We're thrilled to announce the GLOBAL expansion of our Kindness in Community Fund: $3M USD in funding to 65 youth-centered orgs in 10 countries. We invite you to meet the orgs helping to build a kinder, braver world:
Thank you to
@CottonOn
! 💛💜
#WhenWeAllVote
, we shape our communities, the laws that affect them, and the people who represent us.
#BeKind
+ be a changemaker - start the conversation with friends + family so they register + vote, too at
@WhenWeAllVote
Recovering - physically, mentally, emotionally- from natural disasters takes time + the work isn’t over yet. Thanks
@TeamRubicon
for inviting our co-founder
@ladygaga
to volunteer today in
#Houston
! Donate now to help these awesome vets do more:
We’re proud to announce that we’ve partnered with
@jackdotorg
for our
#BeKindBeThere
initiative! Learn how to recognize if a loved one is struggling with their mental health + how you can support them 💕 Go to:
Young people are powerful when they work together! So proud of the students nationwide today who peacefully came together in the spirit of hope and determination to support each other and make their voices heard.
#NationalWalkoutDay
8 years later and we're still forever grateful to our co-founder
@ladygaga
for using her platform and this album to inspire us to celebrate ourselves and one another, just the way we were born!
#BornThisWay
🚨The results are in: Kindness + Mental Health are inextricably linked🚨
We’re proud to announce Kindness Is Action, our report on how youth define kindness, the impact of kindness on mental health, + how young people are using kindness to cope.
Thank you
@ClassicJpow
for sharing your story and why we NEED
#teenMHFA
. We're almost to our goal, please consider donating to support young people's mental wellness and save their lives at
This was in email a couple of days ago from
@BTWFoundation
and I want to discuss how important this initiative is. In 10th-12th grade, I was stressed out, upset and hurting. At that time, I didn't understand that mental wellness was something that I deserved.
Here's a special message from our
@LadyGaga
,
@momgerm
, +
@MEnista
on our work building a kinder, braver world in partnership with you, our incredible Born This Way Foundation community!
#BeKind21
is back and we couldn't be more excited! Join us + our wonderful partners as we spend the next few weeks celebrating being kind to ourselves and each other.
Sign up now:
And here's our co-founder
@LadyGaga
's calendar to get you started!
We’re hosting kindness activations at
@Starbucks
stores across the country today! Learn more at
Here are a few moments from our events in LA, NYC, Las Vegas, and Chicago!
#BTWFxStarbucks
BREAKING NEWS: We’re donating everything we raise through January 19th (that’s tomorrow!) to our
#ChannelKindness
tour partners and
@ladygaga
is matching all contributions! Give today:
We're proud to announce we're partnering with
@NationalCouncil
to expand
#teenMHFA
to 20 more schools this fall! Learn more about the program from these students and
@LadyGaga
!
We're so excited to announce our
#BeKind21
challenge today! Dive into fall (or
#BackToSchool
!) the right way: kindly. Pledge to be kind to yourself and your community TODAY, and be entered to win 2 tickets to an upcoming
@LadyGaga
show! Sign up:
(1/2) We are grateful for the honest, inspiring conversation between youth mental health advocates and our co-founders
@ladygaga
+
@momgerm
. Join us with
@CottonOn
Foundation at the Westfield Century City LA Kinder, Braver Together Pop-Up open through Oct 10.💛💜
#btwfxcof
For
#Pride
, The
@Starbucks
Foundation will match all your donations to Born This Way Foundation - up to $250,000! - made through this unique giving site:
#BTWFxStarbucks
We’re so grateful to our partners at
@Pinterest
for highlighting our Kinder, Braver Together campaign with
@CottonOn
Foundation in their Shopping Spotlight! Learn more about how we can build a kinder, braver world together in this
#BoardDrop
:
#btwfxcof
Thank you so much to our amazing partners
@Minted
and everyone who’s helped us write thank you notes to first responders! Today the our team delivered some of these lovely holiday cards to the
@hpoutx
in
#Houston
!
(1/2) Born This Way Foundation is proud to announce our $1,000,000 Kindness in Community Fund to fund nonprofit organizations supporting youth mental health in coordination with
@ladygaga
’s The Chromatica Ball Summer Stadium Tour. 💗⚔️
Your generous donations fund programs like
@channelkindness
, a storytelling platform that fosters wellness + connection,
#BeKind21
, a program that builds + strengthens kinder communities, + the lifesaving teen
@MHFirstAidUSA
training.
