*Only7Seconds is a federally recognized 501(c)3 organization. All donations are 100% tax deductible. EIN: 87-1356736
You can help us end loneliness.
Together, we believe we can help every single person feel like they have a sense of belonging and significance.
WHILE ORIGINALLY STARTING AS A
SOCIAL MOVEMENT, ONLY7SECONDS HAS QUICKLY GROWN TO BECOME A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ON A MISSION TO END LONELINESS.
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Ensure Our Work for the Long-Haul
Your recurring monthly donation allows for long-term impact as it allows us to take a planned, sustainable long-term approach.
continue with Uninterrupted Progress
Reliable and consistent gifts ensure our ability to accomplish our annual goals without funding interruptions. Your partnership helps keep us moving forward.
Make Every Dollar go Further
Monthly giving is more cost-effective because it means lower admin costs, which means more of your money goes toward program impact – where it’s needed most.
As part of The Collective, you will join a community of monthly givers – like-minded individuals from all around the world, united by the common goal of prioritizing intentional human connection and creating a world where no one feels alone.
Giving monthly makes the biggest impact. Monthly gifts create stability.
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Become a monthly donor and get entered for a chance to win one of these limited Only7Seconds Yeti cups! For every $100 we raise in monthly giving, we will be picking a winner to win one of these cups!
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becoming a monthly donor has some perks
Although I am unable to donate in large amounts, I give monthly in smaller denominations because I believe Only7Seconds is doing something worthwhile and I want to support. I am passionate about improving "human connection" because humans are not meant to be alone. Only7Seconds is on a mission to help create connection in a world that is hurting and in need. For me, giving is a meaningful way to help their mission. A little or lot, consistency is always the key to success and it only take 7 seconds to connect! — Juli Straub, monthly donor
I joined The Collective because...
"Only7Seconds is actively fighting isolation by encouraging people to use whatever is at their disposal to reach out and to let people know they are not alone. We all are longing for hope and seeking to belong. Only7Seconds is a powerful movement that is reminding the world of the truth - there is hope and you do belong."
Taylen Gilden,
Licensed mental health counselor
- Loneliness can increase your risk of death by 26%
- Feeling alone is as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
- According to the U.S. Surgeon General, human connection is a matter of life and death.
- Loneliness can cause increases inflammation, heart disease, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and more.
- Loneliness is a pre-determinate to Alzheimer’s disease.
- Loneliness affects patients receptiveness to cancer treatments.
- 79% of Gen-Z feels lonely. 80% of those under 18 years of age report being lonely. 73% of Millennials feel lonely.
- 57% of Americans report feeling lonely and 12% say they have no close friends at all.
- Over 1 million teenagers in 37 countries found that feeling of loneliness at school nearly doubled from 2012 to 2018.
- Positive social interactions is linked with a sense of purposefulness
- Social connectedness has a very large impact on our well-being.
- Meaningful human connection leads to healthier lifestyles and better mental and physical health.
Why does it matter?
Loneliness is dangerous.
It does not discriminate.
Connection is vital.
The mental health conversation is only going to continue to grow as we recover from 2020. Now more than ever we need to be spreading hope.
What your donation supports:
Your donation helps provide physical and digital resources to inspire and equip people to make intentional connections!
Your donation funds the development and delivery our youth Connection Curriculum in schools and community programs!
Your donation supports storytelling through the I Know Lonely project, including the podcast and videos!