our members 5,660,585 - do something · celebs who
TRANSCRIPT
5,660,585TOTAL MEMBERS
M E M B E R S W H O C R U S H E D I T
C a sey , 1 3 , Rhode I s land
3.4MMobile Subscribers
3.1MEmail Subscribers
CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW
Cause: Voting
27,436V - C A R D S S H A R E D
26,626
LOSE YOUR V-CARD
SENIOR STORY SWAP
TAKE BACK THE SHELVES
“This campaign is important to me for many reasons. Since I was a little kid my mother would always say 'help the polar bears by shutting your lights o�'. This gave me an incentive which was to help do everything I could to save one of my favorite animals. Now that I know the total e�ects of unplugging these suckers, I can see how much this campaign is doing for both us and the world we are living in.”
Saved energy by unplugging 10unused electronics (aka “energy vampires”).
“Many young people do not register to vote because they believe their opinion does not matter, but it does! The next
president of the United States will most likely appoint 4 Supreme Court justices, who will interpret the laws that govern this country. We will be the ones who
are a�ected by these laws. We are entering the workforce. We need to
voice our opinions! VOTE!”
- ALEXANDRA, 20
P R O B L E M
C A L L T O A C T I O N
R E S U L T
YOUNG PEOPLE ACTIVATED
-Nicholas, 19
P R O B L E M
C A L L T O A C T I O N
R E S U L T
1,513T A K E B A C K T H E S H E L V E S
P I C T U R E S S H A R E D
“[This campaigns is important to me] because my grandfather passed away of lung cancer from smoking for 40 years, and it's important to spread awareness of the consequences of having tobacco so readily available, like being behind checkout counters.”
“[My great grandmother] is amazing! Alzheimer’s disease may be taking her mind, but it will not take her spirit or the love that she has for her family. She may not remember ‘who’ I belong to, but she knows that I am her great grandson and she couldn't be prouder. Oh how I love to hear her tell stories of her childhood and of the Depression. I may not have grown up with my grandparent(s) like my parents did, but I have an amazing Great Grandmother who loves me and can tell stories like NO ONE ELSE!!”
-Georgia, 17
P R O B L E M
C A L L T O A C T I O N
R E S U L T
Don’t Be a Sucker
N iko , 2 1 , I l l ino i s
“Through this experience, I am now able to share my great aunt's and grandmother's adventurous story escaping China during WWII.”
Helped 2 seniors feelloved and connected by
swapping stories with them.
Senior Story Swap
Thao , 1 7 , C a l i forn ia
”It is important to...let young girls know that they are capable of achieving new heights in the STEM fields. To epitomize the success and progress that women have contributed to STEM, I not only chose to include famous female figures, but my peers from school as well.”
Inspired 100 studentsby making a vision board
featuring diverse figures in STEM.
Innovation Inspiration
Voting in your first presidential election is exciting and important but
can also be confusing.
Older adults who feel lonely or isolated have a higher chance of depression and
physical decline.
Host a storytelling session with an older adult to make them feel connected and to build
empathy between generations.
Register to vote and get your friends to do the same by sharing “digital” V-Cards
via social media and text message.
OUR MEMBERS
2016Q U A R T E R 4
PETER, 17HEAVEN, 22 KHALI, 25 Kourtney, 21
EMILY, 17 geneva, 17 linda, 16ELLA, 17
Cause: Health Powered by:
Pharmacies are a trusted source of health information and services. Yet in 2016, more than 53,566 pharmacies still sell tobacco -- the number one preventable cause of death in the US, killing more than 1,300 people each day.
#TakeBackTheShelves by using social media to demand pharmacies remove tobacco products. Show
them what you want to see in stores instead.
Sam, 18 Jonathan, 24 Kelly, 21 Asha, 19
Casey slayedthose
mothersuckers!
When it comes to voting,you never forget your first time.
"This campaign is a way to remind everyone
that we have so much to learn from
those who are older than us."
- Khali
Two votes arebetter than one!
