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!

Get Real: What Kind of World Are You Buying?

Blog | by New Dream | June 17, 2011

This teen-friendly manifesto reveals what you're really buying when you spend your money on a burger or a cell phone, and points the way to better choices.

Videos

Lists | May 31, 2017

VIDEO: Instilling Local Pride – using video to instill pride in the unique people and places in your community (5 min.)

Videos | June 5, 2013

Video can be a powerful way to instill pride in your city. Check out New Dream's compilation of local pride videos from around the country.

The New Dream Blog

Lists | May 31, 2017

SoKind – the "alternative" gift registry

Campaigns | August 2, 2017

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.

Be There for People: Life Lessons from a Fifth Grader

Blog | by Jen Patterson | April 9, 2019

New Dreamer Jen Patterson shares her experience working as an academic coach and being personally challenged and inspired by a student's poem.

WEBINAR: Reducing Holiday Waste

Webinars | by New Dream | November 26, 2018

Packed with tools and take-aways, this webinar provides guidance on reducing and preventing waste around the holidays through experiential gift giving.