Looking for ideas to make the world a better place? The list is limitless, but here are 47 suggestions to think about from the Alumni Board. Chirp!
- Host or attend a 4/7 Impact event in your region next year!
- Volunteer or donate to your local food bank.
- Call your local and national government representatives.
- Donate to a charity.
- Clean up a park or beach.
- Check out Volunteer Match for local or virtual opportunities.
- Answer student career questions on Career Village.
- Hold a clothing drive or donate items to the Goodwill or other local charities.
- Participate in a charity race or sports event.
- Help register people to vote.
- Help deliver meals or gifts to patients at a hospital.
- Write a blog post or article on a topic you care about.
- Tutor children during or after school.
- Donate toys to a children’s hospital.
- Donate books to your local library.
- Read or perform for residents at a nursing home.
- Teach computer skills to students or families.
- Help out at an animal shelter.
- Build a house with Habitat for Humanity.
- Donate eyeglasses or electronics to organizations in need.
- Donate blankets, clothing, or other items to a homeless shelter.
- Offer to babysit for a family in need.
- Make care kits and donate to homeless shelters.
- Prepare a home-cooked meal for the residents of a nearby homeless shelter.
- Help with repairs at a local homeless shelter or school.
- Become a Big Brother/Sister or a Best Buddy.
- Become CPR certified.
- Become a tour guide or docent at a local museum.
- Provide your career skills or knowledge for a non-profit organization.
- Join the Pomona College LinkedIn Group.
- Help paint or clean a local school.
- Signup to be a Sage Coach with Sagepost47 to mentor current students on Sagehen Connect.
- March or protest for a cause you care about.
- Help prepare meals for shelters or nursing homes.
- Volunteer at your local library as a reading tutor, homework helper or tech aide.
- Become a Meals on Wheels driver.
- Coach a sports team or lead a community club.
- Referee or manage a local sports league or game.
- Give blood at an accredited blood bank.
- Staff a crisis hotline for domestic violence, suicide or other critical issue.
- Offer assistance with e-volunteering projects for nonprofits at Skills for Change.
- Write grants, manage a website or write a business plan for a non-profit.
- Teach a class with Citizen Schools.
- Participate in the Prison Letter Project.
- Donate to something you care about through a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, GoFundMe or other crowdfunding site.
- Become a Pomona Alumni Interviewer.
- Support current Pomona students by donating to ensure need-blind admissions, unique academic opportunities and hands-on learning experiences.