How you can take action
Volunteer
Help make your community, your country or even the world a better place. You’ll meet great people along the way.
Raise your civic engagement
Vote in every election – even the local ones – connect with your representatives, and speak up. Maybe even run for office.
Be an activist
Fight for what you believe in. (But don’t take “fight” literally.)
Give Back
Donate to worthy causes. A little goes a long way.
Live well
Small changes to our own habits at home and at work can make a big difference in the life and wellbeing of our communities.
How did this start?
Hi. I'm Larry
I made a promise in November, 2016 to change my approach to civic engagement. Then, on January 21, 2017, I embarked on a mission to perform one civic act per day, every day, for the next four years. The acts aren’t world-changing. Some are quite small or involve explorations that end up going nowhere. Others are connected to my professional life. But my hope is that the discipline of pursuing one act per day means civic engagement will be on my mind every day.
Truth be told, 1,421 civic acts is pretty daunting. I made it for 100 days and I posted a report card on Medium. And I blogged about my one civic act experience over four years. It’s been an eye-opening process as I’ve stumbled through municipal meetings, met a host of interesting organizations and civic leaders, and taken deep dives on issues that affect my community. The feedback I’ve received from people I’ve never met has encouraged me to help others who want to change their own approach to civic engagement.
