Tag: DoSomething.org

NBA’s Jeremy Lin Fights Bullying Through DoSomething.org’s “You’ve Got the Power” Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Jeremy Lin has spent his entire career overcoming haters, doubters, and bullies. Now, through a groundbreaking campaign, he’s inspiring a generation of young people to help other students do the same. Lin is the face of “You’ve Got the Power,” a national anti-bullying campaign from DoSomething.org and Saban’s Power Rangers. In the campaign’s PSA, he tells the inspiring story of the college coach who helped him find the power to overcome hecklers and bullies. Then Lin tells young viewers that they can be that person for a younger student. That’s…

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Power Rangers & DoSomething.org Partner to Launch “You’ve Got The Power” Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Bullying stops within 10 seconds of someone intervening, but 85% of the time, no one intervenes. A major reason they don’t intervene? They don’t know what to do. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 1 in 5 students in the U.S. are affected by bullying. That’s why Saban’s Power Rangers and DoSomething.org are joining forces to launch “You’ve Got the Power.” As children, we all grew up admiring our favorite superheroes, including the Power Rangers – five ordinary teens who become something extraordinary when they morph and channel…

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Johnson & Johnson, Be The Match, and DoSomething.org Team Up With Duo Ayo & Teo For Give a Spit About Cancer Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

According to the American Cancer Society, in 2018, there will be an estimated 1,735,350 new cancer cases diagnosed. Of that figure, an estimated 10,590 new cancer cases will be diagnosed among children 0 to 14 years of age. 70% of patients who need a bone marrow transplant rely on a complete stranger for a lifesaving donation, but black patients only have a 23% chance of finding a donor match. That’s why DoSomething.org, one of the largest organizations for young people and social change, and Johnson & Johnson are teaming up…

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Mandy Moore Partners With Garnier And DoSomething.org To Become The Face Of The Rinse, Recycle, Repeat Campaign And Help Divert 1 Million Beauty Product Empties From Landfills This Year

Stuart Mitchell

Nearly half of Americans do not recycle their beauty and personal care products, which is why they account for a significant amount of waste found in landfills. With this insight, Garnier partnered with TerraCycle and DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young people and social change, to launch the second year of Rinse, Recycle, Repeat. The goal of this national campaign and college campus competition is to educate young people on how to responsibly recycle in the bathroom and divert beauty empties from landfills. Once collected, TerraCycle will recycle the packaging…

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Chance The Rapper and Colin Kaepernick are among DoSomething.org’s 2017 Celebs Gone Good List

Stuart Mitchell

DoSomething.org, one of the largest organizations for young people and social change, announces its tenth annual Celebs Gone Good list. Celebs Gone Good is an annual list that recognizes the year’s top celebrities who use their star power for social change. Among the list is 25-year-old musician Chance the Rapper, who continues to push for improvements in Chicago’s education system. This year, he launched the New Chance Arts & Literature Fund to support arts in the public school system. Before that, he co-founded SocialWorks, a charity foundation devoted to empowering the…

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