Looking After Each Other in 2022
In our first newsletter edition, find new ways to look after your loved ones and the community at large in 2022.
Hey humans 👋
A huge welcome to the very first Humans For Good newsletter!
We’re building a community for people who are passionate about being a force for change 💪
This newsletter is where we’ll be curating a few (of many) incredible and innovative actions, ideas, stories, events and jobs for humans and businesses for good - along with ways to learn more about social impact and generally give back.
It hasn’t been the easiest start to the new year for everyone, and many have been under pressure and stress through no fault of their own. And so our first edition is focused on how we can be looking after ourselves and each other in 2022.
We believe that every step toward creating a better world counts, and hope our newsletter inspires and equips you to do a little more good at home, in your community, and beyond 🚀
Small actions, big impact 💪
These are just a few of our favourite ways to connect with your friends, family, team, and extended community in 2022.
❤️ Wear your heart on your sleeve and tell your mental health story
🍲 Feed your fellow humans by supporting Lentil As Anything
🎁 Send a micro-gift to somebody and show them you care
🙋♀️ Provide companionship to socially isolated community members
🏘️ Offer acts of kindness to locals in your neighbourhood
👂 Lend a friendly ear to people who need somebody to turn to
🏺 Get creative and connect with mates using DIY pottery
🗣️ Have a genuine chat with an Australian experiencing homelessness
🧠 Boost employee mental wellbeing with tools like Uprise, Mentemia, Sonder or Driven
Humans doing good things
From PR professional, to being stuck abroad, to launching an app that facilitates acts of kindness: meet Lisa, the founder of One Another.
“We were housebound with our flights home to Australia cancelled…
Luckily, I was safe with a loving family and full pantry. Despite this, the initial moments of panic and fear are not easily forgotten. And as I sat in the safety of my mother’s home, it hit me just how lucky I was and how difficult this whole experience would be for a huge number of people who didn’t have access to this safety I was afforded. It got me thinking – what would I have done if my grandmother didn’t have support?
Or if I was stuck in an unfamiliar hotel room with my son without assistance, for weeks on end? These were unprecedented times. One of the only bright spots throughout this entire experience were the acts of kindness we were witnessing. Neighbours singing together as night fell; friends checking in with one another, despite being apart; acquaintances making sure their elderly neighbours had groceries.
It was a moving depiction of humanity striving for goodness, while society as we knew it was rocked to its core. And it was inspiring – I wanted to help make a difference for those in our communities who perhaps did not have access to this kindness. I found others who agreed with me - that making a difference both now and into the future was an essential goal that needed to be achieved.
So the idea for One Another was born. We now have a social kindness app, which is live in all APP stores and is 100% free. It has been built by over 200 professional volunteers on a volunteer basis, who have dedicated over 20,000 hours of time, equating to over $1 million in value.
People can offer and request assistance via the app - whether picking up groceries, meeting for a friendly coffee, walking a pet offering to build a website, or being someone's mentor.
Anthropologist Margaret Mead describes our mission at One Another best: ‘Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilisation starts. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.’ We are those citizens. We have the power, and thereby the responsibility, to help those in need.”
Pay it forward
Offers from the community, for the community:
Win one month’s free co-working space for impact-led businesses with Seed Spaces (enter the comp by Friday, Feb 18)
Chat with Manik Mahajan for assistance with coaching, strategic advisory services, or introductions
Book a free, 30-minute social media makeover with OneEarth Marketing
And a few asks!
The iconic, Newtown-based Lentil As Anything has hit hard times due to COVID-19. Please support their amazing work via their GoFundMe
Uncommon Collective is launching a pre-accelerator program for migrant & refugee entrepreneurs. Email contact@uncommoncollectiveau.com to get involved in their ad hoc office hours!
Givetree has launched an Indiegogo campaign for their virtual metaverse and NFT marketplace for good, and would appreciate any help reaching their target
What’s coming up?
Keep an eye out for the following events & opportunities:
19 Feb: Parramatta Riverside Scavenge (Sydney) - trade trash for cash and learn from eco-warriors (hit us up if you would like to volunteer!)
22 Feb: Climate Tech Pitch Night (Melbourne) - check out startups using technology to solve some of our planets' big climate change challenges
25 Feb: Indigenous Pitch Night (Sydney/online) - support First Nations founders as they pitch at Fishburners
6 March: Social Good Summit (Sydney) - a United Nations Foundation affiliated event to inspire and discuss solutions for the greatest challenges of our times
13 March: Applications close for Tech for Good (Sydney/online) - a physical and digital incubator for Founders working on solutions addressing sustainable development goals
29 March - 1 April: Impact Investment Summit (Sydney) - connect with people looking to shift capital as a force for good
Someone from the community, or a group of us, will be there for the majority of the in-person events. Let us know if you’d like to join us 😄
Jobs we love
Work with purpose in the below roles:
🥘 Head of Product with Two Good Co.
💸 Ethical Investment Analyst with Future Super
🧻 Senior Offline Marketing Manager with Who Gives a Crap
🧑🎓 Head of People & Culture with Komodo
⚡ Strategy Analyst with 5B
📖 General Manager, Partnerships Director, and more with Jawun
✌️ Recruitment Assistant, Project Manager, and more with BlackDog Institute
☀️ Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Engagement Manager, Business Development Manager, and more with HireUp
🛍️ Product Designer, Product Manager and Senior Full Stack Designer with Good On You
Looking after ourselves
A few suggestions for self-care in 2022 -
Join a 24/7 chat room with 7 Cups
Use the Headspace or Calm app to unwind
Chat with someone via Lifeline or Beyond Blue
Make changes with alcohol big or small via the Meet Arli community
Thanks for reading and sharing!
This is just the start of our journey, and we’d love to keep in touch 💌
For further inspo:
👀 Check out the Humans For Good database
🌟 Or consider joining the waitlist for our soon-to-be-launched Slack community of diverse people, with a common sense of purpose
To contribute something great to the website, or the next newsletter:
👯♀️ Our March edition will be focused around International Women’s Day, so make sure to drop any relevant (or generally good) ideas, jobs, stories and events in the submissions form
And finally - we’re working to curate content and community that empower humans to have a positive impact, so please spread the good and share this with others that you think may be interested!
See you all next time,
Georgia & Todd 👋