Social_impact
The Secret Life of Balcony Gardens: How They’re Helping Bees, Butterflies and Biodiversity Thrive
A tiny bee hovers around a flowering tulsi plant. A butterfly settles briefly on a marigold before fluttering across to the next balcony. Every...
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NYC Taxi Driver Gets $75,000–A Helping Hand After Knicks Fans Destroyed his Car
While many in New York City expended every breath in celebration of the Knicks NBA championship win, many others will have held theirs—knowing...
‘Fifty years of the man who gave me everything’: Daughter's birthday surprise leaves father in tears
A daughter planned a surprise birthday gift for her father's 50th celebration. She gifted him a brand new bike, which brought him to tears. The...
This World Cup is about so much more than soccer. These are the best good news from off the pitch
The beautiful game has been inspiring some equally beautiful displays of community, humanity, and multiculturalism — and we’re not even out of the...
‘Simple But Profound’: Natural Farming Is Changing the Lives of Millions in India
Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming received the 2026 Food Planet Prize for leading one of the world's largest agroecology programs....
Japan’s abandoned rice fields are being restored into year-round wetlands to replenish groundwater and bring back frogs, dragonflies and endangered aquatic wildlife
Abandoned rice fields in Japan's Aso region are being restored into permanent wetlands to help refill groundwater and provide a safe habitat for...
Worldwide 'skinny dip day' boosts body positivity and raises thousands for charity
A collective $61,000 has been raised under the adage: “Get naked for a good cause.”
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce kick off wedding weekend by donating $26M to charity
The couple still has yet to confirm their nuptials, but it seems they’re in the mood to celebrate something big.
Olivia Rodrigo's 'Daisy Chain Fields' festival will give 100% of proceeds to charity. These are the nonprofits supported
The “stupid song” singer continues her legacy of funding reproductive rights.
Florida Teen’s ‘Storm Smart’ Program Teaches Hurricane Preparedness to Students – Because the Schools Didn’t
From South Florida comes the story of an intrepid teenager who’s developed a mini curriculum on hurricane preparedness to fit into school lessons....
James Beard Award-Winning Authors on Solving America’s Prison Food Problem
Eating Behind Bars, written by criminal justice reform nonprofit Impact Justice, won a James Beard Media Award in June. The post James Beard...
This ‘Outback Barber’ Brings Hair-Cutting Workshops to Remote Islands, Leaving Dignity and Doos in His Wake
There’s an old saying: cut a man’s hair, and he’s fresh for a month. Teach a man to cut hair, and he’s fresh for a lifetime. Er, wait—wasn’t it...
Andros Routes: Paths leading to the island's natural and cultural heritage
The trails are systematically maintained and cleared, thanks to the ongoing efforts of the Andros Routes volunteer team.
Indigenous-led Project Advances Food Sovereignty in the Amazon
A community-led project is helping the Yawanawá restore degraded Amazon land, rebuild food systems, and protect traditional knowledge. The post...
California’s choice: Cleaner air for schools or money for utilities
Should California spend nearly $200 million helping public schools install healthier and more efficient heating, ventilation, air-conditioning,...
Eight pocket gardens and mini courtyards that draw light into the home
Our latest lookbook rounds up houses that maximise underutilised spaces with pocket gardens and courtyards, helping to bring daylight and views of...
She gave up her Olympic dreams to become a nun. Now, she's raised $2.6M to feed families by running marathons
Sister Stephanie Baliga has spent 15 years running marathons to help her community.
Queens Pride in Queens, New York
Queens Boulevard isn’t traditionally thought to be a very scenic route when you drive down it, but Sonny ‘Sundancer’ Behan has created a piece...
Man goes viral for saving wayward baby sea turtle 'the right way'
A popular TikTok video shows a man helping a baby sea turtle hatchling find its way back to shore.
New tiny home village will house the homeless with $300 monthly rent and free healthcare
The new community is in the process of being built, and will include 50 cottage homes for new residents.
Barrel-vaulted community greenhouse built at the Barbican
Architecture firms Studio Folk Architects and Raskl have built a timber-framed greenhouse, named The Veggery, at the Barbican Estate as part of...
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