Simple Acts, Big Impact

About Simple Acts, Big Impact

Natalie Silverstein, MPH, is an author, consultant, nonprofit founder, and passionate advocate for family and youth service. Her latest book, Simple Acts: The Busy Teens Guide to Making a Difference, was created to help adolescents and teens discover their passion and purpose through acts of kindness and service to others. She believes that you don't need to change the whole world to make a big impact. Even the smallest stone thrown into the water creates a ripple. Teens CAN make a meaningful difference - one simple act at a time. Simple Acts, Big Impact is a short podcast that highlights and celebrates 'tween and teen volunteers, nonprofit founders, activists, and fundraisers. She amplifies their stories and causes, learns about their motivation for doing the work, and encourages them to think big. Sharing these stories inspires other teens (and adults) to take the first step toward making service an important part of their lives.

Publisher

Simple Acts Guide

Category

business · kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Aug 2022

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

24 of 165 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Chris on Bridging the Digital Divide with ReTech for Kids

   Chris from Virginia shares how ReTech for Kids bridges the digital divide by refurbishing and distributing technology to underserved students.

2. 

   14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Fighting Food Waste & Hunger: Cindy's Full Fork Story

   Cindy's Full Fork Initiative founder Cindy shares how she tackles food waste and hunger by creating culturally relevant meals and snack bags.

3. 

   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Zhenrui on Artmind & the Power of Creative Connection

   Zhenrui, founder of Artmind, discusses how creative connection through art heals isolated seniors and builds community.

Inside a recent episode

Chris on Bridging the Digital Divide with ReTech for Kids

Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] A lot of them were sharing devices or learning devices from family members. reliably and so I saw how they were struggling with something that I had personally dealt with and so starting in 2023 I decided to start uh retech for kids and initially the organization it wasn't really even an organization really it was just me and a few of my friends working just out of our bedrooms like collecting old computers and fixing them upgrading them and then reaching out to schools or to other non-profits who needed them i hosted technology in my community to collect as much old computers, old laptops, old monitors that people weren't using and making sure that they went to students who actually needed them. […]

Who has been a guest on Simple Acts, Big Impact

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Chris
• Cindy
• Zhenrui
• Advay
• Debasmita

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

35 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

77

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

71