PLEDGE to change the world
Changing the world all on your own might seem an impossible task. And indeed it would be. But it's OK, because there are others out there just like you: they feel the need to act, but don't want to do it alone. And the way to make contact with them is through the Pledge Bank.
The idea is simple. You enter a pledge online, promising to do something but only if a certain number of other people do the same. When enough people have signed up, everyone undertakes their pledge. This is a really good way of multiplying the impact of your actions to change the world.
5th December is International Volunteer Day.
...but only if others do too
Take Action
Pledge to do something to change the world.
Put your pledge on PledgeBank: www.pledgebank.com
Persuade family, friends, colleagues and complete strangers to sign up. Achieve your target by the cut-off date.
I will... (enter your pledge), but only if... (enter number) of other people will do the same. The other people must sign up before (enter date by which the pledging has to be completed).
Find Out More
Pledge Bank: www.pledgebank.com
Tips for successful pledges:
- Keep your ambitions modest. Why ask for 50 people when five would be enough? Every extra person makes your pledge harder to meet.
- Think about how your pledge reads. Will an outsider understand it? Read it to someone else. If they don't understand it, you'll need to rewrite it.
- Make your pledge imaginative, worthwhile, fun, and reasonably easy to complete.
- Don't imagine that your pledge will sell itself. Tell the world. Email your friends, print leaflets and stick them through your neighbours' doors.
- Get some publicity in the local newspaper.
Examples of successful pledges
- Jeff edited 100 pages for Project Gutenberg once 50 other people had agreed to do the same.www.pgdp.net
- Andy installed low-energy long-life bulbs throughout his house once 20 other people had agreed to do the same.
- Matthew bought only Fairtrade tea, coffee and chocolate bars during July 2005 once 20 other people had agreed.
- Ellie did all her shopping locally and not in a supermarket chain in July 2005 along with 20 other people.
- Tom wrote to his MP asking for Wireless Internet Access to be provided at the British Library, and 200 other people pledged to write to their MPs with the same request.
- Other pledge requests include displaying posters on 'How TB kills 1,500 Africans a day' in your car, planting 10 trees to offset your carbon dioxide emissions, giving 1% of your gross annual salary to charity, switching to green electricity and cleaning up a river bank.
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