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WEBINAR: How to Start a Seed Library
Webinars | March 11, 2013
Imagine if your public library didn't just check out books — but also packets of seeds. Watch this webinar recording to learn how to start a seed library!
VIDEO: Share Spray - an exploration of how sharing could transform our lives and neighborhoods (5 min.)
Videos | October 16, 2012
What happens when your Sharey Godmother pays you a surprise visit? Why, Share Spray, of course!
VIDEO: How to Start a Solar Co-op – learn how to bring affordable, convenient solar power to your community (5 min.)
Videos | June 21, 2012
Our video about the Mt. Pleasant Solar Cooperative in Washington, D.C. describes ways to bring affordable, convenient solar power to your community.
WEBINAR: Organizing an Alternative Gift Fair – FAQs
Webinars | by New Dream | June 12, 2018
This FAQ Webinar is a follow-up to New Dream’s previous webinar, “How to Organize an Alternative Gift Fair,” and will answer some of your questions about organizing this type of community event.
GUIDE: Family Celebrations: A More Fun, Less Stuff Guide to Life's Joyful Events
Resources | by New Dream | November 1, 2017
Our newest guide provides inspiration and practical tips for you to plan special celebrations that reduce waste and expense, emphasize meaning over material goods, and strengthen relationships. With specific sections on: The Year-End Holidays, Birthday Parties, Baby Showers, and Community-Building Celebrations.
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?
Why I Stopped Combing Through Chemicals and Took My Hair Care Into My Own Hands
Blog | by Jasmine Curtis | February 18, 2020
Many of the hair and beauty products marketed to Black women—from dyes and relaxers to lipsticks and makeup—pose serious health and environmental risks. Jasmine Curtis wants to change that.
Christmas Is About Presence, Not Presents
Blog | by Sarah Allison | November 9, 2018
New Dream Youth Fellow Sarah Allison shares her experience and faith-based values around keeping the Christmas holiday focused on transformation and healing.
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.
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.
For Cheap, Green Thrills, Go to the Park
Blog | by Kim | May 18, 2009
People are drawn to the many city parks because of some deep need for the natural, and for some community connection, even from a distance.
Environment
Topics | June 26, 2017
Want to Volunteer in Public Health? Here's How to Get Started
Blog | by PublicHealth.org staff | February 13, 2015
PublicHealth.org just published a handy new guide to volunteering in public health. Check it out!
Our Emerging Normal: Share Your Thoughts with Us
Blog | by New Dream | April 28, 2020
We welcome any reflections you wish to share about this moment in time, as you and those around you more deeply question what we prioritize and consume—and as we all continue to seek individual and collective well-being.