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Digital Toolkit

2022

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This toolkit has been designed so that you can easily share your enthusiasm online.

We are so grateful for your amplification during #BeKind21 and beyond.

Let’s get started!

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About #BeKind21

Born This Way Foundation launched #BeKind21, a movement and annual program, in 2018 to invite participants to practice an act of kindness for themselves and others each day from September 1st to September 21st to build kinder, connected communities that foster mental wellness.

/ WHAT WE DO

Our team shares a kindness resource kit with helpful tips and links, sends an email series to participants with daily doses of inspiration, and hosts virtual + community events with special guest speakers.

/ HOW IT WORKS

Step 1: Pledge to #BeKind21 using the link

Step 2: Share your acts of kindness each day on social media, using #BeKind21

Step 3: Keep up your acts of kindness all year round!

/ HOW YOU CAN HELP

Share #BeKind21 with

your communities and

networks. We’d love your

help in getting as many

people to take the pledge

as possible by September 21st.

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HANDLES + HASHTAGS

Cynthia Germanotta, Co-Founder + President

Twitter: @momgerm

Instagram: @momgerm

Facebook: @CynthiaGermanotta

Maya Smith, Executive Director

Twitter: @MEnista

Instagram: @MayaBTWF

Pledge Page Link: bornthisway.foundation/bekind21

Hashtag: #BeKind21

Born This Way Foundation

Twitter: @btwfoundation

Instagram: @btwfoundation

TikTok: @btwfoundation

Facebook: @BornThisWayFoundation

Lady Gaga, Co-Founder

Twitter: @LadyGaga

Instagram: @LadyGaga

Facebook: @LadyGaga

Use the links, hashtag, and handles below to help you share about #BeKind21 with your online community!

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SAMPLE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

Kindness is action. Join @btwfoundation’s #BeKind21 by pledging to do one act of kindness a day for 21 days this September! 💞 Learn more and sign up: bornthisway.foundation/bekind21

How do you show kindness? We want to know! 🤗 Join @btwfoundation’s #BeKind21 to do one intentional act of kindness a day from September 1st to 21st! Sign up at bornthisway.foundation/bekind21

Whether you’re signing a petition, donating, educating, or doing any other act of kindness. Pledge to build kinder communities that foster mental wellness by joining #BeKind21: bornthisway.foundation/bekind21

Join @btwfoundation’s #BeKind21 and do something kind for your mind, body, or community every day from September 1st to 21st! bornthisway.foundation/bekind21

Self care isn’t a treat, but an everyday affirmation of kindness. This September, @btwfoundation is helping us get in the habit of care with #BeKind21 - and we hope you can pencil it in! 📝 Go to bornthisway.foundation/bekind21

Use the adaptable posts below to help you share about #BeKind21 with your online community!

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SAMPLE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

Kindness is advocating for a world in which Black Lives Matter. Join us and help build a world where all are respected + included through @btwfoundation’s #BeKind21 bornthisway.foundation/bekind21!

Join @btwfoundation’s #BeKind21 and pledge to do one kind act a day from September 1st to 21st at bornthisway.foundation/bekind21 💗

Self-care is an essential act of kindness! 🥰 Pledge to #BeKind21 and do an intentional act of kindness, loving + caring for yourself + others, through @btwfoundation’s kindness movement here: bornthisway.foundation/bekind21

Kindness is celebrating and commemorating Pride! 🏳️‍🌈💕 Sign up to join @btwfoundation’s #BeKind21 and tell us how you’re creating a kinder, braver and demanding respect for ALL at bornthisway.foundation/bekind21

Kindness is taking time to breathe. Join @btwfoundation to forge kinder spaces online and offline through #BeKind21. Sign up today at bornthisway.foundation/bekind21

Did you know being kind includes taking care of your own mental wellness? 🧠💜 Pledge to show up in kindness for yourself and others through #BeKind21 at bornthisway.foundation/bekind21

Use the adaptable posts below to help you share about #BeKind21 with your online community!

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SAMPLE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

Kick off the school year by taking @btwfoundation’s #BeKind21 pledge to do something kind for yourself + others every day for 21 days this September: bornthisway.foundation/bekind21 💕

Tell us: How do you take time to be kind? 📝 This September, we’re joining @btwfoundation’s #BeKind21 to pencil in some kindness - and we hope you do too! Go to bornthisway.foundation/bekind21

Want help creating kinder classrooms? 🎒💛 You and your class can commit to one intentional act of kindness each day from September 1st to 21st through #BeKind21 bornthisway.foundation/bekind21

This year and always, the world needs your kindness! 🌏💓 Take @btwfoundation’s #BeKind21 pledge and commit to one intentional act of kindness for yourself + others every day for 21 days this September at bornthisway.foundation/bekind21

As @LadyGaga says, “just be kind. The act itself is free, and it’s priceless.” 💖 Join @btwfoundation’s #BeKind21, doing an intentional act of kindness each day from September 1st to 21st! Sign up at bornthisway.foundation/bekind21

Use the adaptable posts below to help you share about #BeKind21 with your online community!

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DOWNLOADABLE GRAPHICS

Click the linked graphics below to download the file for online posting and printing.

Instagram Story Size

Facebook Sized

Square Sized (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)

Instagram Portrait Sized

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DOWNLOADABLE GRAPHICS

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INSTAGRAM STORY GRAPHICS

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CALENDAR GRAPHIC

Click the linked graphics below to download the file for online posting and printing.

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ADDITIONAL WAYS TO SUPPORT

  1. Ask your loved ones sign up for #BeKind21. Use this social media toolkit to help you spread the word.
  2. Share a one-minute vertical video talking about what kindness means to you or how you plan to participate in #BeKind21. You can also record videos inviting others to join you for #BeKind21.
  3. Share about #BeKind21 on your social media page, website, or newsletter.
  4. Share your story on Channel Kindness and use the submission guidelines to inspire and support others searching for anchors in their lives.

Here are a few additional ways you can help spread the word about #BeKind21:

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ZOOM BACKGROUND

Click the linked graphic below to download the generic #BeKind21 Zoom background! Want to add your own organization/school logo? Email joshua@bornthisway.foundation with your organization/school name +

high res logo!

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THANK YOU