GivingTuesday, often stylized as #GivingTuesday for the purposes of hashtag activism, is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It is touted as a “global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world”.
A Brief History of the Name
An organization of the same name is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports the global movement. GivingTuesday was initiated in 2012 by Henry Timms at the 92nd Street Y in New York. The co-founding organization was the United Nations Foundation, with support from BLK SHP (Black Sheep).
The date range is November 27 to December 3, and is always five days after the Thanksgiving holiday. A similar concept was floated in 2011 at the non-profit Mary-Arrchie Theater Company in Chicago by then-producing director Carlo Lorenzo Garcia, who urged shoppers via The Huffington Post to consider donating to charity after they had finished their Cyber Monday shopping. He suggested the name Cyber Giving Monday.
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Among others, GivingTuesday has received support from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Emerson Collective, Fidelity Charitable, the Case Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Ford Motor Company, PayPal, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the David Lynch Foundation.
Reception of GivingTuesday has generally been positive, and has been praised as an antithesis of consumer culture and as a way for people to give back. It is now a movement rather than a call to give to the charity with the same name. Below are some charities that are worthy of donations.
Charities to Support for Giving Tuesday
Symbolic Species Adoptions World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Adopt a species here and with a $60 donation receive a plushie, certificate, spotlight card and gift bag.
Helping Hands distributes food to the needy. You may give at the site below.
No Kid Hungry
Donate here.
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