Take Action

• Donate (one-time or recurring) via Atlas

  By donating through Atlas > About Me > Charitable Contributions, you ensure that the full amount of your donation goes to the charity, as MIT covers the cost of credit card and processing fees associated with external donation sites. Want to add a 501(c)(3) charity to Atlas? Start typing your preferred charity’s name into the “Charity’ box and click “add your desired charity to our list.”

  • ACLU of MA
  • Asian American Civic Organization, Boston
  • Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
  • BAGLY (Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Youth)
  • Bail Project
  • Bay Cove Human Services
  • DEAF, Inc.
  • Disability Law Center of MA
  • Equal Justice Initiative
  • GLAD, Legal Advocates and Defenders
  • Greater Boston PFLAG
  • K9s for Warriors
  • The Loveland Foundation Therapy Fund
  • Massachusetts Bail Fund
  • Minnesota Freedom Fund
  • NAACP Legal Defense Fund
  • Operation Delta Dog
  • Perkins School for the Blind
  • The Seeing Eye
  • Southern Poverty Law Center
  • Wayside Youth and Family Support Network (and their Prideside Team)

  View an A-Z guide of MIT Community Giving approved charities, sorted by focus, here.

• Donate directly via organization’s website

  • Allies in Arts’ #QueerBlackFutures2021
  • American Indian College Fund
  • ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals for America)

  • Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Atlanta Chapter specifically)

  • Asian Mental Health Collective

  • Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP)

  • Association of Haitian Women
  • Black Lives Matter
  • Brazilian Women’s Group
  • Brazilian Worker Center
  • The Brennan Center for Justice
  • Campaign Zero
  • Casa El Salvador
  • Casa Esperanza
  • Casa Nueva Vida
  • City Life/Vida Urbana
  • Communities United Against Police Brutality
  • Evan Henry Foundation for Autism
  • Fair Fight
  • #IMREADY Movement
  • MAPS (Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers)
  • MIRA (MA Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition)
  • MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women)
  • Mujeres Unidas Avanzando
  • National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)
  • Native Americans for Community Action
  • Native American Rights Fund
  • Native American Youth and Family Center
  • Navajo Water Project
  • Partnership with Native Americans
  • Red Canary Song
  • Stop AAPI Hate
  •  #TransClippersProject
  • Transgender Emergency Fund of MA
  • Victory Programs
  • Welcome Project

• Volunteer and Engage

  • Vote in every election: check your voter registration status.
  • Check out Straight for Equality, which provides a guide to organizations dedicated to supporting the trans community. Likewise, review GLAD’s comprehensive list of organizations dedicated to providing services for LGBTQ+ youth and choose one to support.
  • Sign up for a #EqualityTime virtual phone bank shift to help with GLAD’s Equality Act effort
  • Support TransResistanceMA, which aims to empower Trans People of Color in Massachusetts, and mark their upcoming events on your calendar
  • AIDS Action has a number of current volunteer opportunities listed on their site.
  • Volunteer with The History Project and support #QueerArchivesAtHome by participating, sharing with friends, or donating.
  • Check out Gay For Good’s volunteer opportunities.
  • Choose an appropriate action from the resources to combat anti-Asian racism, compiled by the Commonwealth’s Asian American Commission
  • Review and find ways to implement NYC Gov’s Stop Asian Hate Toolkit
  • View MGH’s webinar series on how to support AAPI and Asian students
  • Sign the petition to support Black lives at MIT
  • Visit Black Lives Matter's petition page
  • Visit Common Cause to learn about your federal and state representatives and how to contact them
  • Add your name to the Business for Racial Equity Pledge and commit to drive meaningful progress 
  • Contact NAACP Boston or ACLU of MA to find out how you can support local chapters
  • Visit surjboston.org for anti-racism education and information about upcoming racial justice events

• Educate Yourself

  • Check out Sam Killerman’s “Genderbread Person” via Breaking through the Binary
  • Read A Brief History of the Rainbow Flag, Stonewall Then and Now, and The Stonewall Uprising: 50 Years of LGBTQ History
  • Check out the resources from the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), including their LGBTQ History Timeline and their LGBTQ+ History Cards
  • Learn about Navajo Nation Pride (Diné Pride) and make a plan to view and support their Pride 2021 events
  • Watch PBS’ Asian Americans series
  • Read (compiled by MIT ICEO):
    • Asian Americans are Still Caught in the Trap of the “Model Minority” Stereotype. And It Creates Inequality for All
    • It’s a Myth That Asian-Americas Are Doing Well in the Pandemic
    • Asian Americans Recognized at Last
  • Read this article about the rise in anti-Asian violence and its impact on Asian women, in particular.
  • Additional resources are available here: anti-Asian violence resources
  • Listen to the voices of our community members in MIT's June 2, 2020 vigil for Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Tony McDade, and Breonna Taylor 
  • Visit tolerance.org to learn how to recognize and address white privilege
  • Read President Obama’s essay on How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
  • Choose articles from the resource guide compiled by MIT Sloan Women 4 Women
  • Read Challenging Racial Battle Fatigue on Historically White Campuses: A Critical Race Examination of Race-related Stress
  • Read Intelligence is a Myth: on deconstructing the roots of cognitive ableism
  • Learn what "inspiration porn" is and how to avoid it: Stella Young’s video, I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much, and How to Avoid “Inspiration Porn”
  • Read: Identity-first vs. person-first language is an important distinction, The Fallacy of Functioning Labels, and 4 Disability Euphemisms that Need to Bite the Dust