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136
Events this season
7
Midwest cities
Free
Always free to RSVP
Friendship isn't built by time. It's built by moments. Philanthropy creates the moments.
The Friendthropist thesis
How it works

Four steps from stranger to friend

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Discover

Browse AI-curated local volunteer events scored for their friendship-formation potential. Food bank shifts, park cleanups, charity runs, all in your city.

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Show up

Invite a friend via a shareable event card, or come solo. Either way, shared purpose removes all the awkwardness of meeting new people.

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Connect

During the event, shared purpose does the heavy lifting. No forced icebreakers. No awkward networking. Just people doing something that matters.

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Keep in touch

Met someone you liked? Exchange info and keep the connection going. Real friendships, built through real acts of giving back.

Not another friendship app. A belonging platform.

Weekly Moment Missions

Every week, a small, doable act of connection. Text an old friend. Compliment a stranger. Buy someone's coffee. Build the habit before the event.

Friendship-scored events

Not all events are equal for making friends. Our AI scores every event for conversation potential, group size, shared experience intensity, and repeat likelihood.

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Every event on Friendthropist is a real local organization doing real work. You contribute to something bigger — and meet people who care about the same things you do.

No algorithms. No swiping.

Friendship happens through shared experience, not profile matching. Browse events by category and date, show up, and let the volunteering do the rest.

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Friendthropist is live across the Midwest — Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Quad Cities, and Omaha. More metros coming soon.

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