Hey, I’m Alexa! Welcome to Novel Hand. I’m so excited that you’re here.
Novel Hand is where activism meets impact. We’re a community exploring the best solutions to global humanitarian issues.
Novel Hand came out of a disconnect that I noticed in my generation. While we are passionate about current humanitarian issues, it can be difficult to find ways to actually make an impact. We’re activists, engaging with important social issues, but there’s so much more to learn about these problems and how we can be involved in their solutions. Globalization and technology have increased our access to pressing humanitarian causes, but they’ve also revealed how complex these issues are both locally and globally.
Through Novel Hand, we bridge the gap between our generation’s passion for social issues and innovative solutions that exist to these problems.
What We Know
Novel Hand explores social impact across ten topic areas. Read what we know by category below.
The Site
On The Journal, you’ll find our latest articles and other updates about our latest findings.
The Our Questions page showcases all of the questions that Novel Hand wants to answer. This question list is dynamic and growing- you can add your own questions as well.
On the Our Resources page, you’ll find resources to learn more about humanitarian and altruistic topics. We know we’re not the only ones producing content about these topics, so we want to make sure you have access to as much information as possible.
You can learn more about our team on the Who We Are page.
Interested in joining our team? Check out the Join Us page.
Our Core Values
Below are the values that Novel Hand strives to embody.
HUMBLE: Novel Hand approaches learning about altruism with humility. As we learn, we recognize that we are not experts and that community is critical to our project.
INQUISITIVE: Novel Hand asks questions to learn more and to get the best answers. We acknowledge that we don’t know everything, and that there is always more to learn.
EMPATHETIC: Novel Hand strives to be empathetic in everything that we do. As a project dedicated to learning about altruism, we first serve and care for those that we interact with.
HONEST: Novel Hand is honest in every interaction we have and piece of content that we release. Transparency is crucial to honest reporting and content.
PASSIONATE: Novel Hand is passionate about altruism. This passion drives us to ask questions and to be relentless in pursuing truth. We strive to inspire the same passion for altruism in our generation.
GRATEFUL: Novel Hand is grateful for the opportunities and resources that make this project possible. We are grateful for each person who takes time to participate in an interview. We are grateful for those who join us in our goal of learning about altruism.