Social Media for Good

Stories of the ways social media is being used to make a positive difference and help people

Woman with long brown hair wearing a white blouse, smiling while seated on a gray couch against a pink and purple gradient background.

Amid divorce, Jen Hamilton donates 100% of merch proceeds to other women in need

The nurse, turned influencer and best-selling author, is using her own challenges to help others.

A tiny sea turtle hatchling is held in human hands above sand, with seaweed visible in the background.

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.

Two side-by-side photos of Serena Neel, a white woman with blond hair, jumping into a swimming pool filled with pickles

An influencer filled her pool with 50K pickles to break a world record. Then she did something even better

“Anyone that swims in his pool is just going to smell a little garlicky.”

Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and wife Miranda Kerr erase half a billion dollars of medical debt for 260K people

The couple’s gift will lead to the erasure of medical debt for families starting in mid-July.

Children's entertainer Ms. Rachel wears her signature pink headband, pink t-shirt, and denim overalls, while hugging a child outside of Delaney Hall Detention Center

Ms. Rachel sings protest song with children of immigrants outside of Delaney Hall: 'Why are we traumatizing kids?'

“I can’t say enough about how this cruelty is harming and traumatizing precious children who should get to just be kids,” the children’s entertainer wrote.

A young man, Sam Weidenhofer, and an older man, veteran Ed Bambas, smile together while holding up a map of the United States

28,000 people raise $1M to help veterans in all 50 states. This one man inspired it all

This inspiring act of kindness turned one GoFundMe success story into 50.

A man, Jake Rosmarin, smiles in a selfie taken in a biocontainment quarantine unit in Omaha, Nebraska

Hantavirus cruise passenger moved to tears by stranger's act of kindness during his 42-day quarantine

Jake Rosmarin has been vlogging his experience in the Nebraska biocontainment unit since he arrived from the cruise ship.

Mark Rober speaks on stage at TED in front of a photo of a satellite in space. He wears a black t-shirt and backwards baseball cap

Mark Rober invested $60M on building STEM curriculum — and he's giving it to teachers for free

The NASA engineer turned YouTube sensation is on a mission to “get kids stoked about science.” He announced the next phase of his work at TED in Vancouver.

Dr. Jennifer Lincoln, an OB-GYN with curly hair, sits outside at a table in a white doctor's coat

'The internet's OB-GYN' still has hope for reproductive rights. Here's why she thinks you should, too

Dr. Jennifer Lincoln wants everyone to know there is still progress being made in women’s health.

A blue and green holiday calendar for social media holidays

Ultimate Calendar of 700+ Social Media Holidays

Your simple guide to the hundreds of social media holidays to celebrate all year long.

Richard Kiley, a 60-year-old man in a black long-sleeve shirt, stands in front of the Olympic rings

Official 'Olympics Dad' invites US women's hockey team to his house to celebrate after White House drama

Richard Kiley, Milan’s “Official Dad Correspondent,” joins Flavor Flav in celebrating the U.S. women’s hockey team.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left, a young Black woman sits in a chair while a brown pitbull sits at her feet. On the right, another young woman sits in a chair, smiling, as a bulldog approaches

A viral video of adoptable dogs choosing their owners was debunked as AI. So this shelter made it a reality

The Animal Care Centers of New York have decided to turn a viral AI video into a real happily ever after.