How to choose New Year's resolutions
When choosing your resolutions for the coming year, take time to think about what you want from life. Then, choose small and actionable goals to help you get there. Get specific about what implementing your new actions will look like. It can also be helpful to create reminders of your purpose — why the resolution means something to you.
And what makes for the best New Year’s resolutions? It's the ones that are meaningful to you and contribute to your well-being and help others.
Here's a list of ideas for the top charitable New Year’s resolutions. Choose one or more that can help you create the best version of you in 2025.
1. Use your passion to fundraise for a good cause
2. Participate in an organized charity run
If you want to improve your physical and mental health, boost your self-esteem or reduce your carbon footprint, a fitness goal might be for you. Fitness can also be a great way to give back. Whether you’re just starting your fitness journey or working up to your first full marathon, St. Jude has many virtual running events to choose from.
Challenge yourself to participate, and fundraise for St. Jude kids along the way as a St. Jude Hero. You may even earn St. Jude gear, depending on your event and how much you raise. Learn more about our running events. If running isn’t for you, St. Jude also offers opportunities for walking. And, you can always create your own fitness or sports fundraiser.
3. Watch and share a charity livestream
If you're someone who prefers a night in instead of a night out, there are plenty of online opportunities to give back. Tune in, share with your friends, and help raise awareness and donations for St. Jude by watching one of our livestreams. You can watch archived livestreams, too!
4. Get creative with social media
If you use social media, you might already be considering a resolution to use it with more intention. One way to do this is by enlisting the help of your entire network for a good cause. Here are some ways you can use social media to support the kids of St. Jude:
- Consider dedicating your birthday to St. Jude on Facebook this year. It’s as easy as logging in to Facebook and choosing St. Jude as your charity.
- Raise awareness for childhood cancer, sharing resources to educate people in your network.
- Share that you’re making a donation and encourage your followers to join you in giving back.
5. Give back by volunteering
Though St. Jude is located in Memphis, Tennessee, the work and fundraising of St. Jude is worldwide. You can volunteer your time and talents from almost anywhere. It can be one time, or it can be an ongoing commitment, whatever works best for you. You can also get your loved ones or friends to sign up with you for extra fun and accountability. Check out virtual volunteer opportunities or find volunteer opportunities near you.
Looking for more ways to live generously?
Refine your New Year’s goals with these five ways to start living generously overall in the new year!
Why support St. Jude?
Families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.
When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and we won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
Every child deserves a chance to live their best life and celebrate every moment. When you support St. Jude, you help give kids with cancer around the world that chance. Together, we can save more lives.
Fundraising helps kids like Tam
In 2017, 4-year-old Tam was diagnosed with anaplastic ependymoma, a fast-growing cancerous brain tumor. Following surgery in his home state of California, Tam was referred to St. Jude, which is home to the world’s first proton therapy center solely for children.
Thanks to St. Jude supporters like you, Tam was able to receive proton therapy, one of the most advanced and precise forms of radiation treatment today. He is now doing well and returns to St. Jude once a year for checkups.
You can make a positive change for yourself and others this year. In fact, research shows that when you donate to others, it can lead to more happiness than spending on yourself.
When you donate to St. Jude, you’re contributing to lifesaving treatment and research. St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live. See more reasons to support St. Jude.
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