Occurring this year on December 1, #GivingTuesday
is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black
Friday and Cyber Monday to kick-off the holiday giving season and
inspire people to collaborate in improving their local communities and to give
back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support.
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See www.DetroitSeniorSolution.com/donate.
92Y − a
cultural center in New York City that, since 1874, has been bringing people
together around its core values
of community service and giving back − conceptualized #GivingTuesday as a new way of
linking individuals and causes to strengthen communities and encourage giving. In 2014, the third year of the movement, #GivingTuesday brought together 30,000 partners in 68
countries and registered
32.7 million impressions on Twitter, with its eponymous hashtag mentioned
698,600 times. Since 2012, online giving on the Tuesday after
Thanksgiving has increased more than four-fold, based on findings by Blackbaud
and the Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy,
produced in partnership with the Case Foundation.[1]
“We have been incredibly inspired by the generosity in time, efforts
and ideas that have brought our concept for a worldwide movement into reality,”
said
Henry Timms, founder of
#GivingTuesday
and executive director of 92Y. “As we embark on our
fourth year of #GivingTuesday, we are encouraged by the early response from
partners eager to continue making an impact in this global conversation.”
Those
who are interested in joining DAAAA’s #GivingTuesday initiative can visit, www.DetroitSeniorSolution.com/donate
For
more details about the #GivingTuesday movement, visit the #GivingTuesday
website (www.givingtuesday.org), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday) or follow @GivingTues and the #GivingTuesday hashtag on Twitter.
About Detroit Area Agency on Aging
DAAA is
a private, non-profit agency that serves older persons age 60 years and over,
adults with disabilities and caregivers in the City of Detroit, the five Grosse
Pointes, Hamtramck, Harper Woods and Highland Park. Services are funded through
the federal Older Americans Act of 1965 as amended and state Older Michiganians
Act funding as well as other resources. http://www.DetroitSeniorSolution.com
About #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is a movement to celebrate and
provide incentives to give—the 2015 iteration will be held on December 1, 2015.
This effort harnesses the collective power of a unique blend of
partners—nonprofits, businesses and corporations as well as families and
individuals—to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in
the giving season. #GivingTuesday inspires people to take collaborative action
to improve their local communities, give back in better, smarter ways to the
charities and causes they celebrate and help create a better world.
#GivingTuesday harnesses the power of social media to create a global moment
dedicated to giving around the world.
To
learn more about #GivingTuesday participants and activities or to join the
celebration of giving, please visit: Detroit Area Agency on Aging Giving Tuesday Profile Page
Website: www.givingtuesday.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday
Twitter: twitter.com/GivingTues and http://www.twitter.com/daaa_1a
1. Case Foundation: http://casefoundation.org/blog/givingtuesday-moves-campaign-tradition/
