It’s 2020! That means a lot of things – including the census, the Presidential election, and an extra day thanks to Leap Year! So what should we do with the extra day? Not to worry. Here are 29 ways to make the most of Leap Day!
- Email your Member of Congress
- Call your Member of Congress
- Tweet at your Member of Congress
- Visit your Member of Congress in their local office
- Sign a petition on an issue that you care about – then share it on social media
- Learn about your state or local nonprofit community
- Volunteer
- Confirm your state’s voter registration deadline
- Register to vote
- Find your polling place
- Sign up to canvas
- Phone or text bank for a candidate
- Pledge to be Counted in the Census #CountMeIn
- Ask your retailer to use paper instead of plastic, especially when ordering online
- Use your expertise! Write an op-ed, blog post, or long but impactful Facebook post on an issue you care about.
- Attend your local community’s monthly meeting
- Attend a hearing
- Attend a rally
- Find and listen to a new podcast
- Sign up for a walk or race that’s raising awareness or collecting funding to solve an issue that you care about
- Research an issue you want to learn more about
- Join a professional working group
- Sign up for a professional development course
- Change your email signature to include your pronouns
- Start making travel plans for Upswell 2020 in Pittsburgh (my hometown!)
- Find your advocacy horoscope
- Rest and re-energize
- If you really want to go big, why not make a plan to run for office?
- In honor of Women’s History Month during March, follow women doing great things who reflect the breadth of diversity in the social sector on social media
Now that you have 29 things to choose from, tweet about how you plan to #LeapIntoAction this year!
