Buy Nothing. Share Everything.
Local Connections. Global Impact.
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Get Your Community Builder Badge
Community Builders are the heart of Buy Nothing. 
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Join Our Community Builder Forum
We host a forum just for Buy Nothing Community Builders, where you can connect with others for tips, inspiration and resources that will bring your local BN group to life.
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Is your BN private group getting too big?
Getting ready to Sprout or Cap your group?
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Use the Resources Below to Have an Even Greater Impact
Buy Nothing Academy
Dig in deeper into the Buy Nothing ethos, guidelines, and practical applications to build community in our BN Academy. Everything you need to become a Community Builder, at your own pace. 

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Tools and Freesources
Find all the tools and freesources you need to build community.
  • Helpful Posts
    Help spark the giving, or to remind others about the BuyNothing culture we’ve cultivated over the years. They include photos you can download and text!
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  • Fun, In-Person Events
    In person Buy Nothing events are a wonderful way to get to know your neighbors and to share in the abundance in your community.
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  • Buy Nothing Public Library
    Yes, our own public library of resources, a curated collection of links for your needs, written by someone who has thought deeply about the Buy Nothing experience.

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  • Freesources Like Gift Tags and Thank You Notes
    Thank You Notes that you can download as images and print out. We print them on all kinds of paper, often scrap paper, for leaving behind when we pick up a gift.
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  • BNP FAQs You Can Post
    This series of posts are bytes from our Community Guidelines. Please share them with your community.
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  • Update Your Private Group's Documents
    Does your Buy Nothing private group have outdated documents or broken links? Let's fix that! We have a new system so this should be the last update you'll need to make! Click through below to get up to date.
    Click Here to Update
  • In-App Support Posts for Community Builders
    These are posts and images you're welcome to use in the app to help answer app-related questions! 
  • Flyers
    Print and post flyers throughout your community.
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  • Person 2 Person 4 Relief
    Use your Buy Nothing community as a tool for humanitarian aid.
    Buy Nothing and Mutual Aid