ACTION KIT: Step-by-Step: Starting a Toy Lending Library

Resources   |   by New Dream   |   April 14, 2017

Toy libraries are popping up in communities around the world. These local initiatives enable parents, grandparents, and/or caregivers to borrow good-quality toys to enjoy at home—just like books from a lending library. Check out our guide to starting one in your community!

Conscious Consumerism Won’t Change the World: Why We Need to Think More Deeply About Equity and Consumption

Blog   |   by New Dream   |   March 19, 2019

We need to learn more about the extent of the problems we face, to understand how the complex systems of consumption and capitalism function, and to understand how they impact people differently. To do this, we need to get into the inquiry—to thoroughly examine the problem—in order to orient ourselves to what needs to change.

ACTION KIT: Schools Unbranded – simple steps to understanding and pushing back against rampant in-school commercialism

Resources   |   by New Dream   |   April 14, 2017

This helpful guide offers simple steps to understanding and pushing back against rampant in-school commercialism.

GUIDE: Smart Consumers: An Educator's Guide to Exploring Consumer Issues and the Environment

Resources   |   by New Dream   |   April 13, 2017

GUIDE: Simplify the Holidays – practical tips for having a holiday with more joy and less stuff

Resources   |   by New Dream   |   November 9, 2015

Simplify the Holidays offers practical tips for having a holiday with more joy and less stuff. The booklet contains guidance to help you set a budget, relieve stress, come up with new gift ideas, and make your holiday season more meaningful.

NEW! Hypercapitalism: The Modern Economy, Its Values, and How to Change Them

Blog   |   by New Dream   |   December 13, 2017

Hypercapitalism is a sharp, digestible, and funny cartoon guide to how global, privatizing, market-worshipping hypercapitalism threatens well-being, social justice, and the planet.

GUIDE: Good Times Made Simple: The Lost Art of Fun – tips for inexpensive, non-commercial family fun

Resources   |   by New Dream   |   June 6, 2011

This short guide is packed with inexpensive, non-commercial ways to spend time with your family—an antidote to video games, screens, and trips to the mall.

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.

How a Gift Registry Is Being Used to Build Relationships and Strengthen Communities

Blog   |   by New Dream   |   January 7, 2016

Our audience has used SoKind registry in new and creative ways that have surprised and inspired us. Maybe you have a great idea, too?

How I Helped Set Up a Local Permaculture Park: Q&A with Neighborhood Challenge Winner Josh Dolan

Blog   |   by New Dream   |   January 5, 2016

Learn more about Dolan's effort to establish a Permaculture Park Project in Ithaca, New York.

ACTION KIT: Kids Unbranded – tips for pushing back against excessive advertising at home

Resources   |   by New Dream   |   July 14, 2015

Raising kids in today’s noisy, fast-paced culture can be difficult. Our Kids Unbranded Action Kit can help you navigate through the noise with practical, commercial-free alternatives.

Reflecting on the Holidays

Blog   |   by New Dream   |   January 15, 2018

Before you jump ahead to the next thing in your life, we urge you to pause and reflect on your holiday experience.

Signs of Hope from 2019

Blog   |   by New Dream   |   December 18, 2019

As we looked back on this year, 2019 seemed to offer it all: moments of deep concern and persistent challenges to our safety and well-being, alongside meaningful signs of hope that are taking us into 2020. 

Great Summer Reads: 2017 Edition

Blog   |   by New Dream   |   June 2, 2017

Looking for a great summer read? Here’s a list of our favorite recent (or recent to us!) books.... and a few more we're excited to delve into.

Bring "Play" Back Into Your Life

Blog   |   by New Dream   |   June 13, 2018

As we grow older, we tend to abandon our desire for unstructured outdoor play, but it's still important as we enter our adult years.