The weeks leading up to TogetherTuesday can move quickly. Taking time now to organize responsibilities, confirm collaborators, and figure out next steps can help your activation run more smoothly.
Now, with five weeks remaining, this is the moment to organize your ideas into an actionable plan your team can work toward.
Creating a timeline now can help your team stay aligned, avoid last-minute stress, and make sure everyone understands what needs to happen and when.
Your TogetherTuesday Timeline
Start by breaking your activation into smaller steps and assigning clear owners for each task.
Confirm participants and collaborators
Reach out to the people, organizations, and community partners you’d like involved so everyone understands the vision and next steps.
Bring everyone together with a kickoff meeting
Bring your group together to align on goals, responsibilities, and timelines before planning moves further ahead.
Divide responsibilities into task groups
Assign clear roles for outreach, communications, logistics, volunteer coordination, fundraising, or event support so the work feels collaborative and manageable.
Create shared branding and outreach materials
Develop simple graphics, messaging, flyers, or social assets your team can use consistently across communications. Tools like Canva can help you quickly create polished materials using templates and shared designs your whole team can access.
Build your communications timeline
Plan out announcements, reminders, emails, and social posts leading up to June 23 so supporters know how to participate.
Finalize logistics and confirm support
If volunteers or sponsorships are part of your activation, now is the time to connect with potential partners, community members, or local businesses that can help amplify your impact.
Find the Right Collaborators
Strong community projects are strengthened by collaboration. This is a good time to think about who else could help strengthen your activation or expand your reach.
Think about:
- Organizations or individuals already doing similar work
- Community allies who can help spread the word
- Volunteers who can support logistics or outreach
- Local businesses that may want to contribute
- Community leaders, creators, or influencers with platforms
Build a Communications Timeline
Planning your outreach early can make participation feel easier and more organized.
Think about:
- When you’ll announce your activation
- When you’ll send reminders or updates
- What social media posts or emails you’ll need
- Who will create graphics, photos, or videos
- How you’ll thank supporters afterward
Just Keep Going
Planning doesn’t have to be perfect. The goal is simply to create enough structure so your community can show up, participate, and connect.
By breaking your project into manageable steps, assigning responsibilities, and bringing collaborators together, you’re building the foundation for a meaningful TogetherTuesday activation.
About TogetherTuesday
TogetherTuesday is part of Be The People, a shared national moment that encourages people to strengthen their communities through meaningful acts of generosity.
Through this partnership, we will invite millions of people across the country to take part in community actions that reflect America’s generous spirit and demonstrate how people working together can move our communities forward.
