Current actions available to support your favorite personal causes and…maybe some new ones!
Avoid chemical fertilizers and pesticides
Eat more fruits and vegetables daily
Incorporate active transportation
Organize a neighborhood light audit
Add attic insulation
Add bee hotel
Add movement breaks during your day
Adjust lighting direction and brightness
Adopt a “one in, one out” practice
Advocate for bike lanes
Advocate for local plastic reduction policies
Advocate for media literacy education in schools
Alternate drivers
Arrange pick-up donations
Assemble or refresh a home emergency kit
Attend a peaceful demonstration or rally
Attend energy meetings
Attend local markets
Attend local meetings
Attend local swaps
Audit your wardrobe
Automate savings
Avoid fast furniture
Avoid gas leaks
Avoid impulse spending
Avoid pesticides
Avoid public Wi-Fi without a VPN
Avoid single-use plastics
Avoid unnecessary idling
Bike local trails
Bike to work
Block third-party cookies in your browser
Borrow before buying
Boycott Target
Brew coffee with reusable filter
Bring cloth bags
Build a compost bin
Build bat box
Build raised beds
Buy e-bike
Buy fewer clothes
Buy organic foods
Buy recycled products
Cancel a subscription you no longer use
Care for street trees
Carry a reusable shopping bag
Carry reusable bags
Check air filters and perform regular tune-ups
Check on elders
Check on neighbors
Check resale sites
Check smoke detector and CO detector batteries yearly
Choose bulk coffee
Choose direct flights
Choose drought-tolerant plants
Choose fair trade goods
Choose green energy plan
Choose minimally processed foods
Choose plastic-free packaging
Choose products with minimal plastic packaging
Choose refillable supplies
Choose sustainable meats
Choose timeless pieces
Choose water instead of sugary drinks
Clean and donate items
Clear your browser history and tracking data weekly
Collect rainwater
Collect rainwater
Combine errands into one trip
Combine trips
Commit to taking at least one personal action EVERY DAY in 2026.
Commit to taking at least one personal action EVERY WEEK in 2026.
Compare EV models
Compare options before buying
Complete a daily brain puzzle or challenge
Compost food scraps
Contact your local representatives about a policy issue
Cook home harvest
Cook meals at home more often
Create bee habitat
Create or update a family emergency contact list
Create support chain
Create wildflower patches
Curate your feed
Delete unused apps
Design native garden
Discuss media literacy with others
Ditch plastic straws
Donate blood
Donate gently used goods
Donate to 1-3 nonprofits on Giving Tuesday
Donate to 4-6 nonprofits on Giving Tuesday
Donate to 7 or more nonprofits on Giving Tuesday
Donate tools
Donate used clothes
Donate used clothes
Drink a full glass of water first thing
Drink more water, fewer sugary drinks
Eat a protein-rich morning meal
Eat breakfast every morning
Eat more plants
Eat seasonal produce
Educate neighbors
Educate others
Enable two-factor authentication on key accounts
Explore a new artistic medium
Explore a topic you've been curious about
Fix leaky hoses
Fly less
Follow diverse, reputable news outlets
Freeze leftovers
Get vaccinated
Give to reuse centers
Give yourself permission to rest instead of doing “one more thing”
Go organic
Go paperless
Grow one edible plant at home
Grow vegetables
Hand-pull weeds
Hang clothes outdoors
Help neighbors
Hire local services
Host donation drive
Identify and delete old or unused accounts
Install bird feeders
Install home charger
Install low-flow fixtures
Install rain barrel
Install solar panels
Install solar-powered outdoor lights
Invest in quality
Invite someone to join you in a civic activity
Join a creative community or meetup
Join a CSA
Join a local fitness or walking group
Join a tree-planting event
Join community compost
Join community garden
Join community solar
Join EV owner group
Join local co-op
Join local recycling program
Join mutual aid group
Join opt-out lists
Join outdoor group
Join workplace carpool
Keep a dedicated supply of backup lighting
Keep plants that improve indoor air
Learn about a civic issue through multiple reliable sources
Learn how algorithms shape your feed
Learn how to shut off water, gas, and electricity
Learn plant-based recipes
Learn seed saving
Learn to mend
Limit impulse purchases
Limit one recurring demand on your time
Log one personal action TODAY that improved your life or someone else's.
