More Social Good - Page 135
Twitter's LGBTQ heart emoji just got an inclusive update for Pride Month
It's a welcomed, needed upgrade.
By Katie Dupere
Brave women destroy body-shaming comments with powerful hashtag #TheySaid
#TheySaid. #SheReplied.
By Katie Dupere
Instagram releases fierce rainbow stickers to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month
Celebrate yourself.
By Katie Dupere
It's time to destroy startup-style workaholism once and for all
This is not the workplace culture you're looking for.
By Rebecca Ruiz
14 billionaires just pledged half their fortunes to charity. The conversation it starts could be more important.
Effective or not, the Giving Pledge adds momentum to a discussion about philanthropy and tangible action.
Someone has invented a simple wheelchair that gives users the freedom to move upright
It has both physical and psychological benefits for users.
This refugee aid app was a passion project. Now hundreds of nonprofits rely on it.
Built over just one weekend, RefAid maximizes how nonprofits can help refugees around the world.
Why 'Handmaid's Tale' costumes are the most powerful meme of the resistance yet
The symbolism is almost too real.
By Rebecca Ruiz
This 10-year-old's t-shirt company celebrates black skin, beauty, and joy
"I just hope to inspire others to flex in their complexion."
By Katie Dupere
MashReads Podcast: If you only read one book this year, it should be 'The Hate U Give'
If good literature moves you, then 'The Hate U Give' by Angie Thomas is a punch to the gut — sharp, visceral, and raw.
By MJ Franklin
The U.S. prison system isn't transparent. This nonprofit uses data to expose the truth.
You can't change what you can't see.
By Katie Dupere
Facebook's AMBER Alerts tool is transforming how we find missing children
"Look how far we've come."
An Indonesian village got a rainbow makeover, now it's an Insta-worthy hot spot
Over the rainbow, so high!
This groundbreaking news station in Afghanistan is for women, by women
"This station represents women."
By Katie Dupere
How Facebook's leaked guidelines could make a big difference in preventing suicide
If the social media giant shares what it learns from users, it could transform the way we save lives.
By Rebecca Ruiz
UNICEF launches free app that converts your daily steps into life-saving nutrition
"Our goal is to get a million kids in America to be saving the lives of a million kids around the world."
Arizona bus drivers donate thousands of books to local schools
Giving back, one book at a time.
Google and the U.N. launch immersive site to explain the Syrian refugee crisis
"The world is looking for answers."
By Katie Dupere
'Nancy' isn't a person, it's a podcast. Oh, and it's super, super gay.
"We're 'Rachel Maddow's haircut' gay. That's exactly how gay we are."
By MJ Franklin
How to protect yourself when social media is harming your self-esteem
When the #thinspo and #humblebrags become too much.
This 25-second trailer of two boys falling in love is going to make you cry
So many feelings.
By Katie Dupere
Twitter is incorrectly guessing the gender of trans users — and they aren't having it
"I'm not a girl, tyvm"
By Katie Dupere
Fat girls dance. This beautiful Dove video shows why that's so radical
Curvy. Confident. Conqueror.
By Katie Dupere
