ORIGAMI FOR GOOD

Starting a chapter

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Join a community of over 300+ chapters.

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Start a chapter at your school or community today! Learn how to start an Origami For Good chapter with the guide and find answers to any FAQ about chapters below.

Please email contact@origamiforgood.org if you have any further questions regarding chapters!

Chapter interest form

Hear from some of our Chapters!

“Bishop Kearney recently took a field trip to St. Ann’s, a nursing home near our school! We played bingo with the residents, taught them how to fold origami hearts, and gave the hearts as prizes. It was an unforgettable day full of smiles and connection.”

— Origami For Good Bishop Kearney, @origamiforgood_bk

“We spent time folding origami bunny bookmarks for the children at Singapore Children’s Society! Each bunny was made with care, knowing it would bring a smile to a child’s face. It means a lot to us to be able to spread happiness across the world through something as simple and meaningful as origami.”

— Origami For Good Singapore, @origami.for.good_sg

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Chapter Starting Guide & FAQ

  • Once you complete the chapter interest form, you attend a scheduled orientation with us which discusses your responsibilities among other things. After attending the scheduled orientation you can create an Instagram account and continue as a chapter leader from there.

  • As a chapter founder responsibilities include organizing events, social media, and maintaining leadership. You host fundraisers like restaurant partnerships to raise money. Additionally, you can do origami workshops, where participants learn and donate their creations, or set up drives for donated origami. Managing your chapter's Instagram is also regularly posting content like origami tuts and updates. These efforts are recognized through service awards, and US residents can get the PVSA.

  • Totally! We’ve had many chapters in the past which are just different clubs (AAPI, Origami, Asian culture, Japanese, etc). Additionally, you can organize origami workshops, which can be both in-person and online, where participants learn and donate their creations, or set up collection drives for donated origami pieces.

  • This has been a very frequent question asked among our chapter founders. So far we decided that it is up to the chapter founder. Various chapters and what we prefer is to make their own form and take care of their volunteers from there. if volunteers need to request service hours and have registered under a form you make, you can optionally make your own form for requesting service hours as well. If your chapter is in the US and your volunteers are eligible for the PVSA, just let us know 💝

  • The chapter founder is given a monthly journal that they have the update whenever they complete a service activity related to their chapter. We add these hours up and put the total hours on the chapter completion certificate.

See what the impact our chapters have made around the world.

Chapter interest form
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  • Three people standing in a classroom in front of a screen displaying 'This Origami for Good.' There is a desk with cups and supplies, and a bookshelf with decorations. The setting appears to be educational or a presentation environment.
  • Four people in a classroom, each holding a paper star, with a projection screen and American flag in the background.
  • Group of students in a classroom holding origami shapes
  • Colorful paper cranes organized in labeled plastic bags on a wooden floor, sorted by color including blue, green, yellow, orange, and red.
  • People making origami with blue paper, holding origami figures. A smartphone displays origami instructions. Yellow and purple paper sheets are on the table.
  • A group of students sitting at desks in a classroom with decorations, smiling at the camera.
  • Two people sitting at a table holding origami leaf shapes in a room with blue walls decorated with artwork.
  • Two women in brightly colored outfits create origami at a table. The table is covered with various origami pieces, and the setting appears to be a classroom.
  • Three people smiling and holding paper star crafts in an art classroom with colorful ceiling decorations.
  • Two people sitting in a classroom holding colorful paper stars, with shelves and artwork on the ceiling in the background.
  • Classroom with desks and bins of colorful origami pieces on a table.
  • Folded origami stars in various colors arranged on a table, with rows of red, orange, and yellow stars, and piles of pastel-colored stars.