Days of Action and Service are opportunities to jumpstart volunteerism and service activities by engaging youth and community members in activities and issues of pressing concern. Check out the Bubel Aiken Foundation’s 'Effective Practices Guide to Creating Inclusive and Accessible Days of Service'
The MLK Day of Service, usually held around January 15th, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday is a national call to service initiative.
It calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems.
Nelson Mandela International Day was launched in recognition of Nelson Mandela’s birthday on 18 July, 2009 via the UN General Assembly. Mandela Day is a global call to action for citizens of the world to take up the challenge and follow in the formidable footsteps of Madiba, a man who transformed his life, served his country and freed his people. Its objective is to inspire individuals to take action to help change the world for the better and in so doing, to build a global movement for good.
World AIDS Day is held on December 1st each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died.
Celebrates and mobilizes millions of young people who improve their communities each day of the year through volunteer service in over 135 Countries.
Celebrated on April 22 each year, more than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world.
A day to highlight volunteer-involving organizations and individual volunteers to promote their contributions to development at local, national and international levels.