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NEWS & ON AIR MEDIA
2025
- Sustainable Brands - Here's What Nonprofits Could Do with $7M — the Cost of a Super Bowl Ad
- CBS6 - Governor Hochul pushes for cell phone ban in new op-ed
- MSG - DeNora Getachew, CEO of DoSomething.org Receives the NY Knicks Sweetwater Clifton City Spirit Award
- MSG - The New York Knicks Sweetwater Clifton 'City Spirit' Award
- CBS News - Did TikTok legally have to shut down, or did its leadership choose to?
- USA Today - Organizers attend People's March days before Donald Trump is inaugurated
- CBS News - How a TikTok ban would affect younger users, Gen Z
2024
- The Guardian - Two hurricanes stir up voter backlash to Florida Republicans’ climate denialism
- Associated Press - Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- Yahoo News - Abortion, the economy and Gaza: What’s driving Gen Z to the polls
- Spectrum News - Making online gaming safer by detecting cyberbullying
- News 12 - Youth Action Forum at the Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School in Pelham Bay
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - At Milwaukee event, young voters say candidates aren't speaking about issues important to them. Here's what they mean.
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - National nonprofit wants to know what's on Gen Z's mind, get them registered to vote in Wisconsin
- Jammin983.com - Famed director, choreographer, and Milwaukee Native Frank Gatson Jr. talks to Don Black
- Fox 6 Milwaukee - Wisconsin youth vote, election impact in battleground state
- Her Campus - How To Talk To A Friend Who Doesn’t Plan To Vote, According To 2 Activists
- CNN - Young Voters and the November Election
- Women of Color Podcast - How to Take Smart Risks with DeNora Getachew, CEO of DoSomething.org
- Blue Shield CA - Your Voice is Your Power
- The Hill - Harris campaign embraces ‘brat,’ coconut tree memes to court young voters
- Yahoo News - The Kamala Harris coconut tree quote, explained: What do all the memes from the ‘KHive’ mean?
- Yahoo News - Biden is hiring a meme manager. But viral success might not be as easy as he hopes
- The Scholarship Collective - Celebrate your mom today, apply to these scholarships tomorrow
- VOA - The Inside Story - Gaza War: Widening Crisis | 143
- Breaking Through Podcast - Special guests include: DeNora Getachew, DoSomething
- Employee Benefit News - What abortion bans in Arizona and Florida mean for employers and families
- My Central Jersey - Why volunteer work is important in college admissions | College Connection
- Tech Can't Save Us Podcast - Campaigning in Tech with DeNora Getachew from DoSomething.org
- Her Campus - Want To Get More Involved In The Election? Join DoSomething’s Voter Catalyst Network
- Reckon - Biden just forgave billions more in student loans. Gen Z says it still isn’t enough to earn their votes
- Yahoo News - What will the youth vote look like if a TikTok ban goes into effect before November?
- VOA - State of the Union Speech Reveals Biden’s Reelection Strategy
- Notes From The Backpack, National PTA Podcast - Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders to Do Something
- Newsweek - Joe Biden's 'Aggressive' Social Media Strategy
- Word In Black - Gen-Z’s Worries Over Student Debt Could Impact the 2024 Election
- Dallas Weekly - Gen-Z’s Worries Over Student Debt Could Impact the 2024 Election
- Her Campus - Register To Vote (Or Check Your Status) With Her Campus Now!
- Trend Hunter - Loneliness-Combating Social Campaigns
- Ad Week - Wednesday Stir
- Peachtree TV, Atlanta CW - Hinge announces $1M fund to help Gen Z build in-person connections
- Inside Philanthropy - Can an Online Dating App's Giving Combat Social Isolation?
- PBS - A Citizen's Guide to Preserving Democracy
2023
- The Hill - Student debt fight ends year on disappointing note
- MSNBC - 'Young people are watching': How will Gen Z vote in the 2024 election?
- Trend Watching - One more hour? Dating app Hinge fronts USD 1M to tackle gen Z loneliness
- Marketing Dive - Hinge dating app launches $1M initiative combatting Gen Z loneliness
- Y Pulse - Hinge just launched “One More Hour,” a new program aiming to address the loneliness epidemic among Gen Z.
