50 Gives to Start the New Year Off Right

Well, we have finally made it to that time of year…New Year’s Resolutions! These 50 Gives will start your New Year off right. Not only are we excited to look back on 2018 and celebrate all of amazing gives that we were able to give, and the changes that we made in the world around us, we are also looking forward to what 2019 will bring. While most people will be buying an expensive gym membership that they are only going to use once, here at 365give we are committing to another year of giving, and we hope that you will join us! Of course, the idea of giving something every day for a whole year might sound a little intimidating, but it is much easier than you think. To get you started, Lindsay and I have put together a list of 50 different ways that you can give, and I am willing to bet that you have already done some of these things without even realizing that you were doing a daily give.

Before we get into the list, we just wanted to reiterate a Happy Holidays to everyone, on behalf of the two of us and everyone here at 365give. May your 2019 be filled with love, health, happiness, and giving! Now, without further ado…

50 Ways to Give in 2019

1. Volunteer your time at a local charity
2. Buy a stranger a coffee
3. Donate your old clothes or items you no longer use
4. Send a thank you card to someone who has helped you this year
5. Hold the door open for someone
6. Say something nice to everyone you meet
7. Donate blood
8. Set the table for dinner
9. Talk to someone new at work or school
10. Offer a friend a drive home
11. Take your dog for an extra-long walk
12. Help someone with their groceries
13. Let someone go ahead of you in a line
14. Leave a copy of a book you’ve read for someone else to enjoy
15. Pick up litter around your neighborhood
16. Make a DIY gift for someone
17. Leave a happy note for someone to find
18. Find opportunities to give compliments
19. Give someone a hug
20. Leave change on a parking meter
21. Hold the elevator
22. Carpool and help reduce air pollution
23. Give up meat for a day
24. Make someone a playlist
25. Bake desserts and bring them to your work or school
26. Do a marathon for a good cause
27. Make dinner for your family
28. Donate your hair after getting a haircut
29. Run an errand for someone
30. Help someone write their resume
31. Reach out to an old friend
32. Bring in treats to work or school
33. Take the garbage out for your neighbor
34. Adopt a pet from a rescue shelter
35. Stick “compliment notes” on a public bathroom mirror
36. Doing housework for your spouse or roommate
37. Give up a good parking spot
38. Volunteer to read to kids
39. Bring breakfast in bed to your parents
40. Wash someone’s car
41. Write a thank you letter to your mail carrier
42. Shovel the driveway or mow the lawn for a neighbor
43. Plant a tree
44. Help a friend or coworker with a project
45. Make a get well card for someone who is sick
46. Collect pop tabs and donate them to the Ronald McDonald house
47. Send a dessert to another table in a restaurant
48. Buy a reusable straw to reduce plastic use
49. Contribute non-perishable items to a food drive
50. Cook dinner for family or friends (and clean up afterwards!)

Of course, this list did not cover a give for each of the 365 days of the year. To learn other new and exciting ways to give, sign up as a member of 365give today!