From November 13 to 17, check back daily for exciting ideas on how to engage with or practice kindness.
In celebration of World Kindness Day on Wednesday, November 13, the Center for HumanKindness at The Columbus Foundation is sharing daily kindness actions between November 13-17. Check back daily for opportunities to engage with, practice, or celebrate kindness with us!
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COMMUNITYKindness Looks Good on You!Be a billboard for kindness and claim your FREE KINDNESS SWAG.
While supplies last, we’re opening up our swag closet for YOU and other central Ohio kindness ambassadors. Click the link below to get your FREE kindness swag.
Explore Daily Kindness Opportunities
Join us as we share daily opportunities to engage with kindness in our lives and our community. From exciting giveaways to a HumanKindness Prize announcement, each day will remind us that we all have the power to be kind and can help build a more connected, kinder community.
The Gifts of Kindness program just marked an important milestone: Ten years of spreading kindness throughout central Ohio! Today, we’re celebrating all 47 Gifts of Kindness nonprofit partners dedicated to supporting community members through life’s unexpected challenges, like job losses or medical diagnoses. Learn more about the Gifts of Kindness Fund’s impact here.
In honor of World Kindness Day, each Gifts of Kindness nonprofit partner received a surprise bag of snacks and a potted plant symbolizing growth, resilience, and the lasting impact the organization has on the community it serves. The Center for HumanKindness also awarded each organization an unrestricted $1,000 grant!
Dive Deeper: Now it is YOUR turn to surprise a nonprofit! Nominate a local nonprofit spreading kindness in our community to receive a $50 grant from the Center for HumanKindness to support its mission. With your suggestions, we’ll be granting up to $10,000. Submit your nomination and start a chain reaction of kindness.
Be a walking/driving billboard for kindness! While supplies last, we’re opening up our swag closet for YOU and other central Ohio kindness ambassadors. Claim your kindness swag here.
Dive Deeper: Thanksgiving is just two weeks away! With the upcoming season of gratitude and holiday gatherings front-of-mind, consider how you might make kindness a tradition with the children in your life. We’ve partnered with Seeds of Caring to create a free guide for helping families engage the next generation of kids or grandkids in conversation about gratitude, kindness, and how they can make a difference. The Family Philanthropy Guide is designed for younger children, but the activities can easily be adapted for family members of all ages.
Drumroll, please...the next HumanKindness Prize honorees will be announced!
Two years ago on World Kindness Day, we announced the first-ever HumanKindness Prize. In anticipation of the upcoming announcement, take a walk down memory lane with us and watch the inaugural video or this more recent HumanKindness surprise!
Stop by any of the 23 Columbus Metropolitan Library locations to pick up some Center for HumanKindness swag and inspiration while adding a link to the kindness chain! Maybe you’ll even find a book or movie exemplifying kindness that you can share with a friend or loved one.
Coloring relieves stress, improves sleep, and nourishes creativity for people of all ages! Check back on November 17 for the link to download free kindness-themed coloring pages.
The Center for HumanKindness at The Columbus Foundation aims to cultivate a culture of kindness in our region to foster a sense of belonging, and ultimately flourishing, for all. While spreading awareness on the transformative impact of acts of kindness, the Center for HumanKindness also invites community members to engage in activities to meaningfully connect with others, like gathering with neighbors or sending a postcard to let someone know you care.