What is Social Friday?
Have you noticed how most people at work don’t get much done on Friday afternoons? They’re tired and just waiting for the weekend. This costs companies a lot of money – $1.9 trillion every year!
Social Friday offers a simple solution: Let’s use these slow Friday afternoons to help our communities instead.
Here’s how it works:
Four times a year, companies let their employees leave work early on a Friday. Instead of sitting at their desks, teams go out and help their communities. They might clean parks, help at animal shelters, or build playgrounds.
The cool part? Companies from different countries compete to see who can help the most. We track every hour spent helping others. It’s like a sports league, but instead of scoring goals, teams score by doing good.
Anyone can join:
- Companies sign up their teams
- Local organizations tell us what help they need
- Everyone works together to make their community better
It started in Macedonia in 2017. Now, seven countries are part of Social Friday. Big companies are joining in. Even the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, took notice.
Our founder Fikret took the stage at TEDx Zurich to share this vision. His talk ranked in the top 0.5% of TEDx talks worldwide, reaching millions with the message that Fridays can change the world.
Want to be part of it? It’s easy:
- Pick one of our four Friday dates
- Choose how you want to help
- Get your team together
- Make a difference
That’s all it takes to turn a slow Friday into something meaningful.
