We are proudly giving back to the World Central Kitchen who are already on the ground, feeding thousands of Ukrainians as they cross into Poland.

Chef José Andrés Brings World Central Kitchen to Ukraine-Poland Border to Feed Refugees

Do1Thing for Haiti is a group of award-winning photographers, journalists, editors, designers and writers who have come together for one mission: To use the power of storytelling to shine an ongoing light into the many dark places that affect our most vulnerable children. We believe that by highlighting one cause, while asking people to do one thing for that cause, great change can occur. Do1Thing for Haiti shines a light on a new generation of amputee’s, the children of Haiti.

Design for Social GOOD will lead this outstanding group in photographing, documentary video shoots, interviewing children and shining a light to promote help and change for these children. View the video below by former Miami Herald Director of Photography and Do1Thing photographer Maggie Steber about the Do1Thing for Haiti project. Videotaped and produced by Do1Thing video journalist Chuck Fadely.

Genewiz wanted to go “green” and the e-card served as a clever way to communicate their best wishes for the holidays and their thanks for being loyal clients. The snowman morphs into a scientist with goggles, gloves and a lab coat and opens a greeting card with best wishes at the end.

Designed for Social GOOD created, story boarded, designed and produced both the e-card animation and the holiday html so that Genewiz could send out an e-blast to their clients.

Shape of Change is a project created by Assistant Professor of Media Design at Parsons Melanie Crean. Shape of Change is an “archive of the desire for change” filled with content citizens of America and Iraq talking about their perception of change. The new site design will launch in the coming weeks.

If you work for a non-profit which has no web presence, in need of updating your web presence, or need help with social media in order to help those stricken by the earthquake, please email Design for Social GOOD. We would like to offer our services, FOR FREE, to you.

We hope to give back, even in a small way, to a worthy organization helping to do GOOD. It’s the least we can do.

At Design for Social GOOD we have a responsibility to help other people. We strive to produce outstanding work that promotes positive social change. We live not only by our commitment to our clients but also by our commitment to our community and the environment. We hope you’ll join us in doing even one thing to help those less fortunate in Haiti.

In 2009 we launched the Do1Thing project, which leveraged social media to raise awareness for the more than 1.3 million homeless teens in America. Through the website, blogs, twitter, facebook, youtube and other social outlets, we raised awareness while making a call to action.

D4SG leverages creative media and Web 2.0 technologies for social GOOD and with every major campaign we produce, we implement a social media campaign.

If you’re still not a believer in the power of social media, take a look at this video and we think you’ll change your mind!

Recipients of 2009 Russ Berrie Award for Making a Difference – Honored at Ramapo College Ceremony

The Russell Berrie Foundation carries on the values and passions of the late Russell Berrie, through promoting the continuity of the Jewish people, fostering religious understanding and pluralism, supporting advances in diabetes and humanistic medical care, celebrating unsung heroes and elevating the profession of sales.

Last year the foundation honored Do1Thing founder Najlah Feanny Hicks for her work in co-founding the Heart Gallery of New Jersey Inc., a traveling portrait gallery that publicizes the plight of adoption-eligible children mired in the foster care system. To date, 191 New Jersey foster children have been adopted because of the Heart Gallery’s efforts.

She used most of her award to launch an organization called Do1Thing. It’s a nationwide effort of photographers, writers and Web designers to portray the face of homeless teenagers. The Web-based organization links to a number of non-profit partners that provide services to homeless teens. In recalling last year’s ceremony, Hicks said, “The beauty of this is that it allowed me to do one more thing. There is always something each of you can give.”

Read about the 2009 recipient: Patient care technician Angelica Mercado. Mercado assisteda driver whose gas tanker overturned and exploded. Driving by as the accident occured, she stopped, pulled the driver to safety and took him to the hospital. Healthcare professionals at The University Hospital in Newark, where the driver was taken, believe Mercado’s quick actions likely saved the man’s life.

The production team consisted of Pasquale Chieffalo (Motion and Sound designer), Rohini Metharam (3D animator), and Fengyu Hao (2D animator).

This multi-faceted team conceptualized the animation, designed the story boards and today directed the photo and video shoots. Animation launch is expected to be complete in four weeks.

Designing GOOD promo materials, website and a host of other materials has kept us extreemly busy and already we’re working with the Orphan Foundation of America on branding and identity. Known as OFA, this institution is based in Sterling, Virginia and is dedicated to giving foster children a better chance of getting into higher education. Every year over 2000 young people apply for an OFA scholarship. Since 1991, OFA has awarded over $10 million in scholarships to thousands of students in all 50 states. Pretty incredible, right? Well, the GOOD we’re going to do is increase that dollar amount by improving communications with the implementation of social media. With a giant push in funds is a greater push in the number of kids going to college.

Do1Thing is a collaborative, nationwide effort among 32 Pulitzer Prize-winners and some of the most recognized names in photography, to raise awareness of homeless teenagers’ plight and encourage individuals to take action to assist them. Do1Thing addresses social activists as well as people who want to take action but don’t know how to do so. It offers everyone the possibility to do just one thing of their choice for homeless teens. It is our intention to give disadvantaged youth visibility within the social context so that they can be helped to empower themselves.

Today, the Internet is one of the most important tools that we can use to create a digital community that encourages activism and brings about social change. The Do1Thing project is based on a dynamic web site that showcases photos, videos and narratives of homeless teens across the country, making visible the people our communities cannot or will not see. In addition, users can upload photos, videos and blogs of the actions they take to help this unseen population.

In order to provide a practical connection between need and activism and to engender a constructive context for social action, Do 1 Thing has and will continue to spread virally, using social networking sites, wikis, Twitter and blogs to push the message across various channels.