GivingTuesday is looking for local community leaders to start and/or help lead a GivingTuesday movement for your town, city, province or cause area. We want to help grow the GivingTuesday movement by rallying charities, schools, businesses, governme...
Is your organization new to social media? GivingTuesday is a great opportunity to try new ways of engaging your supporters and telling your story. To learn the basics of social media check out our Introduction to Social Media guide:
GivingTuesday is about demonstrating acts of generosity in many different forms. During these challenging times we need to find new ways to help those in need. Virtual volunteering is a safe way to engage and drive real impact in communities. There...
Hosted by Woodrow Rosenbaum from the GivingTuesday team, this free webinar features a diverse panel of forward-thinking charities discussing their own GivingTuesday fundraising experiences. Draw inspiration from our guests as they talk about their s...
Kick Off Your GivingTuesday Plan GivingTuesday is a critical part of every charity’s year end fundraising, and it’s coming up fast: December 1, 2020! Join experts from CanadaHelps, GivingTuesday, and Hockey 4 Youth to learn what you need to prepare...
Want a little help planning your GivingTuesday Campaign? Our GivingTuesday Planner walks you through the key stages of getting your campaign ready. Get the workbook:
How to Give Back During a Global Pandemic We can still show connection and come together on behalf of our communities even while practicing physical distancing. There are so many ways to give back to communities and causes in ways that comply...
The GivingTuesday Toolkit for Businesses has tips and resources for companies, local businesses, companies and brands. Get your company involved or engage businesses that support your charity. Get the toolkit.
In this guide, you will find an overview of the communications best practices for a successful GivingTuesday. In this guide, you will find: Key messages Campaign assets Media & PR tips Planning guide Links to our other comms resour...
Need a simple way to be involved with GivingTuesday? Here are six super-simple ways for your not-for-profit to use their social media presence to celebrate GivingTuesday courtesy our friends at #GivingTuesday Australia. There’s no escaping the fact t...
There are lots of ways that stores, retailers and restaurant owners can get involved. GivingTuesday is a great opportunity to do more for the causes you support and engage employees, customers and your community.
On December 3rd 2019, millions of Canadians celebrated GivingTuesday, the global day dedicated to generosity! Canadians from coast to coast to coast rallied together to “do good stuff” such as donating, volunteering, fundraising, or spreading the w...
Here's another resource to help you engage businesses in your community for GivingTuesday. If you're organizing a local movement, want to rally support from companies, or would like to help them get the most out of GivingTuesday, here's a one-page in...
Lindsay Sytsma, co-founder of the GuelphGives movement, shares valuable advice and insights into how Guelph smashed their $1 million dollar fundraising goal for GivingTuesday. See the slides: 10 tips in 10 minutes - civic movements from GivingTues...
The GivingTuesday charity toolkit is a great resource to help you get started with your own GivingTuesday campaign. See what the movement is about, get some tips and get involved - download the toolkit now: Charity Toolkit
Social media isn't magic - not even on GivingTuesday. You need four things to succeed, and on this hangout we'll discuss the keys to success: A Plan | A Story | Influencers | A Budget. Clare McDowall of Socially Good and Paul Nazareth of CanadaHelps ...
From multi-national brands to small local retailers, businesses are getting behind GivingTuesday in Canada and around the world. Check out these examples of great GivingTuesday activities: Gore Mutual this year is asking their community to nominate t...
The GivingTuesday Civic Toolkit is a resource and guide for anyone who wants to get a GivingTuesday movement started in their community (whether it’s a small town or a big city). It’s for charities, schools, community organizations and individuals wh...
In the midst of a global pandemic, what will GivingTuesday look like on December 1st? How do you plan when there’s so much uncertainty and noise from all directions? There’s still opportunity in challenging times, and you can use GivingTuesday to...
#GivingTuesdaySpark is led by a squad of young do-gooders, aged 6-18 from all over the world. This movement is all about encouraging young people to take action around the causes they care about most on #GivingTuesdayCa. On December 1st, 2020...
Contribution by: Sally Writes There are almost 6 million seniors in Canada - a figure that now outnumbers the young. As healthcare improves and life expectancy increases, we have become an aging population. It is very easy to be complacent about gro...
GivingTuesday highlights a way of living that many religious Canadians embrace as a core practice: generosity! Our Faith Based Organizations Toolkit will help you engage and empower your community, members, parishioners, staff and volunteers to parti...
Check out #GivingTuesdaySpark! Started by 12-year-old Khloe Thompson and a team of youth ambassadors, #GivingTuesdaySpark is all about encouraging young people to take action around the causes they care about most on GivingTuesday. On December 1st,...
Contribution by: Sally Writes Did you know that over 2 million Canadians committed to volunteering their time for GivingTuesday in 2018? And that was in addition to all the other GOOD STUFF people did, like food and clothing drives, giving blood, adv...
Why set a goal for your GivingTuesday campaign? Because...successful GivingTuesday campaigns have a goal! Our research shows that organizations that set a goal are far more likely to succeed. Without this your campaign may lack focus and direction....
This post from GivingTuesday.org is part of a new series to profile some of the exceptional leaders driving #GivingTuesday movements in their countries and cities around the world. We hope that this series will inspire prospective leaders, connect an...
AN AMAZING 5TH YEAR!! November 28th, 2017 we celebrated the 5th annual GivingTuesday, THE global day of giving. We're excited to report another record-breaking year, kick-starting the holiday giving season for Canadians and people around the world....
Partners are planning some really GOOD STUFF for GivingTuesday. There are creative and inspiring activities happening in communities across the country. Find out what’s happening in your area – have a look below or browse the interactive partner map....
An estimated 6.2 million people in Canada did something to support their favourite cause for GivingTuesday in 2016. Whether donating money or volunteering valuable time and talent, participation continues to gain momentum. According to a survey carri...
Dementia is a growing problem among aging populations. In Canada alone, there are an estimated 500,000 dementia patients. As we learn more about the causes of dementia and other age-related illnesses, middle aged and older people are being encourage...
Are you on the fence about GivingTuesday? The buzz about GivingTuesday is growing. It’s a critical time, and your team has a full plate. Is GivingTuesday worth it? The data is clear…Yes! GivingTuesday started with a simple idea – to be a counterpoint...
Holy Name of Mary College School (HNMCS), an independent all-girls’ school in Mississauga, Ontario, is committed to paying it forward. On GivingTuesday in 2016, the students spent more than 1,200 hours in community service. In a single day, they pack...
The results of the third annual Great Canadian Giving Challenge are in – it’s another amazing year! As many charities well know, summer months often mean a drop in donations. This year, Canadians from coast to coast to coast helped change this trend...
photo by JD Mason The holidays are a joyful time of the year filled with decorative shop windows, lit festive trees, and overall wonder and cheer. We all look forward to the season where we can simply be together with our families. Yet, for those...
ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING YEAR November 29th, 2016 was GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that began in 2012. We're happy to report that 2016 was another record-breaking year, kick starting the holiday giving season for Canadians across the country...
GivingTuesday continues to break records. Once again Canadians answered the call for the biggest ever global day of giving. You can read more about the results here. Check out some highlights:
It was another big year on social media for GivingTuesday in Canada. Our partners created an amazing amount of new and compelling content and along with their supporters, shared by the thousands. Check out some of these highlights compiled by GivingT...
Interac has announced they are donating $1 to United Way Canada for every retweet of their #GivingTuesdayCa tweet on November 29, 2016 up to $10,000. Every retweet on the tweet below triggers another $1 donation. We're proud to support @U...