Maintain clean filters
Maintain consistent sleep routines
Maintain electric gear
Make a large gift (meaningful to you) to at least one nonprofit
Match schedules
Match someone else's Giving Tuesday contribution
Mulch leaves naturally
No more fast food
Offset carbon
Opt out of a non-essential task, meeting, or request
Opt out of data brokers
Organize blood drive
Organize cleanup day
Organize clothing swap
Participate in a charity or community fitness event
Participate in a town hall or public meeting
Pause before buying
Pause before sharing viral content
Plan weekly meals
Plant a tree
Plant herbs indoors
Plant native flowers
Plant native shade trees
Post reminder notes
Practice a creative hobby regularly
Practice a skill you want to get better at
Practice mindfulness
Prepare breakfast the night before
Prepare healthy meals at home.
Promote renewables locally
Protect young trees
Rake leaves manually
Read for 15 minutes each day
Read nutrition labels before buying
Read nutrition labels before buying
Read, watch or listen to something that teaches you one new idea
Recommend local spots
Reconnect with someone you have not talked to in 30 days
Recycle batteries
Recycle plastic film and wraps
Recycle used pods
Reduce indoor humidity to healthy levels
Reduce red meat consumption.
Refresh a skill you haven’t practiced in awhile
Register to vote
Rehome electronics
Remind others to give
Repair instead of replace
Repair items
Repair old clothes
Replace old appliances
Replace or clean HVAC and furnace filters
Replace plastic wrap
Replace turf with natives
Research before buying
Research candidates
Research ethical brands
Return to sender
Reuse and repurpose plastic containers
Reuse creatively
Review and practice a home evacuation plan
Review app permissions monthly
Review your bank or credit card statements weekly
Ride public transit
Rotate driving duties
Save leftovers
Say no to one thing you don’t have capacity for
Schedule checkups
Screen regularly
Seal drafts
Secure heavy furniture and appliances
Seek support
Seek support
Sending Locally Sourced Gifts
Set a weekly “creative focus hour”
Set and reach weekly fitness goals
Set healthy boundaries
Set limits
Set monthly budget
Set phone limits
Set thermostat efficiently
Set up a recurring monthly gift to a nonprofit
Share alternatives
Share emergency plans
Share supplies
Share tools
Shop at farmers markets
Shop in bulk
Shop local stores
Shop secondhand
Shorten showers
Show up on election day
Sign a verified petition supporting an issue you believe in
Sign petitions
Skip drive-thrus
Skip frequent mowing
Skip half-dry cycles
Skip impulse buys
Skip impulse trends
Skip processed meat
Sort recyclables
Start a carpool group
Start a Creativity Journal
Start container garden
Start tool library
Stop buying harmful brands
Store and label basic tools in a central location
Store food properly
Support a local small business weekly
Support a small or emerging nonprofit you’ve never given to before
Support ethical brands
Support green airlines
Support independent, fact-based journalism
Support local farmers and food producers
Switch to electric mower
Switch to induction
Switch to LED lighting
Switch to LED outdoor lighting
Take device breaks
Take one scheduled screen break every two hours
Teach or share something you learned with someone else
Test drive an EV
Track consumption
Track daily steps or activity/exercise minutes
Track fridge contents
Track household waste
Track non-essential spending for one week
Track non-essential spending for one week
Track screen time
Trade in gas car
Try induction hot plate
Try local cafes
Try meatless Mondays
Turn off decorative or landscape lighting overnight
Turn off engine
Turn off unused lights
Unplug electronics
Unplug regularly
Unplug unused devices
Update software and apps regularly
Use a 24-hour purchase rule
Use a HEPA air purifier in a main living space
Use a password manager
Use a reusable coffee cup or water bottle daily
Use a route optimization or navigation app
Use a weekly meal plan to reduce food waste
Use cloth bags
Use compost soil
Use compostable pods
Use compostable pots
Use drip irrigation
Use electric or battery powered lawn equipment
Use food sharing apps
Use hybrid vehicles
Use indoor drying rack
Use local transit pass
Use manual tools
Use motion sensors or timers for outdoor lighting
Use natural pest control
Use organic mulch
Use refillable bottles
Use rideshare apps
Use thermal curtains
Use your referral link to invite five (5) friends to join LiveImpact.io
Vacation locally
Verify news sources before sharing
Visit thrift stores
Volunteer for city greening
Volunteer with an organization that strengthens civic participation
Vote regularly
Walk 3mi per day
Walk outdoors
Walk short trips
Wash bedding weekly in hot water
