#JacksGiveBack 2024



Join us during National Volunteer Week, April 21-27, 2024, for our 7th Annual #JacksGiveBack. #JacksGiveBack is a week designed for Jackrabbits everywhere to volunteer and give back to their communities.

During the week of April 21-27, 2024, do some good in your community. Volunteer at a non-profit, organize a food drive, organize a community cleanup project, make a monetary donation, whatever the project is we want to hear about the impact that you are making in your community. Invite other Jackrabbits to join you. No project is too big or too small.

Share your #JacksGiveBack stories, photos, and projects on social media by using the #JacksGiveBack or by emailing the SDSU Alumni Association at alumni@statealum.com.
To make sure that we can see and share your photos:
1) Set your post’s privacy settings to “public”.
2) Tag the SDSU Alumni Association.
3) Use the #JacksGiveBack.

Register your #JacksGiveBack Project today, by clicking the register your project button below.

Register Your Project Here

Volunteer Opportunities

Britton, South Dakota
Local Yard Clean-up Project 

Brookings, South Dakota
Brookings Backpack Project 

Lake Andes, South Dakota
Lake Andes Public Library Snack Pack Program 

Lake County, South Dakota
Lake County Food Pantry 

Omaha, Nebraska
Greater Omaha Jacks Louisville State Recreation Area

Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
TC Jackrabbits Spring Clean Up Project
TC Jackrabbits at Second Harvest Heartland

Mitchell, South Dakota 
Mitchell Area

Rapid City, South Dakota
Feeding South Dakota Rapid City
SDSU Trivia Night

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Kids Against Hunger

Yankton, South Dakota
Yankton Area Jacks

5 Ways to volunteer from home

1) Volunteer Match – Volunteer Match is the #1 volunteer-engagement network. Find volunteer information and listings in your local community.
www.volunteermatch.org

2) Points of Light Global Network -Points of Light Global Network operates with a network of innovative volunteer-mobilizing organizations located in more than 250 cities and 37 countries around the world. They offer creative, impactful and inspiring ways for people to take action and engage in their communities.
www.pointsoflight.org

3) Crisis Text Line – Crisis Text Line is the free 24/7 text line for people in crisis in the United States. The service is powered by volunteer crisis counselors who work remotely anywhere with a computer and secure internet connection. Crisis Counselors answer texts from people in crisis, bringing them from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening, collaborative problem solving and safely planning.
www.crisistextline.org/become-a-volunteer/

4) Translators without Borders – Translators without Borders depends on volunteers to translate millions of words, but also to help run the organization. They work with volunteers who have all kinds of great skills.
www.twbplatform.org/

5) Bookshare – Bookshare is an ebook library that makes reading easier. Members can access a huge collection of ebooks and read their way with the most customizable ebooks for people with reading barriers. Volunteer to donate today to Bookshare.
www.bookshare.org