- Yahoo Finance - Hinge dating app launches $1M initiative combatting Gen Z loneliness
- LSN Global - Hinge launches One More Hour to warn of Gen Z loneliness
- GDI - Hinge Launches $1M Anti-Loneliness Campaign
- Fast Company - Hinge is spending $1 million to get people meeting IRL
- Marketing Daily - Hinge Is Handing Out $1 Million To Help Gen Z Socialize
- Nasdaq - Hinge Announces $1 Million Fund to Help Gen Z Build Community In-Person
- New York Social Diary - Nearly 300 guests gathered at the Ziegfeld Ballroom as DoSomething celebrated its 30th Anniversary
- Shondaland - Five Women Helping Us Build Community and Connection
- USA Today - Meet the new faces of politics: Here's why more Gen Z candidates are running for office
- Spectrum News 1 - In Focus: Gen Z and Millennial expert weighs in on how younger voters could impact Kentucky's election
- Kentucky Public Radio, Jacob Martin - DoSomething.org, national non-profit
- USA Today - Abortion rights inspire these young voters like no other issue. How they're fighting ahead of 2024
- Parenting For the Future Podcast - Activating Young People to Change the World: A Conversation With DeNora Getachew
- CUNY - The Art of Democracy Gets Showcased At Medgar Evers College
- The Hill - Biden’s latest moves on student loan forgiveness leave borrowers unimpressed
- Wane.com - Biden’s latest moves on student loan forgiveness leave borrowers unimpressed
- Vogue Business - Unlocking Gen Z’s Luxury Spending Power
2022
- Milwaukee Community Journal - Do Good with the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
- CardRates.com - Credit Card Donations Support DoSomething in Accelerating Youth Activism and Meaningful Change
- Marketing Today - Winning Over Gen Z and Inspiring Action with DeNora Getachew, CEO of DoSomething.org
- MSNBC - Can Young People Save Our Democracy?
- Cheddar - Climate Justice Advocate Aditi Mayer on Address Environmental Injustice
- Cheddar - 'Do Something' Inspiring a Youth-Led Movement For Good
- Magnolia Moonshot 2030 - Series Episode 11 with DeNora Getachew
- Nonprofit Lowdown Podcast - Making the ED/DoD Relationship Work with DeNora Getachew and Jen Moore
2021
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice - Alumna DeNora Getachew '01 Aims to Engage Young People in Social Change
- GM Authority - GM and DoSomething Launch Road to Self-Care
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
- Brooklyn Org - Navigating Civic Engagement in a Changing Brooklyn contribution by DeNora Getachew, CEO of DoSomething.org
- MotherDuck - Non-Profits <3 Small Data’s ROI by Sahil Gupta, Senior Data Engineer at DoSomething.org
- AWS - DoSomething’s journey with AWS brings efficiency, scalability by Dave Crusoe, VP of Product and Engineering at DoSomething.org
- Stanford Social Innovation Review - Volunteerism’s Diversity Problem by Yasmine Mahdavi, Director of Analysis & Impact at DoSomething.org
PRESS 2020 & PRIOR
PAST PRESS
Fast Company
- Lessons On Leadership And Hiring From The Fast Company Innovation Festival
- A Solution To Millennials' High Turnover Rate
- Using Shazam To Counter Misogynistic Lyrics, And Other World Changing Ad Campaigns
- Announcing The Winners Of The 2017 World Changing Ideas Awards
- It’s Up To Consumers to Make Companies Take a Political Stand
Entertainment Weekly
- Taylor Swift tops list of 2013's most charitable celebrities
- JoJo, Bebe Rexha, and Daya encourage first-time voters to lose their V-cards
- Chance the Rapper, Ariana Grande among DoSomething’s Most Charitable Celebs
- Heroes After Dark Teams Up With DoSomething.org for NYCC Kickoff Party
The Chronicle Of Philanthropy
Forbes
- How The CEO Of DoSomething.org Uses FOMO To Inspire Social Change
- How One Social Enterprise Is Celebrating Both MLK Day and Inauguration Day
Just Jared Jr.
- Colton Haynes Fronts Smiles For Soldiers Campaign For DoSomething.Org
- Amanda Steele Teams Up With DoSomething.org For “Ride & Seek” Safety Campaign
- Skai Jackson Takes Down Bullying with DoSomething’s New Initiative
Tubefilter
- Ingrid Nilsen Asks Fans To Donate Period Products To Homeless Shelters In New PSA
- YouTube Stars Ayo and Teo Help DoSomething.org Turn Bone Marrow Tests into a Dance Craze
- DoSomething.org Names Jerome Jarre, Markiplier, Lilly Singh Most Charitable Creators
- YouTube Star Amanda Steele Teams Up With DoSomething.org To Promote Seat Belts as a Fashion Trend
- iJustine Teams With DoSomething.org, AARP to Teach Senior Citizens New Tech
- Musical.ly Teams With Nonprofit DoSomething For Creator Networking Event
Teen Vogue
- How Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler Are Brightening the Birthdays of Homeless Kids
- This New Campaign Wants to Help Make 2016 Your Best Year Ever
- DoSomething.org Is Sending Happy Ramadan Cards to Mosques as Part of “Sincerely, Us” Campaign
- 15-Year-Old Black-ish Star Yara Shahidi Is Doing Something Big for Science
- Ford Models and DoSomething.org Team Up on Inspiring Call to Action Video
- How To Fight For Gun Reform After the March for our Lives
- How Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler are Brightening the Birthdays of Homeless Kids
- DoSomething.org’s “Lose Your V-Card” Campaign
- DoSomething Launches Guns Out Campaign #GunsOut
Bustle
- Victoria Justice Donates Clothes To H&M In Honor Of Earth Day & Raises Awareness For DoSomething.Org's Comeback Clothes Campaign
- Victoria Justice Partners With H&M and DoSomething.org to Save 400,000 Pounds of Fabric From Landfills
- The New DoSomething App Makes Not Pitching In No Longer Okay
- How to Donate on Giving Tuesday Through Tinder’s “I’m Available” Campaign
- DoSomething.org Uses Temporary Tattoos For Their “1 in 3 of Us” Campaign to Raise Awareness About Unhealthy Relationships
- How To Support Women’s Health on Giving Tuesday
OK!
