Launch the UNSCRIPTED Campaign
Looking for a creative way to engage men? This campaign:
✅ Invites them in with curiosity
✅ Centers their experiences through storytelling
✅ Sparks conversations around mental health, dating, vulnerability, sex, and violence
✅ Unpacks the scripts men are taught from a young age
What makes this campaign unique?
This campaign meets the moment, one where many young men are struggling with connection and longing to feel seen. In fact, 65% of young men say “no one really knows me.” At the same time, they’re navigating digital influences that often deepen that sense of isolation.
Unscripted offers an alternative: a space for authenticity, belonging, community, and a call to leadership.
It builds a new, shared language around manhood. Unscripted men are free to be themselves. They are no longer scripted – constrained by the rigid rules someone else wrote for them.
This campaign strives to inspire cultural shifts on your campus so when you look around, you see:
A community of men who are connected to each other.
A community of men who are empowered in who they are.
A community of men who lead with compassion.
A community of men who are ready to end violence.
A community of men who are Unscripted.
How can I launch this campaign?
Step 1) Get introduced to the campaign! Watch the Unscripted Campaign Launch Webinar & review the FAQ Guide
**Read through the Unscripted Frequently Asked Questions Guide for more key information about the campaign**
Step 2) Determine your capacity & timeline with our Campaign Tier List.
Step 3) Review the Unscripted National Calendar for key campaign dates
| Event | Date/Time | Description | Registration Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Training #1: Messaging & Communications for Spring 2026 (Free) | Wednesday December 10, 2025 11am PT/ 1pm CT/ 2pm ET | This training introduces Unscripted’s core campaign messaging and equips campus teams with practical strategies to bring it to life. Participants will explore how to tailor messaging to their institution, effectively engage college men, and address common forms of resistance. The session includes a collaborative activity to help campuses refine their communication approach and plan for effective rollout. | Register Here! |
| Public Training #2: Storytelling Approaches for Spring 2026 (Free) | Thursday December 18, 2025 10am PT/ 12pm CT/ 1pm ET | This training explores how authentic, student-centered storytelling can shift campus culture around masculinity. Participants will learn practical models for facilitating storytelling, strategies for integrating stories into Unscripted events and activities, and best practices for supporting student storytellers. The session also covers ethical considerations, harm reduction, and safety to ensure storytelling is empowering, grounded, and responsible. | Register Here! |
| Monthly CATAPULT Campus Collaborative | Every fourth Tuesday of the month at 10am PT/12pm CT/1pm ET Upcoming Sessions: – 11/25/25 – 12/23/25 – 1/27/26 – 2/24/26 | CATAPULT’s monthly Campus Collaborative provides a monthly opportunity to strategize, learn, and connect with others on approaches for engaging men in conversation, action, and education for healthy relationships and nonviolence. Monthly sessions will also serve as a core gathering and discussion space for Unscripted campuses! | Register Here! |
| Unscripted Art Contest | March 2026, Date TBD | The Unscripted Art contest will boast huge grand prizes and provide an opportunity for artists to create meaningful content (stickers, posters, logos, and more) advancing the campaign’s messages around mental health, healthy dating, and violence prevention. | Coming Soon! |
| Unscripted Day of Action | April 2026 Date TBD | The Unscripted Day of Action is a nationwide mobilizing moment during Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2026, calling campuses to activate together. Through coordinated student-led events, conversations, and social content, campuses will rally around challenging harmful scripts and promoting healthier, more connected expressions of masculinity. It’s one powerful day to move students from awareness to action. | Coming Soon! |
Step 4) Download the Unscripted Toolkit and Start Planning Your Campaign Events!
The toolkit will support you in encouraging honest conversations about manhood, collecting and sharing authentic student stories, and creating environments where connection and leadership can grow.
What’s included in the free Toolkit?
- Customizable campaign posters to spark curiosity
- Fun and creative tabling materials to draw people in
- Detailed templates for hosting Unscripted events to build community and connection, from story slams to art installations
- Instructions on how to use the toolkit materials
Stickers
Rep the message
- 9 designs
- Various sizes
- Water-proof vinyl
- Bulk order 100 or 300
Campaign Posters
Spark curiosity
- 8.5″ x 11″
- 6 text-only posters (dark mode & light mode)
- 6 picture-inclusive posters
- Customizable
Who created the campaign?
Unscripted is the signature national campaign of CATAPULT: Campus Action for Healthy Manhood, an initiative by Futures Without Violence designed to grow the leadership of college men to end violence through care, connection, and accountability.
We created Unscripted to explore how expectations around manhood shape our relationships, our mental health, and our campus communities, and ask whether these “scripts” help us or hold us back.
If you’re looking for additional strategies and materials to engage men, check out our other CATAPULT resources.
Follow, Join the Conversation, and Share Your Campus Photos!
Stay up to date with the campaign by following Unscripted on social media. Share your campus campaign stories, photos, and reflections with #DitchTheScript and connect with campuses nationwide who are part of the movement.
Have questions or want to get involved? We’d love to hear from you!
📧 EngagingMen@FuturesWithoutViolence.org
The signature national campaign of CATAPULT: Campus Action for Healthy Manhood, an initiative by Futures Without Violence