resources | by New Dream | October 15, 2013

Here's all the info you need to hold an alternative gift fair in your community, connecting people to charities that are working to make our world a better place.

ACTION KIT: Guide to Going Local – tips for building stronger, healthier, and more vibrant communities

Resources | August 13, 2013

The Guide to Going Local is full of ideas and advice on how to strengthen the local economy in your town: through buying local, highlighting new entrepreneurs, instilling local pride, investing locally, and more.

Connection Amid Crisis

Blog | by New Dream | March 31, 2020

Like you, the New Dream team has been busy these past few weeks transforming our daily lives, taking in information, and trying to make thoughtful choices under these urgent and significant circumstances.

TIPS: 15 Tips for Commercial-Free, Fun-Filled Family Holidays

Resources | November 1, 2017

If you want to make this year’s holidays more meaningful, memorable, and rejuvenating for your family, these 15 tips will help you opt out of the commercial hype and create a truly special celebration for your kids.

Reduce Waste at Home and in Your Community

Blog | September 5, 2018

Take New Dream’s Community in Action “Reduce Waste” challenge to reduce the amount of waste you generate and to make your home or community a greener place to be.

Becoming a Teacher Made Me an Activist—and My Story Might Make You One, Too

Blog | by Mary-Alexis | November 21, 2019

Mary-Alexis hated high school when she was a student, which is exactly why she became a high school teacher. By understanding what made school so awful for her, she's learned how to better serve her students, and become an activist in the process.

New Dream Happenings: 2019 Year-End Update

Blog | November 21, 2019

The latest on organizational priorities, active programs, and strategic partnerships.

POLL: New American Dream Survey Report 2004

Resources | by New Dream | January 11, 2004

In a 2004 New Dream poll of 1,269 American adults, more than 4 in 5 respondents said that our society’s priorities are “out of whack,” with an overwhelming majority agreeing that as a society we are too focused on working and making money and not enough on family and community.

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