People
The Huffington Post
- 11 Creative Ways Your Thumbs Can Prevent Texting While Driving
- College Students Want to Keep Guns Off Their Campus. Today We're Giving Them a Way to Make That Happen
- How Coco Jones Is Standing Up Against Big Tobacco, And How You Can Too
- These Hand-Drawn Princesses Redefine Fictional Royalty
- How DoSomething.org Members Defeated the Companies Behind This Transphobic Caitlyn Jenner Costume
- How Young People Are Fighting Mint-Flavored Cigarettes With #MyBigRegret
- Pregnancy Text Program: DoSomething.org Lets Teens Adopt ‘Text Babies’ To Learn The Harsh Realities Of Parenting (VIDEO)
- DoSomething.org Protests Abercrombie & Fitch Store Wearing XXL T-Shirts
- How Thousands of Students Are Giving Thanks and Giving Back to Their Science Teachers
- Join Thousands of Young People Keeping Their Friends and Family Safe on the Road
BuzzFeed
Cosmopolitan
The New York Times
- ‘Black-ish’ Star Yara Shahidi Is a Role Model Off-Screen
- At DoSomething.org Boot Camps, Training For NonProfit World
MTV
NBC News
- Yara Shahidi Shines as Actor, Activist & STEM Advocate
- This Projects Wants to Send Thousands of Ramadan Cards to U.S. Mosques
Mashable
- ‘Take Back the Prom’ campaign aims to end prom discrimination
- DoSomething.org Is Upping the Snapchat Game
- You can help raise $1 million for youth advocacy just by using mobile search
- Here's what happens when grandparents learn to use Snapchat
- College students are using social media to keep #GunsOut of schools
- Teens are coming together to send Ramadan cards to every mosque in the U.S.
- Alexander Wang’s Huge Celeb Posse Poses For DoSomething.org
- DoSomething.org Has 1 Million Texting Teens
- Teens and tech can help stop cyberbullying. This hackathon is proof.
Upworthy
- Cigarette butts are gross and smelly, and once they're on the street, they don't go away. Until now.
- Think Young Voters Don’t Have Power In This Country? Think Again.
- She Started Fighting Injustice as a Kid. Now She’s Helping Other Kids Be Brilliant At It.
- Horrified By How Much Plastic is in the Ocean, This Girl Ramped Up Her Recycling Game
Yahoo!
PAST PRESS CONT'D
Refinery29
- How One Awesome Kid Proved "Nude" Doesn't Mean "White
- Here's How To Send Ramadan Greetings To A U.S. Mosque
CBS Sports Network
Alternet
The Wall Street Journal
Recode
Mic
Now This Sports
Hello Giggles
- These Teens Are Sending Ramadan Cards To Every Mosque in The U.S.
- Laura Marano encourages teens to stop texting and driving in the cutest way possible
The Chronicle Of Philanthropy
CBS News
Advertising Age
Seventeen
- Exclusive: Alyson Stoner Shares An Important Message for LGBTQ Teens
- You Could Score A Private The Vamps Concert AND Help Homeless Teens By Starting A Used Jeans Drive At Your School
US Magazine
Business Insider
- Over 40,000 people are sending 'Happy Ramadan' cards to mosques across the U.S. for an important reason
- How One Vine Star You've Never Heard Of Got Teenagers To Stop Bullying One Another
Today
Daily News
TechCrunch
NPR
Glamour
Cheddar U
PopSugar
Billboard
- Ariana Grande, Beyoncé & More Among DoSomething.org’s List of Most Charitable Celebrities of 2017
- Taylor Swift Tops DoSomething.org’s ‘Celebs Gone Good’ List for Third Year in a Row
US Weekly
Complex
Allure
PopCrush
Look To The Stars
- Jeremy Lin Fights Bullying Through DoSomething.org’s You’ve Got the Power Campaign
- AnnaSophia Robb and DoSomething.org Premiere the Anti-Food Waste Kitchen
- Beyoncé and Lin-Manuel Miranda Top DoSomething.org’s 2016 Celebs Gone Good List
- Cristiano Ronaldo, John Cena and Serena Williams Named Top Athletes Gone Good
- Johnson & Johnson, Be The Match, and DoSomething.org Team Up With Ayo & Teo For Give a Spit About Cancer Campaign
TheThings.com
The News Wheel
- “Gotham” Star David Mazouz Promotes New Campaign From Chevrolet and DoSomething.org
- Chevrolet and DoSomething.org Launch the “Ride & Seek” Campaign to Promote Seat Belt Usage Among Teens
The Source
Gold Crown Magazine
Vibe
Black Enterprise
Elite Daily
Daily Mail
A Plus
Ad Age
INSIDER
Page Six
Tech Republic
Essence
Pop City Life
The Daily Shuffle
Pop Culturalist
Canva
International Business Times
Her Campus
Deal Crunch
CardRates
Harper’s Bazaar
Who Say
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