[perfectpullquote align=”left” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“At the end of the day, it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished. It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back.” -Denzel Washington[/perfectpullquote]
Giving Tuesday started in 2012 by Henry Timms and based on an idea by Carlo Lorenzo Garcia the year before. Garcia wanted to balance the consumerist energy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday with a day more in keeping with the Thanksgiving spirit.
“I’ll admit that much of my family’s conversation around the dinner table on Thanksgiving was talking about Black Friday deals. It made me wonder why the days after Thanksgiving, a day for reflection and gratitude, is synonymous with great deals and what can we do to put the giving spirit back in Thanksgiving.”
Timms, the author of New Power: How It’s Changing The 21st Century and Why You Need to Know, as well as the president and CEO of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, asked, “Could [we] add a day that reversed the trend, that, after all this consumerism, that people would give back, that they would engage with the world?” he told NPR. “As we watched it grow, [it became] a story of other people stepping up and saying. . . what are the causes our family stands for?”
To date, it’s estimated that 7 billion dollars worldwide have been given to charities due to the influence of #GivingTuesday. It should be noted that the estimated amount just Americans donate to charity in one year is about 485 billion dollars.
More than raising money, the day focuses on what’s needed to be done to make society better. “It’s not just a fundraising day,” said Giving Tuesday’s CEO Asha Curran to Vox. In addition, it’s an opportunity to raise awareness, to enlist volunteers, to question how we can do good in the world, to inspire random acts of kindness, and to make changes for the better.
It is estimated by National Today that a quarter of the U.S. population will participate in some way on Giving Tuesday. Most of the donations will be directed towards health and human services and about thirteen percent will go towards education.
Of course, the greatest opportunity for schools is to use the day as a launching point for discussing philanthropy and getting students involved in fundraising and volunteering. Schools can organize student-led projects such as clean-ups or gardening. Kids can be encouraged to pass along their used clothes, toys, and books, etc. Students can make crafts, spend time with elders, work with animals in shelters, bake treats for public service workers, and find creative ways to support various causes. The website https://givingtuesdayspark.org/ has more detailed information.
It’s important to remember that giving takes place on more than this specific Tuesday, November 29, 2022. Although history and the news are filled with stories of strife and conflict, helping others is the purpose of civilization.
[perfectpullquote align=”left” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“Not until the creation and maintenance of decent conditions of life for all people are recognized and accepted as a common obligation of all people and all countries, not until then shall we, with a certain degree of justification, be able to speak of humankind as civilized.” -Albert Einstein[/perfectpullquote]
You can get involved with Giving Tuesday for Bridge Academy by going to this website: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGrbHwmWvszJpLjxHjjDdpfxJGb
You can also give by mailing in your gift or by calling the development office @ 818 506 1091 x210 and asking for Ty Trumbo.
Giving Tuesday started in 2012 by Henry Timms and based on an idea by Carlo Lorenzo Garcia the year before. Garcia wanted to balance the consumerist energy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday with a day more in keeping with the Thanksgiving spirit.
“I’ll admit that much of my family’s conversation around the dinner table on Thanksgiving was talking about Black Friday deals. It made me wonder why the days after Thanksgiving, a day for reflection and gratitude, is synonymous with great deals and what can we do to put the giving spirit back in Thanksgiving.”
Timms, the author of New Power: How It’s Changing The 21st Century and Why You Need to Know, as well as the president and CEO of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, asked, “Could [we] add a day that reversed the trend, that, after all this consumerism, that people would give back, that they would engage with the world?” he told NPR. “As we watched it grow, [it became] a story of other people stepping up and saying. . . what are the causes our family stands for?”
To date, it’s estimated that 7 billion dollars worldwide have been given to charities due to the influence of #GivingTuesday. It should be noted that the estimated amount just Americans donate to charity in one year is about 485 billion dollars.
More than raising money, the day focuses on what’s needed to be done to make society better. “It’s not just a fundraising day,” said Giving Tuesday’s CEO Asha Curran to Vox. In addition, it’s an opportunity to raise awareness, to enlist volunteers, to question how we can do good in the world, to inspire random acts of kindness, and to make changes for the better.
It is estimated by National Today that a quarter of the U.S. population will participate in some way on Giving Tuesday. Most of the donations will be directed towards health and human services and about thirteen percent will go towards education.
Of course, the greatest opportunity for schools is to use the day as a launching point for discussing philanthropy and getting students involved in fundraising and volunteering. Schools can organize student-led projects such as clean-ups or gardening. Kids can be encouraged to pass along their used clothes, toys, and books, etc. Students can make crafts, spend time with elders, work with animals in shelters, bake treats for public service workers, and find creative ways to support various causes. The website https://givingtuesdayspark.org/ has more detailed information.
It’s important to remember that giving takes place on more than this specific Tuesday, November 29, 2022. Although history and the news are filled with stories of strife and conflict, helping others is the purpose of civilization.
[perfectpullquote align=”left” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“Not until the creation and maintenance of decent conditions of life for all people are recognized and accepted as a common obligation of all people and all countries, not until then shall we, with a certain degree of justification, be able to speak of humankind as civilized.” -Albert Einstein[/perfectpullquote]
You can get involved with Giving Tuesday for Bridge Academy by going to this website: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGrbHwmWvszJpLjxHjjDdpfxJGb
You can also give by mailing in your gift or by calling the development office @ 818 506 1091 x210 and asking for Ty Trumbo.