Cause: Mental Health Powered by:
I want to see
on the shelvesof my pharmacy,
not tabacco products
Motivationalcat posters
I want to see
on the shelvesof my pharmacy,
not tabacco products
Fresh fruitsand veggies!
I want to see
on the shelvesof my pharmacy,
not tabacco products
FOOD AND CLOTHES
I want to see
on the shelvesof my pharmacy,
not tabacco products
CUTE PLANTS ANDEVERYDAY NATURAL
NECESSITIES
C E L E B S W H O < 3 D O S O M E T H I N G . O R G
PARTNERS WE LOVE
DOSOMETHING.ORG CULTURE
The cast of Netflix’s
Project Mc²2
The actresses who use STEAM to fight crime on the Emmy-nominated Netflix original series put their skills to the test in real life. They played DoSomething.org and 3M’s Science Sleuth game on a Facebook Live to inspires young women of color to pursue STEAM.
American Authors
The chart-topping band recorded a PSA for DoSomething.org and the CVS Health Foundation’s Explain the Pain Text, which gives young people resources to protect their communities from prescription pain medication abuse.
Kira Kosarin
The star of Nickelodeon’s The Thundermans asked fans to Take Back the Shelves with truth to pressure pharmacies to remove tobacco from stores.
S U P E R S E X Y F I N A N C I A L S
YTD Revenue
Budget Revenue
YTD Expenses
Budget Expenses
$8.5 M
$8.5 M
$8.4 M
“A restroom is a pretty dark place, literally and metaphorically. It's usually darker compared to the rest of the building. Within a restroom you will find mean messages written on the wall…[and it’s where] a lot of people receive threats from bullies and enemies. Within the dark and shallow room, there has to be some sort of joy to balance out all the negativity.
Maybe someone will come across the encouraging messages written on the mirrors and take to heart what it says. The truth is everybody deserves to know that they are amazing. I do believe a simple message can brighten someone’s day. Take it from me, your friendly neighborhood post-it message man.”
MEET Alan!
AGE 18, FROM TEXAS
Posted 100 upliftingmessages to boost his
classmates’ self-esteem.
The best team in the world just got better. We added two new hires this quarter!
$8.9 M
ROCKSTAR MEMBER OF Q4
We celebrated ten anniversaries this quarter!
Ben KassoyEditor-in-Chief
Calvin StowellChief Growth O�cer
Santiago CastilloTMI Strategist
Marly LeightonBiz Dev Associate,Events Specialist
Bonnie HumpherysFinance & Operations Associate
Shae SmithSenior Software Engineer
Kayla MonteiroSpecial Projects Associate
2 NEW HIRES!
ANNIVERSARIES
4 2 1YEARS
Andrea GaitherVP, Engineering
3 YEARS
Keri Go�Creative Director
5 YEARS
Mike FantiniChief Product O�cer
7 YEARS YEARS YEAR
They rocked the stage at our gala too!
Best day (er, night) of our lives!
Chris Alfonso Photo & Video Production Associate
Aki ZapataCampaigns Associate
These 18 world-changers infused our o�ce with talent, energy, and big smiles. They named their cohort the Razzmatazz Parrots, which is as weird and awesome as they are. We <3 you, interns!
FALL 2016INTERNS
DoSomething.org was named one of the Best Places to work in NYC by Crain’s New York (again!)! To our sta�, friends, sponsors, partners, interns, and pets who make us who we are, THANK YOU!
AWARDS
JOIN OUR TEAM!
He says he might still be
able to do a backflip.
proveit
One of DoSomething.org’s best perks? A half-day on Halloween...if you dress up! Sta� competed for Best Costume, as chosen by our interns.
HALLOWEENPARTY
The Rock, a paperboy,
and Edward Scissorhands =
rock, paper, scissors!
Genius
He's a beast atMario Kart!
Boom chicka wow wow!
Jealous that where you work isn’t nearly as coolas DoSomething? You’re in luck, we’re hiring!
Visit DoSomething.org/jobs to see open positions & follow @DoSomethingJobson Twitter for updates!
We miss you already!
Let’s Do This!
