Social Media for Good

A new hand gesture is helping save lives — and there are more creative ways people are showing up to help those in distress.

The Kansas Humane Society came up with a clever way to raise funds for their dogs and cats in need: Offering up "feet pics" in exchange for donations.

Sharon McMahon — known as America's government teacher — leads a digital community called 'Governerds.' Together, they have raised millions to help others...

Airbnb-style home sharing is changing what it means to be displaced.

Rest, Hope, and Privilege: An intimate conversation with the founder of Intersectional Environmentalist

A John and Hank Green fan is fundraising for a maternal health center by selling a children's book.

John Green went head to head with pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, urging the brand to end its patent on a live-saving tuberculosis drug.

The de-influencing trend is one we can get behind, as TikTok creators rack up millions of views denouncing products they were influenced to buy but never actually used. 

Light pollution impacts human health, animal behavior, and the environment as a whole. These parkour athletes are going leaps and bounds to decrease artificial light in Europe.

Robert Simpson's company Single Handed creates products that offer improved accessibility in homes and the hospitality industry.

The tweeting tree’s messages are based on data from a suite of sensors on and around its trunk, using a real-time approach to tree monitoring pioneered by Witness Tree’s inspiration and sister project TreeWatch.net.

From news stories about human progress to inspiring personal accomplishments, these uplifting, wholesome, and positive subreddits will make you smile and give you hope for the future.