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Planning social impact programming around calendar observances can be an effective way to make employees feel connected to their community. However, selecting which awareness days to honor can be a challenge.
It seems there’s something to celebrate nearly every day. For example, a quick internet search reveals that January 24 is National Peanut Butter Day — not exactly a day that CSR and DEIB professionals would plan employee engagement activations around.
Here, you’ll find a list of observances and awareness days, weeks, and months that social impact professionals can build programming around.
Organized chronologically, we hope this list helps you plan meaningful engagement experiences that resonate with your employees — no matter where in the world they choose to live and work.
January social impact observances
Veganuary
January 1-31
Germany
National Mentoring Month
January 1-31
United States
National Blood Donor Month
January 1-31
United States
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
January 1-31
Canada
Mentoring Month
January 1-31
Global
World Braille Day
January 4
Global
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 15
United States
International Day of Education
January 24
Global
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27
Global
World Leprosy Day
January 28
Global
February social impact observances
American Heart Month
February 1-29
United States
Black History Month
February 1-29
United States, Canada
World Cancer Day
February 4
Global
Safer Internet Day
February 6
Global
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
February 7-14
United States
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 11
Global
World Day of Social Justice
February 20
Global
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
February 22
Canada
International Polar Bear Day
February 27
Global
March social impact observances
Women’s History Month
March 1-31
United States
National Kidney Month
March 1-31
United States
National Nutrition Month
March 1-31
United States, Canada
Red Cross Month
March 1-31
United States, Canada
World Wildlife Day
March 3
Global
International Women’s Day
March 8
Global
Red Nose Day
March 15
U.K.
World Water Day
March 22
Global
International Transgender Day of Visibility
March 31
Global
April social impact observances
Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month
April 1-30
Global
Autism Acceptance Month
April 1-30
Global
World Health Day
April 7
Global
National Volunteer Week
April 14-20
United States, Canada
April 22
Global
Anzac Day
April 25
Australia, New Zealand
World Malaria Day
April 25
Global
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 28
Global
May social impact observances
ALS Awareness Month
May 1-31
United States
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
May 1-31
Canada
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI)
May 1-31
United States
International Day of the Midwife
May 5
Global
World Fair Trade Day
May 11
Global
International Nurses Day
May 12
Global
International Day for Biological Diversity
May 22
Global
National Reconciliation Week
May 27-Jun 3
Australia
World Hunger Day
May 28
Global
June social impact observances
June 1-30
Global
Stroke Awareness Month
June 1-30
Canada
Indigenous History Month
June 1-30
Canada
Men’s Health Month
June 1-30
United States
Global Day of Parents
June 1
Global
World Environment Day
June 5
Global
World Oceans Day
June 8
Global
June 19
United States
World Refugee Day
June 20
Global
July social impact observances
July 1-31
Global
Clean Beaches Week
July 1-7
United States
World Populations Day
July 11
Global
International Tiger Day
July 29
Global
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
July 30
Global
August social impact observances
National Immunization Awareness Month
August 1-31
United States
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 9
Global
World Elephant Day
August 12
Global
International Youth Day
August 12
Global
World Humanitarian Day
August 19
Global
National Women’s Equality Day
August 26
United States
International Overdose Awareness Day
August 31
Global
September social impact observances
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
September 1-30
Global
Hunger Action Month
September 1-30
United States
International Day of Charity
September 5
Global
International Literacy Day
September 8
Global
September 15-October 15
United States
World Clean-Up Day
September 20
Global
National Fitness Day
September 20
United Kingdom
European Mobility Week
September 16-22
Europe
International Day of Peace
September 21
Global
European Day of Languages
September 26
Europe
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss & Waste
September 29
Global
October social impact observances
Black History Month
October 1-31
United Kingdom
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 1-31
United States and Canada
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 1-31
United States, Canada, and Europe
International Day of Older Persons
October 1
Global
World Animal Day
October 4
Global
World Teachers Day
October 5
Global
Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 6-12
Canada
World Mental Health Day
October 10
Global
October 14
United States
World Food Day
October 16
Global
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 17
Global
November social impact observances
Native American Heritage Month
November 1-30
United States
Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month
November 1-30
Canada
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November 1-30
Global
Movember
November 1-30
United States, Canada, and UK/Europe
World Diabetes Day
November 14
Global
National Philanthropy Day
November 15
Global
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25
Global
December social impact observances
December 1-31
Global
World AIDS Day
December 1
Global
December 3
Global
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 3
Global
International Volunteer Day
December 5
Global
World Soil Day
December 5
Global
International Human Rights Day
December 10
Global
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