#GivingTuesday
DRUMROLL PLEASE! 🥁 Born This Way Foundation is excited to announce our search for the next class of Advisors, and we’re honored to invite YOU to apply. Check out the full eligibility requirements + position description at . Applications due 11/20! 💖
For
#WorldMentalHealthDay
, tell us who your
#Someone2Turn2
is - the person you go to when you need to talk. Start a convo with them about mental health and then tell us what having them in your life means to you. Join this
#ChannelKindness
Challenge today!
Supporting and amplifying the work of young people is at the center of Born This Way Foundation’s work. We are beyond proud to announce our 2023 Advisory Board, composed of young leaders dedicated to building a kinder, braver world. 💖🌎 Learn more here: .
Thank you
@ladygaga
for leading the way in being brave and sharing your story. Talking about our experiences helps us and reminds others that they're not alone.
#mentalhealthawareness
We're often asked "What's next after
#BeKind21
?" Here it is:
#BeKind365
🌍, powered by
@BRPnews
, is a new digital platform where you can build:
✅A daily intentional kindness practice
✅Kinder communities that foster mental wellness
Try it for yourself:
We had the best time teaming up today with
@PayAwayLayaway
to surprise local families! YOU can help us spread kindness even further.
#GivingTuesday
isn’t over yet + there’s still time to donate -
“If you have a dream, fight for it. It’s not about how many times you get rejected, it’s about how many times you stand up and are brave and you keep on going.”
@LADYGAGA
⭐️
We are proud to share our report: Peer Counseling in College Mental Health, released in partnership with
@MaryChristieIns
where we explore college students' attitudes and experiences with peer mental health counseling. Learn more here:
For our second annual
#ChannelKindness
Holiday, we are proud to support + highlight nonprofit organizations across the US who show up for young people by addressing a variety of needs. ❤️ Learn more about these organizations and how you can donate today!
"We are losing a generation of young people who do not believe that their voices are worth hearing ... The need in this world for kindness is paralyzing."
@ladygaga
❤️
At Born This Way Foundation, we encourage you to
#BeKind
to your mind, your body, and your community. How will you take time for yourself this week? What's in your
#selfcare
routine?
It all started with a song and an album 7 years ago, inspiring people to be kind to each other and themselves. Now we work every day as an organization to inspire kindness + bravery, and to promote mental wellness!
#BornThisWay
#BornThisWayTurnsSeven
Happy birthday,
@ladygaga
! We love you! 🎉🥳❤️
Help celebrate our co-founder’s birthday by showing kindness to yourself + others today and if you can, please donate to her birthday fundraiser:
🎨:
@Iggy_proof
It all started with a song. Thank you
@LadyGaga
for leading the way in opening up conversations around mental health, making us feel less alone, and driving BTWF's work connecting young people with urgently needed resources. We were all born this way, baby! 💞
Happy birthday to our co-founder
@ladygaga
! Thank you for leading us in kindness, bravery, and vulnerability.
Help us celebrate by pledging to build a kinder, braver world today! Join us 👇
Every time you tweet or RT the hashtag
#SuperSaturdayNight
tonight,
#ATTtv
will donate $1 (up to $250,000) to BTWF!*
Help build a kinder, braver world that prioritizes mental wellness + validates the emotions of youth everywhere!
@ATT
*Learn more at .
On this day, a Star was Born! 😉 Join us in wishing our co-founder
@LadyGaga
a happy birthday by signing our card and sharing what she + the Foundation mean to you 🌟
#HappyBirthdayLadyGaga
Sign here:
LADY GAGA ENIGMA
THE LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY AT
@PARKTHEATERLV
PLUS 4 EXCLUSIVE JAZZ & PIANO ENGAGEMENTS
LITTLE MONSTERS PRE-SALE TOMORROW
ON SALE 8/13.
#GAGAVEGAS
We're proud to announce we're partnering with
@Starbucks
for
#Pride
! The Starbucks Foundation will match all June donations to Born This Way Foundation - up to $250k! - made through this unique giving site:
#BTWFxStarbucks