We were in the
room where it happened!
YEAR IN REVIEW
TOP HUMBLEBRAGS
MEMBER SUPPORT
SOCIAL
MOBILE + MESSAGING
TECH + PRODUCT
OLD PEOPLE
MARKETING
FINANCE
14,463
2,400,000
SUPPORT TICKETSRECEIVED AND SOLVED
803,000TWITTER FOLLOWERS
120,000WE HEART IT FOLLOWERS
95,000INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS
VIDEOS UPLOADED
TOTAL PAGE LIKES
$240,500AWARDED IN SCHOLARSHIPS
200COMPETITIONS RAN
130,918TEXT MESSAGES RECEIVED
57,075,886TEXTS SENT & RECEIVED
175,609,344EMAILS SENT
$5.75 MillionIN DONATED MEDIA
ACROSS OUR STAFF PICK CAMPAIGNS
2.7 BillionIN TOTAL IMPRESSIONS ACROSS
OUR STAFF PICK CAMPAIGNS
4 Star Charity Navigator
10 years in a row
160OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS ON GITHUB
15,559OPEN-SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS ON GITHUB
493,561“THANKS FOR SIGNING UP!” EMAILS SENT
2S P O T L I G H TC A M P A I G N SS H I N E B R I G H T
Our #GunsOut campaign activated 50,516 members around gun violence prevention and protected an additional 44,000 students from firearms. The Find Your V-Spot campaign(the V stands for “voting”!) helped 43,890 members andtheir friends make a plan to vote on November 8.
DJ Patil, U.S. Chief Data Scientist, spent part of his last o�cial White House visit to NYC speaking at our o�ce, providing fascinating insights on how data works at the national level and instilling some (much-appreciated) hope the future. Broadway star Joshua Henry, who plays Aaron Burr in Chicago’s production of Hamilton, wrote and performed an original DoSomething song for our gala. We hope it’ll be released publicly, but you’ll have to “wait for it.”
W E ’ R ES T A R S T R U C K3
The White House loves us! In October, eleven DoSomething members visited the Roosevelt Room and advocated for gun violence prevention to senior White House o�cials. In August, three DoSomething sta�ers represented us at the White House LGBT Tech & Innovation Briefing, and two other sta�ers danced to The Lumineers at South By South Lawn, the White House’s first-ever innovation and social change festival.
K E E P I N GI T 1 6 0 04
Our Gladiator platform, which creates social change competitions, has activated over 80,000 members towards higher engagement and increased impact. Plus, our brand-new messenger bot brings social change to the forefront of new technologies. We launched our first campaign on Facebook Messenger, Spend Your Cheddar Better, a financial confidence campaign powered by SunTrust’s onUp Movement.
B E T T E R T E C H
M O R E I M P A C T=5
108
Hosted a Post-Election Impactathon where DoSomething.org hosted leaders from a variety of sectors to hack out ideas to mobilize 5.5 million young people to save the world in 2017.
We're an org for young people, but we love all the support from people over 25!
Joined forces with Bill & Melinda Gates to help young people celebrate the everyday superheroes that strengthen our communities and protect our planet.
904 NYCers signed up for DoSomething’s Annual Summit where we shared findings from our 2016 Survey of Young People and Civic Participation (and had super smart people duke it out on the NGO world’s hottest issues during our Social Good Cage Fight).
SHOUT OUT TOOUR BIGGEST PARTNERSIn 2016, DoSomething.org partnered in a big way with Fastweb, one of the largest scholarship sites. In Q4 alone, Fastweb activated 48,610 young people to take action through our platform. Throughout 2016, After School, one of the largest social networks for high school students, helped us reach over 140,000 high schoolers. In Q4 specifically, they activated 42,500 high schoolers around voter registration and prescription pain med abuse.
Our decade-longdynasty continues!
B I G G E R &B E T T E RT H A N E V E R
The org added a million new members this year, who powered the first-ever national period product drive and the country’s largest sports equipment drive...in the same month! With members in every US area code and 131 countries, our movement is growing in power and size.