Doing Good Together 2023-24 Annual Report
Letter from the Executive Director of Doing Good Together…
News & Updates in 2023-24
Friendship Book List
Doing Good Together™ created a new book list for our community on friendship. Check out our new book list from this year!
Fathers Day Booklist
We created a booklist about Dads as well that emphasizes the loving Dads, Grandpas and mentors in our lives.
New Blogs and Printables
We published six new blogs for families to enjoy as they continue to work on building empathy and kindness.
Broadening Our Reach and Scope
Integration
Doing Good Together (DGT), a national nonprofit dedicated to empowering families to raise children who care and contribute, recently broadened its scope by integrating with Create the Change (CTC). This union will integrate CTC’s valuable digital platform and programs into DGT’s expansive family resources and strengthen efforts to build the next generation of changemakers through volunteering.
Membership
Our membership offerings continue to grow! This year, we continued to work toward improving our membership platform and offerings for new and current DGT Family and DGT Classroom members.
Legacy Society
We embarked upon the process of creating a Legacy Society. We had exceptional guidance and are building a community that embraces kindness and giving back. Check out our new webpage with many ways to give, including planned giving to leave a legacy of support for DGT.
Website Optimization
Over the past year, we have focused on enhancing our website's search engine optimization (SEO) to attract more users to our services. By strategically using keyword data and tailoring our web pages to align with popular searches, we've successfully increased our website traffic by 33%. We now see over 11,000 weekly visitors to our website. These efforts are drawing more families seeking kindness project inspiration, expert advice, kindness challenges, conversation starters and empathy-building book suggestions, all aimed at helping families and caregivers nurture the next generation of leaders in kindness.
Outreach
DGT continues to reach more families through media appearances. In 2023-24, we appeared in several national and local publications, including the Parenting Pickup Podcast from New Horizon Academy, the Best of Both Worlds Podcast, and Minnesota Parent. See the latest.
Festival of Giving
This year’s Festival of Giving featured the authors of the beautiful book Anti-Racist Art Activities for Kids. This workshop provided examples of anti-bias, anti-racist art activities to implement at home and in the community. The lessons shared were designed to empower youth to use their art, actions, and words to create a positive change toward a more just and equitable future. Access Festival of Giving recordings with a DGT Family membership.
DGT’s Partnerships in 2023-24
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.
Global Peace Women
Working collaboratively with Global Peace Women, we created a project entitled “Peace Within the Home.” This interactive workbook provides opportunities for families to have meaningful, honest weekly conversations.
Minnesota Parent
We are continuing our partnership 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!
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.
Accenture
We partnered with Accenture to provide a Family Service Fair for the staff and their families.
Highland: Lumen Christi
We worked with Highland: Lumen Christi to create a Family Service Fair for the School and Church community that highlighted service projects important to the community.
New Horizon Academy
We provided two Family Service Fairs for our early learners and young elementary children at New Horizon locations.
Update on Miami-Dade Partnership
Thanks to the Al and Jane Nahmad Foundation, we received funding to partner with Miami-Dade schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The graphic shows the projects, nonprofits, and outstanding volunteer work our partner families engaged in this year. See testimonials from participants of the Miami-Date Schools Family Service Fair Program in 2023-24.
What schools are saying….
“Thank you for the information, we are looking forward to the Family Service Fair event, it is always a pleasure to partner with Doing Good Together.” —Julissa Pina, Principal at Key Biscayne
“So excited to work with you and help make this an amazing event.” —Elizabeth Valido, Teacher at Kendale Lakes Elementary
“It was a pleasure really working with you guys.” —Sandra Montes, Assistant to Principal at Snapper Creek
“We love DGT fairs and look forward to doing another one.” —Martha T. Jaureguizar, Principal, Kendale Lakes Elementary School
What recipient nonprofit agencies are saying….
“You are the best- thanks” —Chapman Partnership- Alina Fernandez
"Thank You for the invitation! I really enjoyed seeing the students get creative with the journals. In a world that can sometimes seem chaotic, being kind is a powerful act that not only lifts others but also nourishes the soul. It fosters connection, builds bridges and transforms moments." —Casa Valentina- Alexis Adams
“Thank you for sending the fidgets. It's truly remarkable to witness the transformative power these simple tools hold in fostering focus, engagement, and overall well-being within our Miami Lighthouse for the Blind learning environment.” —Miami Lighthouse for the Blind - Cameron Sisser
“The fidget toys donated have been extremely helpful for our early learners especially our visually impaired students. They help them with anxiety during transition and they provide sensorial input during unstructured play time.” —Miami Lighthouse Academy- Mara Gonzalez
“Thank you! We (and the cats) love receiving the cat toys.” —Animal Humane Society- James Wildman
What families are saying….
“It was superb!”
“Doing acts of kindness was the best.”
“Working together was the best.”
“Making cards for first responders is a very nice gesture.”
“No improvement necessary it is great as it is.”
“Being able to create items for others in a fun manner was the best.”
“Amazing concept…live how many groups are helped.”
“I love that my daughter had a chance to learn more about serving others.”
What kids are saying….
“We need more events like this.”
“I like learning different ways to help different people.”
“It was fun.”
“I love that there were so many people that were kind and loving an
