Doing Good Together 2022-23 Annual Report
Letter from the Executive Director of Doing Good Together…
News & Updates in 2022-23
Music Book List
Doing Good Together™ created a new book list for our community to inspire kindness through music. Check out our new book list from this year!
Legacy Society
We embarked upon the process of creating a Legacy Society that is for our members. We had exceptional guidance and are building a community that embraces kindness and giving back. Check out our new Ways to Give page with the options for planned and legacy giving.
New Blogs and Printables
We published six new blogs and have added new printables around Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Fathers Day for families to enjoy and to continue to work on building empathy and kindness.
Membership
Our Membership Circle continues to grow! This year, not only did we create a new series of lessons for DGT Classroom, but we also revised the DGT Family membership platform for a better user experience.
New Staff Members
A big welcome to our two new staff members, Jessica Neary, Senior Editor, and Emily Topinka, Volunteer Listings Coordinator! We are excited to have them on board as a part of the Doing Good Together team.
Festival of Giving
At this year’s Festival of Giving, Rebecca Rolland, author of The Art of Talking to Children, joined us to chat about her book and empathy in children. We also had Maria Dismondy, the author of Buddy the Bucket Filler, read her new story and share some great techniques for growing kindness in children.
DGT’s Partnerships in 2022-23
My Buddy Bench Project
We partnered with My Buddy Bench Project to help get the word out about all of our free Miami-Dade resources like Classroom Year 1, 2, and 3, our Spanish and English Kitchen Kindness kit, etc.
Casa De Corazón
We partnered with Casa De Corazón as a sponsor and supported their 1K with a booth and activities and continue collaborating on social media.
Give As We Grow
We partnered with Give As We Grow, a video game about kindness and generosity that was featured on Good Morning America, as one of the resources on kindness.
Global Peace Women
Working collaboratively with Global Peace Women, we created a Family Chats workbook used for trainers to be able to help guide difficult and productive family conversations. The workbook provides opportunities for families to have meaningful, honest chats together.
Thrivent Charitable
This year we worked with Thrivent Charitable to provide a webinar on philanthropic giving, an article for their community, and an informational sheet on Philanthropic Giving for their clients.
Minnesota Parent
We are partnering with Minnesota Parent to bring out Family Friendly Volunteer Listings to a wider audience. This amazing partnership has really broadened our reach and brought DGT resources to the readers of Minnesota Parent. We are excited to continue partnering into this next year!
Somerset
DGT consulted with Somerset on some very large Family Service Fairs that served over 400 children. This long-standing partnership has been an amazing experience!
Mercy Vineyard Church
DGT partnered with Mercy Vineyard Church to create a couple of Family Service Fair to match various themes throughout the year.
Nerdland Cummings Group
This year we partnered with the Nerdland Cummings group to provide a Family Service Fair for their families at the Minnesota Children’s Museum.
Centurion Law Group
This group provided funding for our staff to work with three schools to provide Family Service Fairs to communities that would not have been able to provide them.
Fair School Crystal
DGT worked with Fair School Crystal to co-create a Family Service Fair for their youth and families. The youth simultaneously created their own fundraiser to help Save the Children.
New Horizon Academy
We provided two Family Service Fairs for our early learners and young elementary children at New Horizons locations.
Access NH
DGT created a training for exceptional and experienced afterschool directors on how to incorporate Doing Good Together materials into the work that they do!
Outreach 2022-23
See where DGT has been featured in news and media outlets.
Update on Miami-Dade Partnership
Thanks to the Al and Jane Nahmad Foundation, we received funding to partner with eight Miami-Dade schools in the 2022-2023 school year. The graphic shows the projects, nonprofits, and outstanding volunteer work our partner families engaged in this year. These Fairs will continue into the 2024 school year!
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